Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Baoma features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2800 mm (110.2 inches) and receives 236 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Baoma enjoys an average of 2994 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 39 minutes to 12 hours 33 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Baoma are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (82 - 84 °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 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Baoma experiences 324 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 38°C (101°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 36°C (97°F) |
Mean maximum | 37°C (99°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 35°C (95°F) |
Average high | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Daily mean | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Average low | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Mean minimum | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Minimum | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Baoma, Southern Province, Sierra Leone with other places around the world.
Baoma usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 28 rainy days and 503 mm (19.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Baoma are January, February and December. On average, 24 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9 (0.3) | 32 (1.3) | 61 (2.4) | 131 (5.1) | 231 (9.1) | 399 (15.7) | 457 (18.0) | 546 (21.5) | 505 (19.9) | 275 (10.8) | 123 (4.9) | 31 (1.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 9 |
The sunniest months in Baoma are February, March and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Baoma: July, August and September receive an average of 6 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 251 | 283 | 282 | 256 | 251 | 227 | 212 | 198 | 206 | 259 | 264 | 301 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 42m | 11h 51m | 12h 4m | 12h 17m | 12h 28m | 12h 33m | 12h 31m | 12h 21m | 12h 8m | 11h 55m | 11h 44m | 11h 39m |
Baoma experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, 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 Baoma UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |