Climate averages 1991–2020
Banjul weather
in April.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Banjul: daytime highs average 30.3°C and nights cool to about 21.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical April (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 25 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Serekunda (11 km away). In April its highs average 28.2°C, 2.1°C cooler than Banjul, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 3 cities listed in the Gambia, Banjul ranks 2nd of 3 for the warmest April highs and joint 1st of 3 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 3 cities is 30.0°C; Banjul is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 29.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Banjul climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 1.6 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| February | 31.1°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 0.9 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| March | 31.5°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 30.3°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| May | 29.6°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 12.713 h |
| June | 29.9°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 12 | 2.1 | 12.913 h |
| July | 29.3°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 130 | 14.7 | 12.813 h |
| August | 28.7°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 254 | 23.4 | 12.613 h |
| September | 29.2°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 190 | 20.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.2°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 56 | 8.3 | 11.812 h |
| November | 31.3°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 1.8 | 0.5 | 11.512 h |
| December | 30.6°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 1.5 | 0.2 | 11.311 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Serekunda in AprilGambia · 11 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 20.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Brikama in AprilGambia · 22 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 21.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Kaolack in AprilSenegal · 95 kmHigh 37.3°C · Low 20.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Ziguinchor in AprilSenegal · 104 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 21.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Mbour in AprilSenegal · 116 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Diourbel in AprilSenegal · 138 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 19.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Thiès in AprilSenegal · 153 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 18.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Thiès Nones in AprilSenegal · 154 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 19.0°C · 0 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Banjul) is explained once on the Banjul year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.