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The Gambia

The Gambia weather in March

Is it warm? Yes. March in The Gambia is hot: afternoons average 30°C and nights 21°C. Most days (80%) peak between 25°C and 35°C.

Hot · average high

30°C

25°C or more on about nine in ten days; 20°C or more on almost every day.

  • Average low21°overnight
  • Sea23°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days00 mm in the month
  • SkySome cloud29% cloud · 62% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every March afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 25° and 35°.

Number of March days by daily high, 2011–2025.

March, year by year

The average March high in each year. The warmest, 2020, averaged 32°C; the coolest, 2025, 26°C.

Average March high by year: 2011: 28.2°C, 2012: 29.9°C, 2013: 29.3°C, 2014: 28.5°C, 2015: 29.1°C, 2016: 29.4°C, 2017: 30.4°C, 2018: 31.3°C, 2019: 29.6°C, 2020: 31.9°C, 2021: 29.8°C, 2022: 29.3°C, 2023: 31.4°C, 2024: 30.1°C, 2025: 26.3°C.

Compared with home

Average March highs. Rain is rare: less than one wet day in a typical month.

  • The Gambia30°
  • London11°
  • Cork10°
  • Dublin10°
  • Manchester10°
  • Belfast9°
  • Glasgow9°

Other months

The Gambia all year · Where else is hot in March

Other warm places in March

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; The Gambia is about 6h.

  • Warm in Mar

    24°C average high

    avg high · 17° at night

    25°C+ on 4 in 10 days

    Hurghada

    Egypt

    Sea
    22°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Mostly clear
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Warm in Mar

    27°C average high

    avg high · 16° at night

    25°C+ on 7 in 10 days

    Sharm el-Sheikh

    Egypt

    Sea
    23°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Mostly clear
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Warm in Mar

    25°C average high

    avg high · 19° at night

    25°C+ on 4 in 10 days

    Boa Vista

    Cape Verde

    Sea
    23°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology