Shoulder season. May is a solid shoulder-season choice for Gambia. In May, Gambia averages 31°C, with about 11 hours of sunshine a day and roughly 0.2 rainy days a week. Here's what those numbers mean for a trip.
That's about 2.6°C warmer than Gambia's yearly average — May sits among its hotter months.
Pack layers — warm days, cooler evenings — plus light rain cover.
May is a solid shoulder-season choice for Gambia. It averages 31°C with 11 hours of sun a day and about 0.2 rainy days a week.
Gambia averages 31°C in May, based on roughly twenty years of climate records.
Expect about 0.2 rainy days a week in May, with 11 hours of sunshine a day on average.