Climate averages 1991–2020
Banjul weather
in November.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a hot month in Banjul: daytime highs average 31.3°C and nights cool to about 24.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes November a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 31 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Serekunda (11 km away). In November its highs average 30.5°C, 0.8°C cooler than Banjul, with 1.3 mm of rain.
Among the 3 cities listed in the Gambia, Banjul ranks 2nd of 3 for the warmest November highs and joint 2nd of 3 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 3 cities is 31.1°C; Banjul is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 30.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.8 mm to 1.5 mm.
The annual picture
November 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Serekunda in NovemberGambia · 11 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 24.7°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Brikama in NovemberGambia · 22 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 24.0°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Kaolack in NovemberSenegal · 95 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 21.4°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Ziguinchor in NovemberSenegal · 104 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 22.4°C · 16 mm rain
- Mbour in NovemberSenegal · 116 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 22.6°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Diourbel in NovemberSenegal · 138 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 21.0°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Thiès in NovemberSenegal · 153 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 21.3°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Thiès Nones in NovemberSenegal · 154 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 22.1°C · 0.7 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.