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Monthly climate in Loma, Northern Province, Sierra Leone

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Loma features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2006 mm (79.0 inches) and receives 173 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Loma enjoys an average of 3240 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 33 minutes to 12 hours 40 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Loma are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (85 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Loma experiences 323 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 Loma, 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
(107°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Average high 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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

Loma usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 29 rainy days and 432 mm (17.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Loma are January, February and December. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Loma, 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) 2 (0.1) 8 (0.3) 42 (1.7) 101 (4.0) 225 (8.9) 376 (14.8) 519 (20.4) 399 (15.7) 261 (10.3) 68 (2.7) 4 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 1 6 15 27 30 30 28 25 11 0

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

The sunniest months in Loma are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Loma: July, August and September receive an average of 7 hours 21 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Loma, 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 257 293 318 298 292 241 224 217 236 274 270 315
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 36m 11h 48m 12h 3m 12h 19m 12h 33m 12h 40m 12h 36m 12h 24m 12h 9m 11h 53m 11h 39m 11h 33m

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

Loma 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.February, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Loma UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Loma, 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) 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 12 10 9