Kanifing Weather in August
Kanifing in August
The short of it: Kanifing in August averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 306 mm (12.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 34 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 24° · rain 306 mm · daylight 12 h 34 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
August in Kanifing brings afternoons near 31° and nights around 24°, with about 306 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Kanifing: highs scarcely reach 31°, nights fall to 24°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 306 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 34 min in mid-August, 17 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Kanifing runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Serekunda, 1 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Kanifing, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 116 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 34 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SerekundaBanjul | 1 km SSW | 31° | 24° | 306 mm |
| New JeshwangBanjul | 1 km E | 31° | 24° | 305 mm |
| Latri KundaBanjul | 1 km WNW | 31° | 24° | 306 mm |
| Ibo TownBanjul | 1 km S | 31° | 24° | 306 mm |
| Dippa KundaBanjul | 2 km WSW | 31° | 24° | 306 mm |
| Old JeswangBanjul | 2 km NE | 31° | 24° | 304 mm |
| TalindingBanjul | 2 km S | 31° | 24° | 306 mm |
| Bununka KundaBanjul | 2 km SSW | 31° | 24° | 306 mm |