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Monthly climate in Sun Kunda, Upper River, Gambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sun Kunda features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 28 °C (82 °F) and 35 °C (94 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (114 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 648 mm (25.5 inches) and receives 64 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sun Kunda enjoys an average of 3613 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 20 minutes to 12 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sun Kunda, Upper River, Gambia §

The warmest months in Sun Kunda are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 35 °C (91 - 94 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 82 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sun Kunda experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Sun Kunda, Upper River, Gambia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)
Mean maximum 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 45°C
(112°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)
Average high 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sun Kunda, Upper River, Gambia §

Sun Kunda usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 17 rainy days and 190 mm (7.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sun Kunda are January, March and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sun Kunda, Upper River, Gambia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 30 (1.2) 115 (4.5) 234 (9.2) 222 (8.7) 44 (1.7) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 5 16 21 16 6 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Sun Kunda, Upper River, Gambia §

The sunniest months in Sun Kunda are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 53 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sun Kunda: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 43 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sun Kunda, Upper River, Gambia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 251 285 332 328 341 323 294 270 279 306 294 305
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 25m 11h 41m 12h 3m 12h 25m 12h 44m 12h 53m 12h 48m 12h 32m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 29m 11h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Sun Kunda, Upper River, Gambia §

Sun Kunda experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in July, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Sun Kunda UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sun Kunda, Upper River, Gambia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 8 9 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 12 9 8