Banjul is bathed in sunshine — 287 sunny days a year. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Banjul, Gambia is a 37K-resident city with 287 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 30.5 µg/m³. The capital of Gambia.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
| Daily mean°C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
| Daily low°C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 24 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 35 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 29 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 20 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 42 | 41 | 53 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 63 | 48 | 65 |
| Dewpoint°C | 13.0 | 12.5 | 15.9 | 17.9 | 21.5 | 23.7 | 24.8 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 20.7 | 14.8 | 20.0 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 221 | 222 | 268 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 785 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 9.3 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.8 |
| Clear skyindex | 58% | 71% | 78% | 77% | 69% | 55% | 32% | 25% | 33% | 50% | 70% | 58% | 56% |
| UV indexmax avg | 8.0 | 8.3 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 8.7 |
Outdoor living in Banjul is seasonal. August through September are the toughest stretch. Dinner outside is comfortable 10/12 months — impressive, while lunch outside works 7/12 months.
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Air Quality
Banjul reports an annual PM2.5 of 30.5 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Banjul reports an annual PM2.5 of 30.5 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
PM2.5 annual average of 30.5 µg/m³ exceeds the WHO interim target of 15 µg/m³. The WHO guideline value is 5 µg/m³.
Data sources: WHO (air quality), OECD (safety).
Why not Banjul? Honestly, air quality is a meaningful downside — at 30.5 µg/m³ annual PM2.5, Banjul sits above the EU limit, which may matter for allergy sufferers or long-term residents.
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