Climate
Banjul has a very warm climate year round. Under the Köppen climate classification, Banjul features a tropical wet and dry climate. The city features a lengthy dry season, spanning from November to June and a relatively short wet season covering the remaining four months. However, during those four months, Banjul tends to see heavy precipitation. August is usually the rainiest month, with on average 500 mm of precipitation falling. Temperatures are somewhat constant, though it tends to be slightly cooler during the wet season than the dry season.
According to a Gambian government minister, Banjul is at risk of submerging under water by a metre rise in sea levels as a result of climate change and global warming.
| Climate data for Banjul | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37 (99) |
39 (102) |
40 (104) |
41 (106) |
41 (106) |
38 (100) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
34 (93) |
37 (99) |
36 (97) |
36 (97) |
41 (106) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
32 (90) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
16 (61) |
17 (63) |
18 (64) |
19 (66) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
18 (64) |
16 (61) |
19 (66) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7 (45) |
10 (50) |
12 (54) |
12 (54) |
14 (57) |
18 (64) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
17 (63) |
16 (61) |
12 (54) |
9 (48) |
7 (45) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 3 (0.12) |
3 (0.12) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
10 (0.39) |
58 (2.28) |
282 (11.1) |
500 (19.69) |
310 (12.2) |
109 (4.29) |
18 (0.71) |
3 (0.12) |
1,296 (51.02) |
| % humidity | 47 | 46 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 84 | 80 | 69 | 56 | 67.4 |
| Avg. rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 279 | 282 | 310 | 300 | 310 | 270 | 186 | 186 | 180 | 248 | 240 | 279 | 3,070 |
| Source: BBC Weather | |||||||||||||
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