Climate averages 1991–2020
Brikama weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Brikama: daytime highs average 31.9°C and nights cool to about 20.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Serekunda (19 km away). In February its highs average 29.1°C, 2.7°C cooler than Brikama, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 3 cities listed in the Gambia, Brikama ranks 1st of 3 for the warmest February highs and joint 1st of 3 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 3 cities is 30.7°C; Brikama is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 32.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Brikama climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.6°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| February, selected | 31.9°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| March | 32.6°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.5°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| May | 30.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 12.713 h |
| June | 30.6°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 13 | 2.2 | 12.913 h |
| July | 29.5°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 153 | 15.5 | 12.813 h |
| August | 28.7°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 279 | 23.3 | 12.613 h |
| September | 29.3°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 196 | 19.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.3°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 55 | 8.4 | 11.812 h |
| November | 31.5°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 1.8 | 0.4 | 11.512 h |
| December | 31.0°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 0.9 | 0.1 | 11.411 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
February in nearby cities
- Serekunda in FebruaryGambia · 19 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Banjul in FebruaryGambia · 22 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Ziguinchor in FebruarySenegal · 88 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 19.7°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Kaolack in FebruarySenegal · 116 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 19.2°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Mbour in FebruarySenegal · 132 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 19.0°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Diourbel in FebruarySenegal · 159 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 18.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Thiès in FebruarySenegal · 171 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 18.0°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Thiès Nones in FebruarySenegal · 172 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 18.3°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 Brikama) is explained once on the Brikama year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.