Climate averages 1991–2020
Brikama weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 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 Brikama: daytime highs average 30.6°C and nights cool to about 19.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.2 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 (19 km away). In January its highs average 28.5°C, 2.1°C cooler than Brikama, with 1.5 mm of rain.
Among the 3 cities listed in the Gambia, Brikama ranks 1st of 3 for the warmest January highs and 1st of 3 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 3 cities is 29.7°C; Brikama is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 31.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.2 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
Brikama climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 30.6°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| February | 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
January in nearby cities
- Serekunda in JanuaryGambia · 19 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 20.2°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Banjul in JanuaryGambia · 22 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 20.0°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Ziguinchor in JanuarySenegal · 88 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Kaolack in JanuarySenegal · 116 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 18.0°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Mbour in JanuarySenegal · 132 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 18.4°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Diourbel in JanuarySenegal · 159 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 17.6°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Thiès in JanuarySenegal · 171 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 17.3°C · 2.0 mm rain
- Thiès Nones in JanuarySenegal · 172 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 Brikama) is explained once on the Brikama year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.