Banjul: weather and best time to visit
Banjul (Gambia) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in November at around 32°C; the coolest month is May at around 27°C. The sea is warmest in October at about 29°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Banjul
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Banjul climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30° | 20° | 22° | 0 | 10 | 88 | 81 | 65 |
| Feb | 31° | 21° | 21° | 0 | 11 | 85 | 78 | 62 |
| Mar | 30° | 21° | 20° | 0 | 11 | 84 | 83 | 67 |
| Apr | 28° | 21° | 21° | 0 | 12 | 85 | 91 | 75 |
| May | 27° | 22° | 23° | 0 | 11 | 92 | 92 | 76 |
| Jun | 29° | 25° | 26° | 3 | 11 | 94 | 80 | 64 |
| Jul | 29° | 26° | 28° | 16 | 9 | 79 | 58 | 42 |
| Aug | 29° | 25° | 28° | 26 | 9 | 77 | 57 | 41 |
| Sep | 29° | 25° | 29° | 21 | 9 | 80 | 57 | 41 |
| Oct | 31° | 26° | 29° | 8 | 11 | 89 | 64 | 48 |
| Nov | 32° | 25° | 28° | 0 | 10 | 97 | 74 | 59 |
| Dec | 31° | 22° | 24° | 0 | 10 | 95 | 78 | 62 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Banjul in January
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 20°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for January →
Banjul in February
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 21°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for February →
Banjul in March
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 20°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for March →
Banjul in April
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 21°C. It is also the driest month of the year. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 0 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 21°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for April →
Banjul in May
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 22°C. May is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 23°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for May →
Banjul in June
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 3 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for June →
Banjul in July
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 26°C. Expect about 16 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for July →
Banjul in August
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 25°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 26 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for August →
Banjul in September
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 21 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for September →
Banjul in October
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 26°C. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 8 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for October →
Banjul in November
Daytime highs around 32°C, nights near 25°C. November is the warmest month of the year. Expect about 0 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for November →
Banjul in December
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 22°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 24°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for December →
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