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Monthly climate in Kambia, Northern Province, Sierra Leone

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kambia features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (66 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2930 mm (115.4 inches) and receives 196 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kambia enjoys an average of 3256 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 35 minutes to 12 hours 38 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Kambia are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 84 °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 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kambia experiences 328 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 Kambia, 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
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Average high 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(67°F)

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

Kambia usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 30 rainy days and 645 mm (25.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kambia are January, February and March. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kambia, 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) 1 (0.0) 5 (0.2) 10 (0.4) 40 (1.6) 138 (5.4) 361 (14.2) 752 (29.6) 660 (26.0) 524 (20.6) 300 (11.8) 126 (5.0) 14 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 2 6 17 28 31 30 29 28 19 5

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

The sunniest months in Kambia are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kambia: July, August and September receive an average of 7 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kambia, 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 255 290 323 312 306 242 226 199 221 275 283 316
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 38m 11h 49m 12h 3m 12h 19m 12h 31m 12h 38m 12h 34m 12h 23m 12h 9m 11h 54m 11h 41m 11h 35m

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

Kambia 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 Kambia UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kambia, 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