Climate averages 1991–2020
Monrovia weather
in October.
A hot, very wet month: the 8th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Monrovia: daytime highs average 28.1°C and nights cool to about 23.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 358 mm of rain on roughly 30 days, which makes October a very wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 59 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Buchanan (95 km away). In October its highs average 27.6°C, about as warm as Monrovia, with 305 mm of rain.
Among the 3 cities listed in Liberia, Monrovia ranks 2nd of 3 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 3 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 3 cities is 28.1°C; Monrovia is level with that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 28.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 358 mm to 192 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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 | 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
October in nearby cities
- Buchanan in OctoberLiberia · 95 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 23.4°C · 305 mm rain
- Gbarnga in OctoberLiberia · 166 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 22.2°C · 179 mm rain
- Kenema in OctoberSierra Leone · 181 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 22.1°C · 227 mm rain
- Bo in OctoberSierra Leone · 212 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.1°C · 245 mm rain
- Koidu in OctoberSierra Leone · 261 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 21.4°C · 322 mm rain
- Gueckedou in OctoberGuinea · 262 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 21.1°C · 282 mm rain
- Nzérékoré in OctoberGuinea · 272 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 21.0°C · 191 mm rain
- Danané in OctoberIvory Coast · 311 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 21.6°C · 156 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.