Lightning strikes in Gambia
The detection network has located 51 lightning strikes in Gambia since the archive began, including 33 in the last 7 days. That is 0.00% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Gambia #109 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Gambia is counted under Africa in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 10 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 1 |
| 2026-08-13 | 12 |
| 2026-08-12 | 2 |
| 2026-08-11 | 7 |
| 2026-08-08 | 11 |
| 2026-08-05 | 6 |
| 2026-08-04 | 5 |
| 2026-08-03 | 2 |
| 2026-07-31 | 3 |
| 2026-07-30 | 2 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Gambia's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unassigned | 18 | 10 | 35.3% |
| 2 | Central River | 8 | 5 | 15.7% |
| 3 | Upper River | 7 | 4 | 13.7% |
| 4 | West Coast | 7 | 5 | 13.7% |
| 5 | Lower River | 5 | 3 | 9.8% |
| 6 | North Bank | 5 | 5 | 9.8% |
| 7 | Sédhiou | 1 | 1 | 2.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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