Banjul climate — normals and trends
Banjul (The Gambia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 768 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is October (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Banjul averages 0 frost days, 168 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 81 rainy days per year.
Banjul has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 29 March 2010) and the coldest 14.4 °C (on 10 January 1965).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BanjulCity of Banjul
- coords
- 13.45°, -16.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
22.9°C
Annual rainfall
768mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
168 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
81 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
24.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
314 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.6 °C
29 March 2010
Coldest day
14.4 °C
10 January 1965
Wettest day
171 mm
29 August 1975
Windiest day
35.4 km/h
21 February 1988
Strongest gust
61.2 km/h
5 September 1961
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
22 October 2017
Coldest feels-like
10.2 °C
10 January 1965
Sunniest day
12.2 h
6 July 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 30.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 30.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 31.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| May | 30.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 111 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 386 mm | +89 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 215 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 47 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 6 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 29.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Banjul?
Banjul has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 768 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Banjul?
The hottest day measured in Banjul between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2010, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Banjul?
The coldest day measured in Banjul between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1965, at 14.4 °C.
Does it snow in Banjul?
Almost never: Banjul sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Banjul warmed?
Yes: Banjul warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Banjul?
The wettest day measured in Banjul between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1975, with 171 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Banjul?
The windiest day measured in Banjul between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1988, with winds reaching 35.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Banjul?
The warmest month in Banjul is October (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Banjul?
Banjul receives on average 768 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 81 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Banjul?
Banjul gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Banjul?
Yes: Banjul has on average 314 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Banjul?
In Banjul, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 22 October 2017, and the lowest was 10.2 °C on 10 January 1965.
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