Climate averages 1991–2020
Banjul weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Banjul: daytime highs average 30.6°C and nights cool to about 21.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 21 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Serekunda (11 km away). In December its highs average 29.4°C, 1.2°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 December highs and 3rd of 3 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 3 cities is 30.4°C; Banjul is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 30.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.5 mm to 1.6 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Serekunda in DecemberGambia · 11 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 21.9°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Brikama in DecemberGambia · 22 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 21.3°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Kaolack in DecemberSenegal · 95 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 19.2°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Ziguinchor in DecemberSenegal · 104 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 19.8°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Mbour in DecemberSenegal · 116 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 20.0°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Diourbel in DecemberSenegal · 138 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 18.9°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Thiès in DecemberSenegal · 153 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 18.7°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Thiès Nones in DecemberSenegal · 154 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 19.4°C · 1.4 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.