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April Weather at Banjul International Airport Gambia

Daily high temperatures decrease by 2°F, from 92°F to 90°F, rarely falling below 84°F or exceeding 99°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 69°F, rarely falling below 65°F or exceeding 73°F.

For reference, on March 5, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Banjul International Airport typically range from 67°F to 93°F, while on January 14, the coldest day of the year, they range from 64°F to 89°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in April at Banjul International Airport

Average High and Low Temperature in April at Banjul International AirportApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303060°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°F100°F100°FMarMayApr 192°FApr 192°F68°F68°FApr 3090°FApr 3090°F69°F69°FApr 1191°FApr 1191°F68°F68°FApr 2190°FApr 2190°F69°F69°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on April. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in April at Banjul International Airport

Average Hourly Temperature in April at Banjul International AirportApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayNowNowcomfortablecomfortablewarmwarmhotwarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Tutepec, Mexico (5,473 miles away); Mingoyo, Tanzania (4,190 miles); and Antsohimbondrona, Madagascar (4,848 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Banjul International Airport (view comparison).

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The month of April at Banjul International Airport experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 37% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is April 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 64% of the time.

For reference, on September 9, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 82%, while on May 2, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 65%.

Cloud Cover Categories in April at Banjul International Airport

Cloud Cover Categories in April at Banjul International AirportApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMayApr 162%Apr 162%Apr 3064%Apr 3064%Apr 1163%Apr 1163%Apr 2162%Apr 2162%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Over the course of April at Banjul International Airport, the length of the day is gradually increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 20 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 42 seconds, and weekly increase of 4 minutes, 54 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is April 1, with 12 hours, 16 minutes of daylight and the longest day is April 30, with 12 hours, 36 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in April at Banjul International Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in April at Banjul International AirportApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrMarMaynightnightdaydayApr 112 hr, 16 minApr 112 hr, 16 minApr 3012 hr, 36 minApr 3012 hr, 36 minApr 1612 hr, 27 minApr 1612 hr, 27 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month at Banjul International Airport is 7:02 AM on April 1 and the earliest sunrise is 17 minutes earlier at 6:45 AM on April 30.

The earliest sunset is 7:18 PM on April 1 and the latest sunset is 4 minutes later at 7:22 PM on April 30.

Daylight saving time is not observed at Banjul International Airport during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:40 AM and sets 12 hours, 55 minutes later, at 7:35 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:24 AM and sets 11 hours, 21 minutes later, at 6:45 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in April at Banjul International Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in April at Banjul International AirportApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMarMay6:45 AM6:45 AMApr 307:22 PMApr 307:22 PM7:02 AM7:02 AMApr 17:18 PMApr 17:18 PM6:55 AM6:55 AMApr 117:19 PMApr 117:19 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of April. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April at Banjul International Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April at Banjul International AirportApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMay001010202020303040405050506060707080800001010202030303040405050606060707080NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of April 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for April 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April at Banjul International Airport

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April at Banjul International AirportApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayMar 109:01 AMMar 109:01 AMMar 257:01 AMMar 257:01 AMApr 86:22 PMApr 86:22 PMApr 2311:50 PMApr 2311:50 PMMay 83:23 AMMay 83:23 AMMay 231:54 PMMay 231:54 PM7:23 AM7:23 AM7:40 PM7:40 PM6:53 PM6:53 PM7:13 AM7:13 AM6:39 AM6:39 AM7:17 PM7:17 PM7:07 PM7:07 PM6:59 AM6:59 AM6:46 AM6:46 AM8:00 PM8:00 PM7:38 PM7:38 PM7:10 AM7:10 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Apr 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
59%12:48 AMESE12:16 PMWSW-6:32 AMS238,374 mi
2
50%1:46 AMESE1:16 PMWSW-7:31 AMS235,041 mi
3
37%2:42 AMESE2:18 PMWSW-8:31 AMS231,655 mi
4
26%3:35 AMESE3:20 PMWSW-9:29 AMS228,469 mi
5
16%4:25 AMESE4:21 PMWSW-10:23 AMS225,775 mi
6
8%5:11 AME5:20 PMW-11:15 AMS223,873 mi
7
2%5:55 AME6:18 PMW-12:06 PMS223,012 mi
8
0%6:39 AME7:17 PMW-12:57 PMS223,341 mi
9
1%7:23 AMENE8:17 PMWNW-1:48 PMENE224,873 mi
10
5%8:10 AMENE9:18 PMWNW-2:42 PMN227,473 mi
11
11%9:01 AMENE10:20 PMWNW-3:39 PMN230,883 mi
12
20%9:54 AMENE11:22 PMWNW-4:37 PMN234,766 mi
13
30%10:51 AMENE--5:36 PMN238,765 mi
14
40%-12:21 AMWNW11:49 AMENE6:33 PMN242,549 mi
15
50%-1:16 AMWNW12:45 PMENE7:27 PMN245,859 mi
16
60%-2:06 AMWNW1:39 PMENE8:16 PMN248,520 mi
17
70%-2:50 AMWNW2:30 PMENE9:02 PMN250,440 mi
18
78%-3:30 AMWNW3:19 PMENE9:44 PMN251,599 mi
19
86%-4:06 AMWNW4:05 PME10:24 PMS252,035 mi
20
92%-4:40 AMW4:50 PME11:02 PMS251,825 mi
21
96%-5:14 AMW5:34 PME11:41 PMS251,069 mi
22
98%-5:47 AMW6:20 PME--
23
100%-6:22 AMW7:07 PMESE12:21 AMS249,872 mi
24
100%-6:59 AMWSW7:56 PMESE1:02 AMS248,331 mi
25
99%-7:40 AMWSW8:49 PMESE1:47 AMS246,527 mi
26
96%-8:25 AMWSW9:45 PMESE2:36 AMS244,518 mi
27
90%-9:15 AMWSW10:43 PMESE3:29 AMS242,340 mi
28
83%-10:10 AMWSW11:41 PMESE4:26 AMS240,018 mi
29
74%-11:09 AMWSW-5:25 AMS237,578 mi
30
64%12:37 AMESE12:10 PMWSW-6:24 AMS235,066 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Banjul International Airport is very rapidly increasing during April, rising from 18% to 44% over the course of the month.

For reference, on August 6, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on January 21, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 2% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in April at Banjul International Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels in April at Banjul International AirportApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%MarMayApr 118%Apr 118%Apr 3044%Apr 3044%Apr 1124%Apr 1124%Apr 2132%Apr 2132%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Banjul International Airport is essentially constant during April, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 8.6 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on April 7, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.7 miles per hour, while on October 8, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.2 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during April is 8.7 miles per hour on April 7.

Average Wind Speed in April at Banjul International Airport

Average Wind Speed in April at Banjul International AirportApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphMarMayApr 78.7 mphApr 78.7 mphApr 308.6 mphApr 308.6 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction at Banjul International Airport throughout April is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 66% on April 1.

Wind Direction in April at Banjul International Airport

Wind Direction in April at Banjul International AirportNWApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%MarMayNowNowwestnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Banjul International Airport is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature at Banjul International Airport is gradually increasing during April, rising by 2°F, from 70°F to 72°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in April at Banjul International Airport

Average Water Temperature in April at Banjul International AirportApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303064°F64°F66°F66°F68°F68°F70°F70°F72°F72°F74°F74°F76°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°FMarMayApr 170°FApr 170°FApr 3072°FApr 3072°FApr 1170°FApr 1170°FApr 2171°FApr 2171°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures at Banjul International Airport are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April at Banjul International Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April at Banjul International AirportApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMay100%Apr 16100%Apr 16NowNowcomfortablewarmhotcoolsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Banjul International Airport are rapidly increasing during April, increasing by 749°F, from 2,255°F to 3,004°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in April at Banjul International Airport

Growing Degree Days in April at Banjul International AirportApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302,200°F2,200°F2,300°F2,300°F2,400°F2,400°F2,500°F2,500°F2,600°F2,600°F2,700°F2,700°F2,800°F2,800°F2,900°F2,900°F3,000°F3,000°F3,100°F3,100°FMarMayApr 12,255°FApr 12,255°FApr 303,004°FApr 303,004°FApr 112,513°FApr 112,513°FApr 212,770°FApr 212,770°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of April, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Banjul International Airport is essentially constant during April, remaining around 7.0 kWh throughout.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during April is 7.1 kWh on April 12.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April at Banjul International Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April at Banjul International AirportApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMarMayApr 127.1 kWhApr 127.1 kWhApr 17.0 kWhApr 17.0 kWhApr 307.0 kWhApr 307.0 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Banjul International Airport are 13.344 deg latitude, -16.658 deg longitude, and 98 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Banjul International Airport is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 66 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 89 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (174 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (243 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Banjul International Airport is covered by cropland (56%), grassland (18%), shrubs (14%), and trees (13%), within 10 miles by cropland (36%) and water (26%), and within 50 miles by water (51%) and cropland (17%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Banjul International Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Banjul International Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back are Ziguinchor Airport, Cap Skirring Airport, Kaolack Airport, and Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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