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 | |
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  Gunjur Location in the Gambia | |
| Coordinates: 13°11′N 16°46′W | |
| Country |  The Gambia |
| Division | Western Division |
| District | Kombo South |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 17,520 (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
- "Gambia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
- "Climate: Gunjur". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
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