Gunjur climate — normals and trends
Gunjur (The Gambia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 841 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 February (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gunjur averages 0 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Gunjur has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.7 °C (on 14 April 2016) and the coldest 16.1 °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
GunjurWestern
- coords
- 13.20°, -16.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
27.0°C
Average daily low
23.6°C
Annual rainfall
841mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.2 °C
Average feels-like low
25.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
336 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
33.7 °C
14 April 2016
Coldest day
16.1 °C
10 January 1965
Wettest day
178 mm
17 August 1949
Windiest day
43.0 km/h
30 August 2018
Strongest gust
68.0 km/h
30 August 2018
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
7 October 2017
Coldest feels-like
11.3 °C
18 January 2009
Sunniest day
12.2 h
8 July 1953
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 | 26.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 25.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 24.4 °C | -1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 25.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| May | 26.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 135 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 500 mm | +164 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 220 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 42 mm | -35 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 5 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gunjur?
Gunjur has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 841 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gunjur?
The hottest day measured in Gunjur between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 2016, reaching 33.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gunjur?
The coldest day measured in Gunjur between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1965, at 16.1 °C.
Does it snow in Gunjur?
Almost never: Gunjur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gunjur warmed?
Yes: Gunjur warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gunjur?
The wettest day measured in Gunjur between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1949, with 178 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gunjur?
The windiest day measured in Gunjur between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 2018, with winds reaching 43.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gunjur?
The warmest month in Gunjur is October (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (22.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Gunjur?
Gunjur receives on average 841 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gunjur?
Gunjur gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gunjur?
Yes: Gunjur has on average 336 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gunjur?
In Gunjur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 7 October 2017, and the lowest was 11.3 °C on 18 January 2009.
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