Nema Kunku climate — normals and trends
Nema Kunku (The Gambia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 936 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 (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Nema Kunku averages 0 frost days, 316 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.
Nema Kunku has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.2 °C (on 2 April 2020) and the coldest 12.5 °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
Nema KunkuWestern
- coords
- 13.25°, -15.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
33.5°C
Average daily low
22.1°C
Annual rainfall
936mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
3.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
316 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
95 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
23.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
282 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
43.2 °C
2 April 2020
Coldest day
12.5 °C
2 February 1968
Wettest day
315 mm
25 July 1978
Windiest day
33.3 km/h
21 February 1988
Strongest gust
60.1 km/h
12 October 1963
Hottest feels-like
46.9 °C
18 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
9.1 °C
10 January 1965
Sunniest day
12.1 h
28 July 1960
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 | 33.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 34.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 36.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 37.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 37.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 4 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 35.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 20 mm | -29 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 164 mm | -46 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 440 mm | +113 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 275 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 33.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 60 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 33.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 7 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 31.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nema Kunku?
Nema Kunku has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 936 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nema Kunku?
The hottest day measured in Nema Kunku between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2020, reaching 43.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nema Kunku?
The coldest day measured in Nema Kunku between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1968, at 12.5 °C.
Does it snow in Nema Kunku?
Almost never: Nema Kunku sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nema Kunku warmed?
Yes: Nema Kunku warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nema Kunku?
The wettest day measured in Nema Kunku between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1978, with 315 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nema Kunku?
The windiest day measured in Nema Kunku between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1988, with winds reaching 33.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nema Kunku?
The warmest month in Nema Kunku is May (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Nema Kunku?
Nema Kunku receives on average 936 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nema Kunku?
Nema Kunku gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nema Kunku?
Yes: Nema Kunku has on average 282 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nema Kunku?
In Nema Kunku, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 18 May 1998, and the lowest was 9.1 °C on 10 January 1965.
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