Climate averages 1991–2020
Brikama weather
in July.
A hot, wet month: the 10th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Brikama: daytime highs average 29.5°C and nights cool to about 25.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 153 mm of rain on roughly 16 days, which makes July a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 50 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Serekunda (19 km away). In July its highs average 28.9°C, 0.6°C cooler than Brikama, with 118 mm of rain.
Among the 3 cities listed in the Gambia, Brikama ranks 1st of 3 for the warmest July highs and 3rd of 3 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 3 cities is 29.2°C; Brikama is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 28.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 153 mm to 279 mm.
The annual picture
July 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Serekunda in JulyGambia · 19 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 25.5°C · 118 mm rain
- Banjul in JulyGambia · 22 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 25.4°C · 130 mm rain
- Ziguinchor in JulySenegal · 88 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 24.2°C · 277 mm rain
- Kaolack in JulySenegal · 116 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 24.2°C · 84 mm rain
- Mbour in JulySenegal · 132 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.7°C · 50 mm rain
- Diourbel in JulySenegal · 159 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 63 mm rain
- Thiès in JulySenegal · 171 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 23.6°C · 48 mm rain
- Thiès Nones in JulySenegal · 172 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 23.9°C · 48 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.