Port Loko, North Western, Sierra Leone Climate

Weather: 25.82°C/78.48°F, Wind SW at 1.78 km/h, 67% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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Port Loko Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of None meters (0 feet) above sea level, Port Loko has a Tropical monsoon climate (Classification: Am). The district’s yearly temperature is 28.01ºC (82.42ºF) and it is 0.4% higher than Sierra Leone’s averages. Port Loko typically receives about 259.96 millimeters (10.23 inches) of precipitation and has 201.45 rainy days (55.19% of the time) annually.

CountrySierra Leone
CityNorth Western
Longitude-12.7853522
Latitude8.7686886
Attitude/ElevationNonem (0ft)
Local timeThursday 09:48
Annual high temperature30.43ºC (86.77ºF)
Annual low temperature24.97ºC (76.95ºF)
Average annual precip.259.96mm (10.23in)
Warmest monthJanuary (32.25ºC / 90.05ºF)
Coldest MonthAugust (24.15ºC / 75.47ºF)
Wettest MonthAugust (818.45mm / 32.22in)
Driest MonthFebruary (3.57mm / 0.14in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)201.45 days (55.19%)
Days with no rain163.55 days (44.81%)
Humidity77.18%

Climate Port Loko: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)37.92(100.26)37.92(100.26)37.92(100.26)35.92(96.66)35.92(96.66)33.93(93.07)31.93(89.47)29.93(85.87)32.93(91.27)33.93(93.07)34.92(94.86)36.92(98.46)37.92(100.26)
Average high °C (°F)32.25(90.05)31.94(89.49)31.54(88.77)31.31(88.36)31.08(87.94)29.68(85.42)28.08(82.54)27.61(81.7)28.53(83.35)30.13(86.23)31.03(87.85)32.07(89.73)30.43(86.77)
Daily mean °C (°F)28.66(83.59)28.68(83.62)28.72(83.7)28.9(84.02)28.97(84.15)27.87(82.17)26.51(79.72)26.11(79.0)26.69(80.04)27.78(82.0)28.51(83.32)28.76(83.77)28.01(82.42)
Average low °C (°F)24.52(76.14)24.46(76.03)24.89(76.8)25.6(78.08)26.1(78.98)25.54(77.97)24.45(76.01)24.15(75.47)24.44(75.99)25.06(77.11)25.5(77.9)24.95(76.91)24.97(76.95)
Record low °C (°F)20.95(69.71)21.95(71.51)21.95(71.51)22.95(73.31)17.96(64.33)19.96(67.93)15.96(60.73)16.96(62.53)17.96(64.33)14.97(58.95)23.95(75.11)20.95(69.71)14.97(58.95)
Average precipitation mm (inches)5.76(0.23)3.57(0.14)12.06(0.47)37.84(1.49)146.28(5.76)374.39(14.74)728.85(28.69)818.45(32.22)528.77(20.82)312.94(12.32)129.03(5.08)21.67(0.85)259.97(10.24)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)1.640.733.177.3418.8727.3930.4829.328.2128.3921.224.7216.78
Average relative humidity (%)68.3169.8972.5373.4577.2280.9683.4385.0584.7782.579.1968.8377.18
Mean monthly sunshine hours11.2811.4911.3411.2510.839.979.278.619.9410.6411.1611.1510.58

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Port Loko in recent years.

Port Loko

Port Loko Temperature by Month

May
28.97°C | 84.15°F
April
28.9°C | 84.02°F
December
28.76°C | 83.77°F
March
28.72°C | 83.7°F
February
28.68°C | 83.62°F
January
28.66°C | 83.59°F
November
28.51°C | 83.32°F
June
27.87°C | 82.17°F
October
27.78°C | 82.0°F
September
26.69°C | 80.04°F
July
26.51°C | 79.72°F
August
26.11°C | 79.0°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature30.93°C (87.67°F)29.68°C (85.42°F)25.94°C (78.69°F)
Avg Temperature27.94°C (82.29°F)27.36°C (81.25°F)24.95°C (76.91°F)
Min Temperature25.94°C (78.69°F)24.82°C (76.68°F)23.95°C (75.11°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point23.95°C (75.11°F)23.69°C (74.64°F)22.95°C (73.31°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation79.33mm | 3.12in11.27mm | 0.44in0.1mm | 0.0in349.35mm | 13.75in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind10.98kmh | 6.82mph6.34kmh | 3.94mph2.99kmh | 1.86mph
Gust Wind15.96kmh | 9.92mph9.72kmh | 6.04mph4.99kmh | 3.1mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure79.33mb11.27mb0.1mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
October° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2012-10-0127.94 | 82.2923.95 | 75.118310.98 | 6.8229.82 | 1009.772.2 | 0.09
2012-10-0226.94 | 80.4923.95 | 75.11856.98 | 4.3429.82 | 1009.7733.93 | 1.34
2012-10-0326.94 | 80.4923.95 | 75.11859.98 | 6.229.85 | 1010.778.28 | 0.33
2012-10-0426.94 | 80.4922.95 | 73.31846.98 | 4.3429.85 | 1010.7717.76 | 0.7
2012-10-0525.94 | 78.6923.95 | 75.11877.98 | 4.9629.79 | 1008.7819.56 | 0.77
2012-10-0627.94 | 82.2923.95 | 75.11813.99 | 2.4829.79 | 1008.781.4 | 0.06
2012-10-0726.94 | 80.4923.95 | 75.11866.98 | 4.3429.82 | 1009.771.9 | 0.07
2012-10-0826.94 | 80.4923.95 | 75.11845.99 | 3.7229.82 | 1009.774.79 | 0.19
2012-10-0926.94 | 80.4922.95 | 73.31833.99 | 2.4829.79 | 1008.7827.04 | 1.06
2012-10-1026.94 | 80.4922.95 | 73.31826.98 | 4.3429.82 | 1009.772.59 | 0.1
2012-10-1127.94 | 82.2922.95 | 73.31805.99 | 3.7229.82 | 1009.771.6 | 0.06
2012-10-1226.94 | 80.4922.95 | 73.31824.99 | 3.129.82 | 1009.770.6 | 0.02
2012-10-1327.94 | 82.2922.95 | 73.31824.99 | 3.129.82 | 1009.771.7 | 0.07
2012-10-1427.94 | 82.2923.95 | 75.11846.98 | 4.3429.79 | 1008.785.79 | 0.23
2012-10-1527.94 | 82.2923.95 | 75.11836.98 | 4.3429.76 | 1007.785.59 | 0.22
2012-10-1627.94 | 82.2923.95 | 75.11824.99 | 3.129.79 | 1008.787.38 | 0.29
2012-10-1727.94 | 82.2923.95 | 75.11814.99 | 3.129.79 | 1008.783.49 | 0.14
2012-10-1826.94 | 80.4922.95 | 73.31816.98 | 4.3429.79 | 1008.787.78 | 0.31
2012-10-1926.94 | 80.4923.95 | 75.11835.99 | 3.7229.76 | 1007.7812.87 | 0.51
2012-10-2027.94 | 82.2923.95 | 75.11834.99 | 3.129.76 | 1007.7817.46 | 0.69
2012-10-2127.94 | 82.2923.95 | 75.11834.99 | 3.129.73 | 1006.7812.37 | 0.49
2012-10-2227.94 | 82.2923.95 | 75.11812.99 | 1.8629.76 | 1007.782.49 | 0.1
2012-10-2326.94 | 80.4923.95 | 75.11868.98 | 5.5829.79 | 1008.7813.87 | 0.55
2012-10-2427.94 | 82.2923.95 | 75.11846.98 | 4.3429.79 | 1008.784.29 | 0.17
2012-10-2527.94 | 82.2923.95 | 75.11825.99 | 3.7229.79 | 1008.784.29 | 0.17
2012-10-2627.94 | 82.2923.95 | 75.11834.99 | 3.129.79 | 1008.781.3 | 0.05
2012-10-2727.94 | 82.2922.95 | 73.31804.99 | 3.129.76 | 1007.7820.16 | 0.79
2012-10-2824.95 | 76.9123.95 | 75.11895.99 | 3.7229.82 | 1009.7779.33 | 3.12
2012-10-2926.94 | 80.4923.95 | 75.11858.98 | 5.5829.82 | 1009.777.98 | 0.31
2012-10-3026.94 | 80.4923.95 | 75.11846.98 | 4.3429.82 | 1009.7719.46 | 0.77
2012-10-3127.94 | 82.2923.95 | 75.11825.99 | 3.7229.79 | 1008.780.1 | 0.0

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