Farato climate — normals and trends
Farato (The Gambia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.8 °C and it receives 678 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 May (32.9 °C on average) and the coldest is December (26.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Farato averages 0 frost days, 333 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
Farato has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.3 °C (on 3 April 2024) and the coldest 12.5 °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
FaratoUpper River Division
- coords
- 13.40°, -14.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.8°C
Average daily high
35.2°C
Average daily low
23.1°C
Annual rainfall
678mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
333 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.3 °C
Average feels-like low
23.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
311 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
46.3 °C
3 April 2024
Coldest day
12.5 °C
10 January 1965
Wettest day
174 mm
11 September 2010
Windiest day
30.7 km/h
14 February 1951
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
12 February 1974
Hottest feels-like
48.7 °C
21 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
8.0 °C
22 December 1967
Sunniest day
12.1 h
27 May 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 37.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 40.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 42.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 41.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 38.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 15 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 189 mm | +35 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 302 mm | +72 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 214 mm | +36 mm |
| Oct | 34.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 43 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 34.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 33.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Farato?
Farato has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.8 °C and it receives 678 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Farato?
The hottest day measured in Farato between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2024, reaching 46.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Farato?
The coldest day measured in Farato between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1965, at 12.5 °C.
Does it snow in Farato?
Almost never: Farato sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Farato warmed?
Yes: Farato warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Farato?
The wettest day measured in Farato between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 2010, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Farato?
The windiest day measured in Farato between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1951, with winds reaching 30.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Farato?
The warmest month in Farato is May (32.9 °C on average); the coldest is December (26.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Farato?
Farato receives on average 678 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Farato?
Farato gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Farato?
Yes: Farato has on average 311 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Farato?
In Farato, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.7 °C on 21 May 2025, and the lowest was 8.0 °C on 22 December 1967.
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