Matanta, North Western, Sierra Leone Climate

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Matanta Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 88.65 meters (290.85 feet) above sea level, Matanta has a Tropical monsoon climate (Classification: Am). The district’s yearly temperature is 27.4ºC (81.32ºF) and it is -0.21% lower than Sierra Leone’s averages. Matanta typically receives about 254.36 millimeters (10.01 inches) of precipitation and has 197.11 rainy days (54.0% of the time) annually.

Country Sierra Leone
City North Western
Longitude -12.116667
Latitude 9.583333
Attitude/Elevation 88.65m (290.85ft)
Local time Monday 17:05
Annual high temperature 29.78ºC (85.6ºF)
Annual low temperature 24.44ºC (75.99ºF)
Average annual precip. 254.36mm (10.01in)
Warmest month January (31.55ºC / 88.79ºF)
Coldest Month August (23.63ºC / 74.53ºF)
Wettest Month August (800.81mm / 31.53in)
Driest Month February (3.5mm / 0.14in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm) 197.11 days (54.0%)
Days with no rain 167.89 days (46.0%)
Humidity 75.51%

Climate Matanta: Weather By Month

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.1(98.78) 37.1(98.78) 37.1(98.78) 35.15(95.27) 35.15(95.27) 33.19(91.74) 31.24(88.23) 29.29(84.72) 32.22(90.0) 33.19(91.74) 34.17(93.51) 36.12(97.02) 37.1(98.78)
Average high °C (°F) 31.55(88.79) 31.25(88.25) 30.86(87.55) 30.64(87.15) 30.41(86.74) 29.04(84.27) 27.47(81.45) 27.01(80.62) 27.91(82.24) 29.48(85.06) 30.36(86.65) 31.38(88.48) 29.78(85.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 28.04(82.47) 28.06(82.51) 28.1(82.58) 28.27(82.89) 28.34(83.01) 27.27(81.09) 25.94(78.69) 25.55(77.99) 26.12(79.02) 27.18(80.92) 27.89(82.2) 28.14(82.65) 27.4(81.32)
Average low °C (°F) 23.99(75.18) 23.93(75.07) 24.35(75.83) 25.05(77.09) 25.54(77.97) 24.99(76.98) 23.92(75.06) 23.63(74.53) 23.91(75.04) 24.52(76.14) 24.95(76.91) 24.42(75.96) 24.44(75.99)
Record low °C (°F) 20.5(68.9) 21.48(70.66) 21.48(70.66) 22.45(72.41) 17.57(63.63) 19.53(67.15) 15.62(60.12) 16.6(61.88) 17.57(63.63) 14.64(58.35) 23.43(74.17) 20.5(68.9) 14.64(58.35)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.63(0.22) 3.5(0.14) 11.8(0.46) 37.02(1.46) 143.13(5.64) 366.33(14.42) 713.15(28.08) 800.81(31.53) 517.38(20.37) 306.2(12.06) 126.25(4.97) 21.21(0.84) 254.37(10.01)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 1.6 0.71 3.1 7.19 18.46 26.8 29.83 28.66 27.6 27.78 20.77 4.62 16.42
Average relative humidity (%) 66.84 68.38 70.97 71.87 75.56 79.22 81.63 83.22 82.95 80.72 77.48 67.35 75.52
Mean monthly sunshine hours 11.03 11.25 11.09 11.0 10.59 9.75 9.07 8.43 9.72 10.41 10.92 10.91 10.35

Climate Graph

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

Matanta Temperature by Month

May
28.34°C | 83.01°F
April
28.27°C | 82.89°F
December
28.14°C | 82.65°F
March
28.1°C | 82.58°F
February
28.06°C | 82.51°F
January
28.04°C | 82.47°F
November
27.89°C | 82.2°F
June
27.27°C | 81.09°F
October
27.18°C | 80.92°F
September
26.12°C | 79.02°F
July
25.94°C | 78.69°F
August
25.55°C | 77.99°F

Historical Data

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Temperature Max Average Min
Max Temperature 33.19°C (91.74°F) 30.83°C (87.49°F) 27.34°C (81.21°F)
Avg Temperature 29.29°C (84.72°F) 28.09°C (82.56°F) 26.36°C (79.45°F)
Min Temperature 26.36°C (79.45°F) 25.07°C (77.13°F) 23.43°C (74.17°F)
Dew Point Max Average Min
Dew Point 24.41°C (75.94°F) 23.46°C (74.23°F) 22.45°C (72.41°F)
Precipitation Max Average Min Sum
Precipitation 33.98mm | 1.34in 9.73mm | 0.38in 0.0mm | 0in 301.51mm | 11.87in
Snowdepth 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in
Wind Max Average Min
Wind 9.76kmh | 6.06mph 7.02kmh | 4.36mph 4.88kmh | 3.03mph
Gust Wind 13.67kmh | 8.49mph 10.39kmh | 6.46mph 6.83kmh | 4.24mph
Sea Level Pressure Max Average Min
Sea Level Pressure 33.98mb 9.73mb 0.0mb

Daily Observations

Time Temperature Dew Point Humidity Wind Speed Pressure Precipitation
October ° C | ° F ° C | ° F % Kph | Mph Hg | Mb Total (mm/in)
2018-10-01 28.31 | 82.96 23.43 | 74.17 80 8.79 | 5.46 29.15 | 987.04 9.76 | 0.38
2018-10-02 26.36 | 79.45 23.43 | 74.17 87 6.83 | 4.24 29.18 | 988.02 24.9 | 0.98
2018-10-03 27.34 | 81.21 23.43 | 74.17 84 7.81 | 4.85 29.18 | 988.02 4.39 | 0.17
2018-10-04 27.34 | 81.21 23.43 | 74.17 84 8.79 | 5.46 29.18 | 988.02 10.84 | 0.43
2018-10-05 28.31 | 82.96 23.43 | 74.17 84 7.81 | 4.85 29.15 | 987.04 13.57 | 0.53
2018-10-06 28.31 | 82.96 23.43 | 74.17 81 6.83 | 4.24 29.18 | 988.02 3.81 | 0.15
2018-10-07 27.34 | 81.21 22.45 | 72.41 82 8.79 | 5.46 29.2 | 988.99 10.74 | 0.42
2018-10-08 27.34 | 81.21 23.43 | 74.17 82 6.83 | 4.24 29.18 | 988.02 20.11 | 0.79
2018-10-09 27.34 | 81.21 23.43 | 74.17 84 9.76 | 6.06 29.18 | 988.02 0.0 | 0
2018-10-10 27.34 | 81.21 23.43 | 74.17 83 8.79 | 5.46 29.15 | 987.04 2.05 | 0.08
2018-10-11 28.31 | 82.96 23.43 | 74.17 81 6.83 | 4.24 29.18 | 988.02 7.91 | 0.31
2018-10-12 27.34 | 81.21 23.43 | 74.17 83 7.81 | 4.85 29.2 | 988.99 1.27 | 0.05
2018-10-13 27.34 | 81.21 23.43 | 74.17 81 7.81 | 4.85 29.2 | 988.99 0.39 | 0.02
2018-10-14 28.31 | 82.96 23.43 | 74.17 82 7.81 | 4.85 29.15 | 987.04 20.21 | 0.8
2018-10-15 28.31 | 82.96 22.45 | 72.41 79 6.83 | 4.24 29.18 | 988.02 5.08 | 0.2
2018-10-16 28.31 | 82.96 23.43 | 74.17 80 5.86 | 3.64 29.2 | 988.99 6.74 | 0.27
2018-10-17 28.31 | 82.96 23.43 | 74.17 80 4.88 | 3.03 29.18 | 988.02 15.04 | 0.59
2018-10-18 28.31 | 82.96 23.43 | 74.17 81 4.88 | 3.03 29.15 | 987.04 15.82 | 0.62
2018-10-19 28.31 | 82.96 23.43 | 74.17 80 7.81 | 4.85 29.12 | 986.06 6.35 | 0.25
2018-10-20 28.31 | 82.96 23.43 | 74.17 80 5.86 | 3.64 29.12 | 986.06 3.91 | 0.15
2018-10-21 29.29 | 84.72 24.41 | 75.94 80 5.86 | 3.64 29.12 | 986.06 7.91 | 0.31
2018-10-22 28.31 | 82.96 23.43 | 74.17 79 6.83 | 4.24 29.15 | 987.04 5.76 | 0.23
2018-10-23 29.29 | 84.72 23.43 | 74.17 76 5.86 | 3.64 29.18 | 988.02 4.59 | 0.18
2018-10-24 28.31 | 82.96 23.43 | 74.17 80 9.76 | 6.06 29.18 | 988.02 0.49 | 0.02
2018-10-25 29.29 | 84.72 24.41 | 75.94 82 6.83 | 4.24 29.12 | 986.06 1.95 | 0.08
2018-10-26 28.31 | 82.96 24.41 | 75.94 81 5.86 | 3.64 29.15 | 987.04 1.95 | 0.08
2018-10-27 28.31 | 82.96 23.43 | 74.17 79 5.86 | 3.64 29.18 | 988.02 8.88 | 0.35
2018-10-28 29.29 | 84.72 23.43 | 74.17 78 5.86 | 3.64 29.18 | 988.02 8.01 | 0.32
2018-10-29 28.31 | 82.96 23.43 | 74.17 81 5.86 | 3.64 29.18 | 988.02 33.98 | 1.34
2018-10-30 28.31 | 82.96 23.43 | 74.17 80 6.83 | 4.24 29.18 | 988.02 20.11 | 0.79
2018-10-31 27.34 | 81.21 23.43 | 74.17 81 4.88 | 3.03 29.18 | 988.02 24.99 | 0.98

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