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Climate guideThirty-year normals for Monrovia

Monrovia climate by month

Tropical monsoon · AmBest Jan–Feb · Dec
Annual mean26°day and night
Seasonal swing2°warmest vs coolest
Precipitation3,210 mm195 wet days a year
6.30° N, 10.80° WElevation 32 mUTC+0 · Greenwich Mean Time
When to goMonrovia · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec49October
Best timeJan–Feb · Dec
October: high / low27° / 24°
iSummary

What the weather is like

Monrovia has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am): .

The warmest month is April, when afternoons average 29° and nights 25°. August is the coolest month, with highs of 26° and lows of 24°. The difference between the warmest and the coolest month is about 2°, a small seasonal swing typical of places tempered by the sea.

About 3,210 mm of precipitation falls in an average year. September is the wettest month (457 mm, 27 wet days) and January the driest (32 mm, 2 wet days). Cloud cover ranges from 21% in January to 61% in August.

The sea reaches about 29° in May. Sea temperatures lag the air by a month or two, so late summer is usually warmer for swimming than early summer.

Year in figures

Hottest afternoons
29° · April
Coldest nights
24° · August
Wettest month
September
Driest month
January
Clearest skies
January · 21% cloud
Warmest sea
29° · May
Longest day
12 h 29 min
Shortest day
11 h 46 min
iiCharts

Twelve months at a glance

Temperature and precipitation

Daily high/low range bars, monthly precipitation columns, sea temperature line

Temperature curve

Average high, low and sea
24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Daylight

Hours between sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each month
12121213JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
iiiData table

Climate normals month by month

Climate normals for Monrovia by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high29°29°29°29°28°27°26°26°27°27°28°28°
Average low24°25°25°25°25°24°24°24°24°24°24°24°
Precipitation32 mm64 mm94 mm188 mm318 mm523 mm456 mm527 mm457 mm356 mm141 mm54 mm
Wet days (≥1 mm)1.84.81315.821.222.826.526.326.722.310.33.7
Cloud cover21%25%37%50%57%54%57%61%54%48%38%27%
Sea temperature28°27°27°28°29°28°27°27°27°28°28°29°
Daylight11h 4811h 5512h 0512h 1512h 2412h 2912h 2712h 2012h 0911h 5911h 5011h 46
Month score817451434147504950496078