Editing Banjul (section)

==Climate==

Banjul features hot weather year round. Under the [[Köppen climate classification]], Banjul features a [[tropical wet and dry climate]] (''Aw''). The city features a lengthy [[dry season]], spanning from November to May and a relatively short [[wet season]] covering the remaining five months. However, during those five months, Banjul tends to see heavy rainfall. August is usually the rainiest month, with on average {{convert|350|mm|in|0|disp=or}} of rainfall. Maximum temperatures are somewhat constant, though morning minima tend to be hotter during the wet season than the dry season.

According to a Gambian government minister, Banjul is at risk of submerging under water by a metre rise in sea levels as a result of climate change and global warming.<ref>{{Citation| url = http://allafrica.com/stories/201208130585.html| title= Gambia: Banjul Risks Sinking As Sea Level Rises|date=13 August 2012| work = [[AllAfrica]]| publication-place = Africa| access-date = 11 October 2012|via=The Daily Observer}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|width=auto
|location = Banjul (1991-2020)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes

 | Jan high C = 32.5
 | Feb high C = 33.2
 | Mar high C = 32.9
 | Apr high C = 31.8
 | May high C = 31.6
 | Jun high C = 32.3
 | Jul high C = 31.8
 | Aug high C = 31.6
 | Sep high C = 32.1
 | Oct high C = 33.6
 | Nov high C = 34.0
 | Dec high C = 33.1
 | year high C = 32.5

 | Jan mean C = 25.3
 | Feb mean C = 25.9
 | Mar mean C = 26.3
 | Apr mean C = 26.1
 | May mean C = 26.5
 | Jun mean C = 27.5
 | Jul mean C = 27.7
 | Aug mean C = 27.7
 | Sep mean C = 27.9
 | Oct mean C = 28.9
 | Nov mean C = 28.4
 | Dec mean C = 26.6
 | year mean C = 27.1

 | Jan low C = 18.3
 | Feb low C = 18.7
 | Mar low C = 19.9
 | Apr low C = 20.3
 | May low C = 21.2
 | Jun low C = 22.7
 | Jul low C = 23.7
 | Aug low C = 23.8
 | Sep low C = 23.7
 | Oct low C = 24.1
 | Nov low C = 22.7
 | Dec low C = 20.1
 | year low C = 21.6

 | precipitation colour = green
 | Jan precipitation mm = 0.7
 | Feb precipitation mm = 0.9
 | Mar precipitation mm = 0.0
 | Apr precipitation mm = 0.0
 | May precipitation mm = 2.5
 | Jun precipitation mm = 54.7
 | Jul precipitation mm = 174.8
 | Aug precipitation mm = 353.6
 | Sep precipitation mm = 244.1
 | Oct precipitation mm = 76.4
 | Nov precipitation mm = 1.3
 | Dec precipitation mm = 0.2
 | year precipitation mm = 909.2

 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
 | Jan precipitation days = 0.1
 | Feb precipitation days = 0.2
 | Mar precipitation days = 0.0
 | Apr precipitation days = 0.0
 | May precipitation days = 0.1
 | Jun precipitation days = 3.3
 | Jul precipitation days = 11.4
 | Aug precipitation days = 15.6
 | Sep precipitation days = 13.7
 | Oct precipitation days = 4.4
 | Nov precipitation days = 0.1
 | Dec precipitation days = 0.1
 | year precipitation days = 49.0
|Jan humidity = 47
|Feb humidity = 47
|Mar humidity = 50
|Apr humidity = 58
|May humidity = 67
|Jun humidity = 73
|Jul humidity = 81
|Aug humidity = 85
|Sep humidity = 84
|Oct humidity = 80
|Nov humidity = 69
|Dec humidity = 55
|year humidity = 67
|Jan sun = 207.7
|Feb sun = 237.3
|Mar sun = 266.6
|Apr sun = 252.0
|May sun = 229.4
|Jun sun = 201.0
|Jul sun = 182.9
|Aug sun = 189.1
|Sep sun = 183.0
|Oct sun = 217.0
|Nov sun = 246.0
|Dec sun = 210.8
|Jand sun = 6.7
|Febd sun = 8.4
|Mard sun = 8.6
|Aprd sun = 8.4
|Mayd sun = 7.4
|Jund sun = 6.7
|Juld sun = 5.9
|Augd sun = 6.1
|Sepd sun = 6.1
|Octd sun = 7.0
|Novd sun = 8.2
|Decd sun = 6.8
|yeard sun = 7.2
|source 1 = [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Gambia/CSV/BANJUL_61711.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Banjul
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 4, 2024}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]] (humidity and sun)<ref name="DWD">{{cite web|title=Klimatafel von Banjul-Yundum (Flugh.) / Gambia|url=http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_617010_kt.pdf|publisher=Deutscher Wetterdienst|work=Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world|language=de|access-date=12 September 2022}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

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=== Climate change ===

A 2019 paper published in [[PLOS One]] estimated that under [[Representative Concentration Pathway#4.5|Representative Concentration Pathway 4.5]], a "moderate" scenario of [[climate change]] where global warming reaches ~{{convert|2.5-3|C-change|F-change}} by 2100, the climate of Banjul in the year 2050 would most closely resemble the current climate of [[Bamako]] in [[Mali]]. The annual temperature would increase by {{convert|2|C-change|F-change}}, and the temperature of the warmest month by {{convert|3.3|C-change|F-change}}, while the temperature of the coldest month would actually decrease by {{convert|1.2|C-change|F-change}}.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bastin |first1=Jean-Francois |last2=Clark |first2=Emily |last3=Elliott |first3=Thomas |last4=Hart |first4=Simon |last5=van den Hoogen |first5=Johan |last6=Hordijk |first6=Iris |last7=Ma |first7=Haozhi |last8=Majumder |first8=Sabiha |last9=Manoli |first9=Gabriele |last10=Maschler |first10=Julia |last11=Mo |first11=Lidong |last12=Routh |first12=Devin |last13=Yu |first13=Kailiang |last14=Zohner |first14=Constantin M. |last15=Thomas W. |first15=Crowther |title=Understanding climate change from a global analysis of city analogues |journal=PLOS ONE |date=10 July 2019 |volume=14 |issue=7 |at=S2 Table. Summary statistics of the global analysis of city analogues. |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0217592 |pmid=31291249 |pmc=6619606 |bibcode=2019PLoSO..1417592B |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://crowtherlab.pageflow.io/cities-of-the-future-visualizing-climate-change-to-inspire-action |title=Cities of the future: visualizing climate change to inspire action |at=Current vs. future cities |access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref> According to [[Climate Action Tracker]], the current warming trajectory appears consistent with {{convert|2.7|C-change|F-change}}, which closely matches RCP 4.5.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://climateactiontracker.org/global/cat-thermometer/ |title=The CAT Thermometer |access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref>