34 to 42°C
temperature
3454 hours
sunshine per day
231 mm
rain
282 days
dry
83 days
rain
0 days
snow

Climate of Karantaba

Karantaba has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Karantaba is 71° degrees and there is about 90 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 272 days a year with an average humidity of 39% and an UV-index of 7.

Climate averages for the whole year

  • Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 34°C and 42°C
  • Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 19°C and 26°C
  • Rain: it rains 83 days and there is a total of approximately 231 mm rainfall
  • Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3454 sun hours
Maximum temperature: between 34°C and 42°C
Warmest month: 42°C in April
Coldest month: 34°C in August
Night temperature: between 19°C and 26°C
Dry days: 282 days
Days with rain: 83 days
Days with snow: 0 days
Total rain sum: 231 mm
Hours of sunshine: 3454 hours

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Karantaba.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Karantaba.

Climate table of Karantaba

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Karantaba. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Karantaba might be like in a given month.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day temp. (°F) 96 100 105 108 108 105 98 93 93 100 100 96
Night temp. (°F) 67 68 70 73 76 79 78 76 75 76 74 69
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation (inch) 0 0 0 0 1 4 19 32 27 6 1 0
Days with rain - - 1 1 3 7 19 22 20 8 2 -
Dry days 31 28 30 29 28 23 12 9 10 23 28 31
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sun hours per day 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 9 10 10 10
Wind force (Bft) 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
UV-index 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 7 7

Best time to visit Karantaba

The best time to visit Karantaba in Gambia is in August and September. In this period you have a hot temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Karantaba is 108°F in April and the lowest is 93°F in August.

Climate of Karantaba by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Karantaba? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

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