Weather in Banjul in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Banjul in December
Going from a maximum of +34°C during the day to a minimum of +19°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +30°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 7% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +31°C to +32°C.
Is Banjul warm or cold in December?
Banjul is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +31°C to +29°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +25°C to +22°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Banjul:
Climate in Banjul in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +29°C | +28°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +16°C | +15°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +37°C | +37°C | +36°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 2 mm | 1 mm | 1 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 59% | 54% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 19 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as great as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +31°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +29°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 2 mm to 1 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 70% to 59%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 16 to 17.
January brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Banjul is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last December in Banjul?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Banjul in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+28°C) and the highest in 2012 (+31°C). The driest year was 1984 with only 421 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 1157 mm.
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Monthly weather in Banjul
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Banjul, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.