The climate of Basse Santa Su (Gambia)
Basse Santa Su is located in the eastern part of Gambia and is the
capital of the Upper River Region. Basse Santa Su is an important city
in this part of Gambia and plays an important regional role, also
because of the big market that is held here. Basse Santa Su itself
offers little entertainment besides traditional loam houses with
thatched roofs, several colonial warehouses and a catholic church.
Around the city and especially along the river many palm trees grow.
Most cruises over the Gambia River use Basse Santa Su as their
terminal. The main source of income for the city are the cotton
plantations.
Basse Santa Su has a tropical savannah climate which can be divided
into two seasons: a rainy season and a dry season. The rainy season is
from the second part of June till the second part of October with
August as the wettest month. From February till May the weather is
mainly determined by the Harmattan; a warm and extremely dry wind that
carries a lot of sand, sometimes limiting vision to less than 50
meters.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Basse Santa Su
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
34
15
8
1
n/a
February
36
16
9
1
n/a
March
38
21
9
1
n/a
April
40
24
10
3
n/a
May
39
25
10
7
n/a
June
36
25
8
14
n/a
July
33
23
7
17
n/a
August
32
23
7
18
n/a
September
32
23
7
16
n/a
October
34
23
8
13
n/a
November
35
18
9
6
n/a
December
34
14
8
3
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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