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Monthly climate in Moyamba, Southern Province, Sierra Leone

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Moyamba features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (66 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3389 mm (133.4 inches) and receives 251 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Moyamba enjoys an average of 2974 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 38 minutes to 12 hours 34 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Moyamba, Southern Province, Sierra Leone §

The warmest months in Moyamba are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °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, Moyamba 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 Moyamba, Southern 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 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(102°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)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°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
(79°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°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
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Moyamba, Southern Province, Sierra Leone §

Moyamba usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 29 rainy days and 622 mm (24.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Moyamba are January, February and December. On average, 28 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Moyamba, Southern 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) 12 (0.5) 29 (1.1) 60 (2.3) 140 (5.5) 271 (10.7) 508 (20.0) 596 (23.5) 719 (28.3) 552 (21.7) 302 (11.9) 158 (6.2) 43 (1.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 4 13 20 27 29 30 29 29 29 25 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Moyamba, Southern Province, Sierra Leone §

The sunniest months in Moyamba are February, March and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Moyamba: July, August and September receive an average of 6 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Moyamba, Southern 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 246 281 294 267 255 218 205 193 197 251 262 300
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 41m 11h 51m 12h 4m 12h 17m 12h 29m 12h 34m 12h 31m 12h 21m 12h 8m 11h 55m 11h 44m 11h 38m

Solar UV radiation in Moyamba, Southern Province, Sierra Leone §

Moyamba experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, 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 Moyamba UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Moyamba, Southern 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 11 11 12 13 12 13 13 13 12 10 10