Climate averages 1991–2020
Banjul weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Banjul: daytime highs average 30.0°C and nights cool to about 20.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes January a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 26 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Serekunda (11 km away). In January its highs average 28.5°C, 1.5°C cooler than Banjul, with 1.5 mm of rain.
Among the 3 cities listed in the Gambia, Banjul ranks 2nd of 3 for the warmest January highs and 3rd of 3 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 3 cities is 29.7°C; Banjul is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 31.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.6 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Serekunda in JanuaryGambia · 11 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 20.2°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Brikama in JanuaryGambia · 22 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 19.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Kaolack in JanuarySenegal · 95 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 18.0°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Ziguinchor in JanuarySenegal · 104 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Mbour in JanuarySenegal · 116 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 18.4°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Diourbel in JanuarySenegal · 138 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 17.6°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Thiès in JanuarySenegal · 153 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 17.3°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Thiès Nones in JanuarySenegal · 154 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 17.8°C · 2.0 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.