Brikama, Gambia climate

Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)

Brikama has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is June with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 17°C at night. Precipitation totals about 886 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 304 mm while April barely receives 0 mm.

☀️ All year

Hot

Daytime highs near 33°C most of the year.

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 17°C.

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 886 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in August

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Brikama climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	33	34	35	34	33	33	32	31	31	33	34	33
Avg temp (°C)	25	26	27	27	27	28	28	27	27	28	27	26
Avg low (°C)	17	18	19	20	21	24	24	23	23	23	21	18
Precipitation (mm)	2	22	8	0	2	33	181	304	260	65	9	0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	33	34	35	34	33	33
Avg temp (°C)	25	26	27	27	27	28
Avg low (°C)	17	18	19	20	21	24
Precipitation (mm)	2	22	8	0	2	33

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	32	31	31	33	34	33
Avg temp (°C)	28	27	27	28	27	26
Avg low (°C)	24	23	23	23	21	18
Precipitation (mm)	181	304	260	65	9	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 (km/h)	12.3	12.5	12.4	12.9	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.4	10.0	9.0	9.9	11.5

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 (km/h)	12.3	12.5	12.4	12.9	12.7	12.7

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 (km/h)	12.7	12.4	10.0	9.0	9.9	11.5

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Banjul Intl, a weather station, about 7 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.

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