Climate averages 1991–2020
Banjul weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Banjul: daytime highs average 31.5°C and nights cool to about 20.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical March (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Serekunda (11 km away). In March its highs average 29.2°C, 2.3°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 March highs and joint 1st of 3 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 3 cities is 31.1°C; Banjul is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 30.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Serekunda in MarchGambia · 11 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Brikama in MarchGambia · 22 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kaolack in MarchSenegal · 95 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 20.0°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Ziguinchor in MarchSenegal · 104 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Mbour in MarchSenegal · 116 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Diourbel in MarchSenegal · 138 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 19.4°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Thiès in MarchSenegal · 153 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 18.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Thiès Nones in MarchSenegal · 154 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.2 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.