Brikama

City in Gambia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

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Overview

Brikama is a city in Gambia, in Western. About 97,233 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Gambia in our atlas.

It lies at 13.27° N, 16.65° W, about 24 m (79 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Banjul time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Brikama. Green dots: other major cities of Gambia. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Brikama has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Nov, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 18°C (65°F). Around 829 mm (33 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.

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Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

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Sources

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Photo credits
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