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Serekunda, Gambia climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Serekunda has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is June with an average daily high near 91°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 63°F at night. Precipitation totals about 35 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 12.0 inches while April barely receives 0.00 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Serekunda climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 91 | 93 | 94 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 91 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 77 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 78 |
| Avg low (°F) | 63 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 69 | 65 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 91 | 93 | 94 | 92 | 91 | 91 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 77 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 83 |
| Avg low (°F) | 63 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 74 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 89 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 91 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 82 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 78 |
| Avg low (°F) | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 69 | 65 |
| Precipitation (in) | 7.1 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 39 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 49 | 65 | 72 | 65 | 44 | 41 | 43 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 57 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 67 | 60 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 7.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 39 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 49 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 57 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 80 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 65 | 72 | 65 | 44 | 41 | 43 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 82 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 67 | 60 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.9 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 7.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Banjul Intl, a weather station, about 12 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.