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Monthly climate in Kamakwie, Northern Province, Sierra Leone

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kamakwie features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2109 mm (83.0 inches) and receives 176 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kamakwie enjoys an average of 3187 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 34 minutes to 12 hours 39 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kamakwie, Northern Province, Sierra Leone §

The warmest months in Kamakwie are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (85 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kamakwie experiences 326 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kamakwie, Northern Province, Sierra Leone.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Average high 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Minimum 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kamakwie, Northern Province, Sierra Leone §

Kamakwie usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 29 rainy days and 453 mm (17.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kamakwie are January, February and December. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kamakwie, Northern Province, Sierra Leone.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 9 (0.4) 42 (1.7) 109 (4.3) 229 (9.0) 451 (17.8) 526 (20.7) 381 (15.0) 266 (10.5) 87 (3.4) 5 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 2 6 15 26 30 30 28 26 12 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Kamakwie, Northern Province, Sierra Leone §

The sunniest months in Kamakwie are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kamakwie: July, August and September receive an average of 7 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kamakwie, Northern Province, Sierra Leone.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 254 290 321 300 293 237 217 203 225 265 266 310
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 37m 11h 48m 12h 3m 12h 19m 12h 32m 12h 39m 12h 35m 12h 24m 12h 9m 11h 53m 11h 40m 11h 34m

Solar UV radiation in Kamakwie, Northern Province, Sierra Leone §

Kamakwie experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kamakwie UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kamakwie, Northern Province, Sierra Leone.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 12 10 9