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Monthly climate in Gunjur, Western, Gambia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gunjur features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 825 mm (32.5 inches) and receives 67 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gunjur enjoys an average of 3651 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 20 minutes to 12 hours 52 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Gunjur, Western, Gambia §

The warmest months in Gunjur are September, October and November, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in February, March and April, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gunjur experiences 283 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 Gunjur, Western, 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 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)
Average high 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gunjur, Western, Gambia §

Gunjur usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 19 rainy days and 254 mm (10.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gunjur are January, March and April. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gunjur, Western, 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) 0 (0.0) 10 (0.4) 172 (6.8) 339 (13.4) 251 (9.9) 49 (1.9) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 23 20 8 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Gunjur, Western, Gambia §

The sunniest months in Gunjur are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gunjur: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gunjur, Western, 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 250 284 334 333 347 323 301 268 279 313 305 308
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 25m 11h 41m 12h 3m 12h 25m 12h 43m 12h 52m 12h 47m 12h 31m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 30m 11h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Gunjur, Western, Gambia §

Gunjur experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November 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 Gunjur UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gunjur, Western, 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) 9 10 12 13 12 13 13 14 14 12 9 9