Nema Kunku in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Nema Kunku sees average daytime highs around 37°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 2 mm of rain over about 0 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 37°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Nema Kunku's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Nema Kunku's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
37°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
2 mm
0 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
2.2
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Nema Kunku in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 37°C.

A typical spring day in Nema Kunku reaches about 37°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Nema Kunku

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
8 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Nema Kunku weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°10.211.34.7
Feb35° / 20°10.111.63.5
Mar37° / 21°0011.92.3
Apr37° / 22°0012.32.0
May36° / 23°20.412.62.4
Jun35° / 25°304.812.82.9
Jul32° / 25°1842012.73.0
Aug31° / 25°29725.912.42.8
Sep31° / 24°2172212.12.9
Oct33° / 24°6811.711.73.3
Nov34° / 22°4111.43.6
Dec33° / 19°20.211.24.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Nema Kunku gets around 2 mm of rain over 0 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 11 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 7.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Nema Kunku

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In spring, Nema Kunku overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Nema Kunku's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Nema Kunku sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in June.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Nema Kunku?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nema Kunku.

What to pack for Nema Kunku in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Nema Kunku sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Nema Kunku in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nema Kunku peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Nema Kunku in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Nema Kunku is worst in February — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1697 µg/m³Aug 1924 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb99Unhealthy
Mar83Unhealthy
Apr65Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun58Unhealthy
Jul34Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct47Poor
Nov55Poor
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nema Kunku?

Nema Kunku sits at 13.3°N, 15.9°W, 18 m above sea level, in Gambia. The nearest listed city is Soma, 43 km away.

SomaFarafenniNioro du RipLaminBanjul

Topography around Nema Kunku

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nema Kunku.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nema Kunku has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m.

The land around Nema Kunku is covered by shrubs (47%) within 3 km, shrubs (53%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (28%), shrubs (27%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
60 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
Spring weather nearby: Soma 43 km · Farafenni 47 km · Nioro du Rip 56 km · Lamin 61 km · Bignona 61 km · Sédhiou 70 km · Goudomp 75 km · Banjul 78 km

Gambia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 25% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$919
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
48%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
29.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%Christian 4%other or none 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Nema Kunku (13.25°, -15.8833°, elevation 18 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.