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Monthly climate in Somita, Gambia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Somita features a tropical savanna climate (Aw). Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 926 mm (36.5 inches) and receives 82 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Somita enjoys an average of 3656 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 Somita, Gambia

The warmest months in Somita are June, July and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Somita 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 Somita. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum38°C
(101°F)		40°C
(104°F)		42°C
(108°F)		43°C
(109°F)		41°C
(106°F)		38°C
(101°F)		37°C
(98°F)		34°C
(93°F)		35°C
(96°F)		37°C
(99°F)		39°C
(102°F)		37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum37°C
(98°F)		38°C
(101°F)		40°C
(104°F)		40°C
(105°F)		39°C
(103°F)		36°C
(97°F)		35°C
(95°F)		33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(94°F)		36°C
(97°F)		37°C
(99°F)		36°C
(98°F)
Average high34°C
(93°F)		35°C
(95°F)		36°C
(98°F)		37°C
(99°F)		35°C
(95°F)		34°C
(94°F)		32°C
(90°F)		31°C
(88°F)		32°C
(89°F)		33°C
(92°F)		35°C
(95°F)		34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean25°C
(77°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(82°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(82°F)		25°C
(78°F)
Average low18°C
(65°F)		20°C
(67°F)		20°C
(69°F)		21°C
(70°F)		22°C
(72°F)		25°C
(76°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		22°C
(73°F)		19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum15°C
(59°F)		17°C
(62°F)		18°C
(64°F)		19°C
(67°F)		20°C
(68°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		22°C
(73°F)		19°C
(66°F)		16°C
(61°F)
Minimum14°C
(57°F)		16°C
(61°F)		16°C
(62°F)		18°C
(65°F)		19°C
(67°F)		20°C
(69°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		21°C
(70°F)		16°C
(60°F)		15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Somita, Gambia

Somita usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 21 rainy days and 270 mm (10.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Somita 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 Somita. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)25 (1.0)211 (8.3)323 (12.7)276 (10.9)84 (3.3)7 (0.3)0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)0000031824231220

Monthly sunshine hours in Somita, Gambia

The sunniest months in Somita are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 2 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Somita: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Somita. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours251284335333347323303267281311305311
Mean daily daylight hours11h 25m11h 41m12h 3m12h 25m12h 43m12h 52m12h 47m12h 31m12h 10m11h 48m11h 30m11h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Somita, Gambia

Somita 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 Somita UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Somita. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)910121312131314141299