Climate of Kotu
Kotu has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Kotu is 55° degrees and there is about 141 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 278 days a year with an average humidity of 63% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 28°C and 32°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 21°C and 27°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 20°C and 30°C
- Rain: it rains 77 days and there is a total of approximately 357 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3420 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 28°C and 32°C |
Warmest month: | 32°C in November |
Coldest month: | 28°C in February |
Night temperature: | between 21°C and 27°C |
Sea temperature: | between 20°C and 30°C |
Dry days: | 288 days |
Days with rain: | 77 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 357 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3420 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Kotu.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Kotu.
Climate table of Kotu
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Kotu. 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 Kotu might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°F) | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 89 | 87 |
Night temp. (°F) | 72 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 75 |
Water temp. (°F) | 74 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 78 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (inch) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 56 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Days with rain | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 2 | - |
Dry days | 31 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 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 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
UV-index | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Best time to visit Kotu
The best time to visit Kotu in Gambia is from January through July and October through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Kotu is 89°F in November and the lowest is 82°F in May. The maximum water temperature is 85°F and the lowest water temperature is 67°F.
Climate of Kotu by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Kotu? 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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