Gunjur

Gunjur is a small coastal town in south-western Gambia. It is located in Kombo South District in the Western Division. As of 2009, it has an estimated population of 17,520.[1]

Gunjur
Gunjur
Location in the Gambia
Coordinates: 13°11′N 16°46′W
Country The Gambia
DivisionWestern Division
DistrictKombo South
Population
 (2009)
  Total17,520 (est.)

Climate

Gunjur has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with no rainfall from November to May and heavy to very heavy rainfall from June to October.

Climate data for Gunjur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31.5
(88.7)
32.8
(91.0)
33.6
(92.5)
32.5
(90.5)
31.7
(89.1)
31.5
(88.7)
30.3
(86.5)
29.8
(85.6)
30.3
(86.5)
31.6
(88.9)
32.2
(90.0)
31.0
(87.8)
31.6
(88.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.5
(74.3)
24.4
(75.9)
25.5
(77.9)
25.5
(77.9)
26.0
(78.8)
27.0
(80.6)
26.8
(80.2)
26.3
(79.3)
26.4
(79.5)
26.9
(80.4)
25.8
(78.4)
23.6
(74.5)
25.6
(78.1)
Average low °C (°F) 15.5
(59.9)
16.0
(60.8)
17.5
(63.5)
18.6
(65.5)
20.4
(68.7)
22.5
(72.5)
23.3
(73.9)
22.9
(73.2)
22.6
(72.7)
22.2
(72.0)
19.5
(67.1)
16.2
(61.2)
19.8
(67.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
2
(0.1)
65
(2.6)
234
(9.2)
383
(15.1)
260
(10.2)
77
(3.0)
2
(0.1)
1
(0.0)
1,024
(40.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]


References

  1. "Gambia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
  2. "Climate: Gunjur". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 6, 2020.


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