Hot in May
30°C average high
avg high · 14° at night
25°C+ on 8 in 10 days
The Gambia
The Gambia weather in May
Is it warm? Yes. May in The Gambia is warm: afternoons average 28°C and nights 22°C. Most days (80%) peak between 26°C and 30°C.
Warm · average high
28°C
25°C or more on nine in ten days or more; 20°C or more on almost every day.
- Average low22°overnight
- Sea27°average, 2023–2025
- Rainy days01 mm in the month
- SkySome cloud35% cloud · 52% clear days
How warm it really gets
Every May afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 26° and 30°.
May, year by year
The average May high in each year. The warmest, 2023, averaged 30°C; the coolest, 2018, 27°C.
Compared with home
Average May highs. Rain is rare: less than one wet day in a typical month.
- The Gambia28°
- London17°
- Manchester16°
- Cork15°
- Dublin15°
- Glasgow15°
- Belfast14°
Warmer in May, not much further
Flying times are estimates from Dublin; The Gambia is about 6h.
Very hot in May
35°C average high
avg high · 24° at night
25°C+ on almost every day · often 35°C+
Very hot in May
35°C average high
avg high · 21° at night
25°C+ on almost every day · often 35°C+
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