Gambia Climate And Weather

Rahim Tabet | Februari 11, 2016 | Gambia

Gambia has a subtropical climate with a dry and a wet season. The dry season lasts from mid-October to around mid June. It often happens that there really is no rain during this period. March to May are the sunniest months, with an average of 10 hours of sunshine per day. bring the east wind (Harmattan) blows in those months from the Sahara and, instead of rain sometimes sand.

The temperature can reach, at the end of the time to dry at 40 ° C. The heat creates regular whirlwinds called Tonko Long. The humidity can drop to 25% in the dry season. The wet season lasts from about mid-June to mid-October. July, August and September are the wettest months in Gambia. Half of all rain falls in August.

The rain usually falls in rain, night and morning. However, rains in the wet season not always, an average of about twelve days a month. In the capital Banjul, located on the coast, each year is about 1,400 mm of rain. In Georgetown, located inland, is about 1050 mm of rain per year. The highest air humidity, up to 95%, is measured in August. The water temperature of the Atlantic varies from 20 to 27 ° C.

Gambia Februari 11, 2016