Gambia
Country in Africa
In brief
Area: 10,689 km². World rank 168 of 249; in Africa, 50 of 59. Agricultural land: 76.1% (2024). World rank 12 of 209; in Africa, 7 of 54. Precipitation, mm per year: 836 (2022). World rank 104 of 182; in Africa, 31 of 54. From 2014 to 2024: agricultural land 63% → 76.1%.
Territory
Elevation
- Highest point
- unnamed elevation, 63 m
- Lowest point
- Atlantic Ocean, 0 m
- Mean elevation, m
- 34
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 25
- Warmest month in the capital
- October, 28°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- February, 23°C
- Precipitation, mm per year
- 836 2022
Climate by month: Banjul
November: day 30°C, night 25°C, precipitation 6 mm
Estimate from NASA POWER: averages for 2001–2025 at the capital’s location (grid cell about 50 km across). The city itself is often 1–3 °C warmer in winter.
Table of values
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Precipitation, mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27 | 19 | 3 |
| February | 27 | 18 | 2 |
| March | 27 | 19 | 16 |
| April | 26 | 19 | 4 |
| May | 27 | 21 | 3 |
| June | 28 | 25 | 45 |
| July | 28 | 26 | 169 |
| August | 28 | 26 | 290 |
| September | 28 | 27 | 224 |
| October | 30 | 27 | 67 |
| November | 30 | 25 | 6 |
| December | 28 | 21 | 2 |