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Monthly climate in Tintafor, Northern Province, Sierra Leone

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tintafor features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 24 °C (76 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3182 mm (125.3 inches) and receives 205 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tintafor enjoys an average of 3291 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 37 minutes to 12 hours 36 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Tintafor are May, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tintafor experiences 329 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 Tintafor, 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 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Mean minimum 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Minimum 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)

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

Tintafor usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 29 rainy days and 740 mm (29.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tintafor are January, February and March. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Tintafor, 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) 4 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 11 (0.4) 31 (1.2) 132 (5.2) 406 (16.0) 889 (35.0) 752 (29.6) 579 (22.8) 239 (9.4) 110 (4.3) 26 (1.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 1 3 7 18 29 31 30 28 28 21 8

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

The sunniest months in Tintafor are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tintafor: July, August and September receive an average of 7 hours 18 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Tintafor, 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 257 291 320 311 307 241 234 211 226 279 290 318
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 40m 11h 50m 12h 4m 12h 18m 12h 30m 12h 36m 12h 33m 12h 22m 12h 8m 11h 54m 11h 42m 11h 37m

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

Tintafor 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 Tintafor UV Index data.

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