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Monthly climate in Makeni, Sierra Leone

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Makeni features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2544 mm (100.1 inches) and receives 202 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Makeni enjoys an average of 3157 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 35 minutes to 12 hours 37 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Makeni, Sierra Leone §

The warmest months in Makeni 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 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Makeni experiences 325 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 Makeni, 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 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(96°F)
Average high 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°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)		 33°C
(92°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Minimum 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Makeni, Sierra Leone §

Makeni usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 29 rainy days and 509 mm (20.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Makeni are January, February and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Makeni, 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) 10 (0.4) 23 (0.9) 65 (2.6) 147 (5.8) 315 (12.4) 503 (19.8) 573 (22.6) 450 (17.7) 314 (12.4) 132 (5.2) 10 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 5 13 21 27 30 29 28 28 17 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Makeni, Sierra Leone §

The sunniest months in Makeni are February, March and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 0 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Makeni: July, August and September receive an average of 7 hours 10 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Makeni, 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 253 290 311 289 280 237 220 214 226 263 260 309
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 39m 11h 49m 12h 3m 12h 18m 12h 31m 12h 37m 12h 34m 12h 23m 12h 8m 11h 54m 11h 42m 11h 35m

Solar UV radiation in Makeni, Sierra Leone §

Makeni 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, November 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 Makeni UV Index data.

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