Lamin climate — normals and trends
Lamin (The Gambia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 927 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Lamin averages 0 frost days, 227 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Lamin has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 29 March 2010) and the coldest 14.6 °C (on 2 February 1968).
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
LaminNorth Bank Division
- coords
- 13.35°, -16.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
927mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
227 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
24.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
310 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
40.9 °C
29 March 2010
Coldest day
14.6 °C
2 February 1968
Wettest day
189 mm
17 August 1949
Windiest day
33.5 km/h
21 February 1988
Strongest gust
59.8 km/h
5 September 1961
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
9 November 2020
Coldest feels-like
11.0 °C
10 January 1965
Sunniest day
12.2 h
27 June 1940
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 | 31.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 31.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 31.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 32.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 32.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 13 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 141 mm | -50 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 444 mm | +112 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 248 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 31.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 60 mm | -37 mm |
| Nov | 31.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 10 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lamin?
Lamin has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 927 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lamin?
The hottest day measured in Lamin between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 2010, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lamin?
The coldest day measured in Lamin between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1968, at 14.6 °C.
Does it snow in Lamin?
Almost never: Lamin sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lamin warmed?
Yes: Lamin warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lamin?
The wettest day measured in Lamin between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1949, with 189 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lamin?
The windiest day measured in Lamin between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1988, with winds reaching 33.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lamin?
The warmest month in Lamin is October (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Lamin?
Lamin receives on average 927 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lamin?
Lamin gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lamin?
Yes: Lamin has on average 310 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lamin?
In Lamin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 9 November 2020, and the lowest was 11.0 °C on 10 January 1965.
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