Capital of Gambia
Banjul
Photo: IsaacTuray · CC0 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Africa/Banjul
- Country
- Gambia
- Population
- 37,274
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Airports
- BJL
- 15 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 7,580 km
- 9 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Banjul, month by month
- Jan27°
- Feb27°
- Mar27°
- Apr26°
- May27°
- Jun28°
- Jul28°
- Aug28°
- Sept29°
- Oct30°
- Nov30°
- Dec28°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: October to June.
Mean highs run from 26°C in April to 30°C in November, with about 829 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for BanjulModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Banjul
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBBanjul
7,580 km
9 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
From AUHBanjul
7,520 km
9 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Banjul
- Country
- Gambia
- Currency
- Gambian Dalasi GMDToday's indicative rate: GMD 10 ≈ USD 0.134Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type G230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112police116ambulance118fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +220 · On the right
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