Climate averages 1991–2020
Monrovia weather
in December.
A hot, wet month: the joint 5th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Monrovia: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 23.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 105 mm of rain on roughly 23 days, which makes December a wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 46 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Buchanan (95 km away). In December its highs average 28.6°C, about as warm as Monrovia, with 88 mm of rain.
Among the 3 cities listed in Liberia, Monrovia ranks 2nd of 3 for the warmest December highs and 3rd of 3 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 3 cities is 29.1°C; Monrovia is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 29.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 105 mm to 83 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Monrovia climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.3°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 83 | 17.5 | 11.812 h |
| February | 29.3°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 103 | 20.3 | 11.912 h |
| March | 29.4°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 161 | 25.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.4°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 208 | 26.3 | 12.312 h |
| May | 28.9°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 321 | 29.9 | 12.412 h |
| June | 27.6°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 492 | 29.0 | 12.512 h |
| July | 26.5°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 419 | 26.8 | 12.412 h |
| August | 26.3°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 492 | 27.2 | 12.312 h |
| September | 27.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 530 | 29.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.1°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 358 | 30.4 | 12.012 h |
| November | 28.7°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 192 | 27.6 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 28.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 105 | 23.0 | 11.812 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Buchanan in DecemberLiberia · 95 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 23.9°C · 88 mm rain
- Gbarnga in DecemberLiberia · 166 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 22.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Kenema in DecemberSierra Leone · 181 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.2°C · 21 mm rain
- Bo in DecemberSierra Leone · 212 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 22.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Koidu in DecemberSierra Leone · 261 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 20.6°C · 16 mm rain
- Gueckedou in DecemberGuinea · 262 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 20.2°C · 18 mm rain
- Nzérékoré in DecemberGuinea · 272 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 20.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Danané in DecemberIvory Coast · 311 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 20.8°C · 20 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Monrovia) is explained once on the Monrovia year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.