The climate of Cape Point (Gambia)
Cape Point or Bakau is located in the western part of Gambia in the
Kombo district. Bakau is a resort, the area consists of Cape Point
Beach and several smaller places such as Bakau New Town, Old Town and
the Sait Matty Road. This region is among the most popular tourist
attractions in Gambia; several large hotels can be found here. Besides
fishery tourism is the main source of income here. The biggest
attraction in Bakau is the Kachikally Crocodile Pool; according to the
local population this lake has healing powers. A small detail is that
this lake is the home to several hundreds of crocodiles. However,
these animals are so used to people that they even allow you to stroke
them.
Bakau and Cape Point have a tropical savannah climate which can be
divided into two season; a rainy season and a dry season. The rainy
period is from June till October and is known as Nawet by the local
population. The dry period here is not as hot as in the interior, this
is caused by a north easterly trade wind. Temperatures above 40
degrees Celsius like they occur in the interior are uncommon here.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Cape Point
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
31
16
8
1
22
February
33
17
9
1
21
March
34
18
9
1
21
April
34
18
10
3
22
May
33
19
9
8
24
June
33
22
8
14
27
July
31
23
7
17
28
August
30
23
6
18
28
September
31
23
7
16
28
October
32
22
8
13
28
November
32
20
8
6
28
December
31
17
8
3
25
= 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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