Basama, Southern, Sierra Leone Climate

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

Sierra Leone
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Basama Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 35.81 meters (117.49 feet) above sea level, Basama has a Tropical monsoon climate (Classification: Am). The district’s yearly temperature is 29.19ºC (84.54ºF) and it is 1.58% higher than Sierra Leone’s averages. Basama typically receives about 275.55 millimeters (10.85 inches) of precipitation and has 263.43 rainy days (72.17% of the time) annually.

Country Sierra Leone
City Southern
Longitude -11.8891721
Latitude 7.7906625
Attitude/Elevation 35.81m (117.49ft)
Local time Thursday 10:44
Annual high temperature 33.87ºC (92.97ºF)
Annual low temperature 23.29ºC (73.92ºF)
Average annual precip. 275.55mm (10.85in)
Warmest month February (38.89ºC / 102.0ºF)
Coldest Month January (21.47ºC / 70.65ºF)
Wettest Month August (680.25mm / 26.78in)
Driest Month January (9.67mm / 0.38in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm) 263.43 days (72.17%)
Days with no rain 101.57 days (27.83%)
Humidity 83.74%

Climate Basama: Weather By Month

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 42.63(108.73) 45.75(114.35) 46.79(116.22) 44.71(112.48) 43.67(110.61) 38.47(101.25) 35.35(95.63) 34.31(93.76) 35.35(95.63) 36.39(97.5) 37.43(99.37) 39.51(103.12) 46.79(116.22)
Average high °C (°F) 36.92(98.46) 38.89(102.0) 38.45(101.21) 37.35(99.23) 34.57(94.23) 31.92(89.46) 29.4(84.92) 28.8(83.84) 30.13(86.23) 32.2(89.96) 33.3(91.94) 34.46(94.03) 33.87(92.97)
Daily mean °C (°F) 30.45(86.81) 31.97(89.55) 32.26(90.07) 31.94(89.49) 30.06(86.11) 28.11(82.6) 26.47(79.65) 26.15(79.07) 26.81(80.26) 28.0(82.4) 28.84(83.91) 29.12(84.42) 29.19(84.54)
Average low °C (°F) 21.47(70.65) 22.76(72.97) 24.32(75.78) 25.17(77.31) 24.74(76.53) 23.61(74.5) 22.93(73.27) 22.92(73.26) 22.99(73.38) 23.19(73.74) 23.32(73.98) 22.01(71.62) 23.29(73.92)
Record low °C (°F) 17.68(63.82) 18.72(65.7) 18.72(65.7) 21.84(71.31) 20.8(69.44) 20.8(69.44) 18.72(65.7) 18.72(65.7) 14.56(58.21) 20.8(69.44) 21.84(71.31) 17.68(63.82) 14.56(58.21)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9.67(0.38) 25.63(1.01) 89.09(3.51) 148.98(5.87) 306.07(12.05) 387.1(15.24) 503.67(19.83) 680.25(26.78) 588.63(23.17) 371.99(14.65) 170.8(6.72) 24.62(0.97) 275.54(10.85)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 3.49 5.01 15.69 22.12 30.43 30.34 31.66 31.38 30.91 31.38 25.42 5.57 21.95
Average relative humidity (%) 69.71 68.33 71.07 74.84 85.94 91.62 94.6 95.34 95.94 93.09 89.25 75.1 83.74
Mean monthly sunshine hours 11.69 11.75 11.5 10.98 10.4 9.2 8.05 7.61 8.62 9.94 10.78 11.35 10.16

Climate Graph

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

Basama Temperature by Month

March
32.26°C | 90.07°F
February
31.97°C | 89.55°F
April
31.94°C | 89.49°F
January
30.45°C | 86.81°F
May
30.06°C | 86.11°F
December
29.12°C | 84.42°F
November
28.84°C | 83.91°F
June
28.11°C | 82.6°F
October
28.0°C | 82.4°F
September
26.81°C | 80.26°F
July
26.47°C | 79.65°F
August
26.15°C | 79.07°F

Historical Data

Summary
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Temperature Max Average Min
Max Temperature 40.55°C (104.99°F) 36.99°C (98.58°F) 33.27°C (91.89°F)
Avg Temperature 33.27°C (91.89°F) 31.66°C (88.99°F) 30.15°C (86.27°F)
Min Temperature 27.03°C (80.65°F) 25.16°C (77.29°F) 23.92°C (75.06°F)
Dew Point Max Average Min
Dew Point 24.96°C (76.93°F) 23.79°C (74.82°F) 21.84°C (71.31°F)
Precipitation Max Average Min Sum
Precipitation 26.62mm | 1.05in 4.5mm | 0.18in 0.0mm | 0in 139.42mm | 5.49in
Snowdepth 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in
Wind Max Average Min
Wind 8.32kmh | 5.17mph 6.47kmh | 4.02mph 5.2kmh | 3.23mph
Gust Wind 12.48kmh | 7.75mph 9.76kmh | 6.06mph 7.28kmh | 4.52mph
Sea Level Pressure Max Average Min
Sea Level Pressure 26.62mb 4.5mb 0.0mb

Daily Observations

Time Temperature Dew Point Humidity Wind Speed Pressure Precipitation
March ° C | ° F ° C | ° F % Kph | Mph Hg | Mb Total (mm/in)
2013-03-01 32.23 | 90.01 21.84 | 71.31 65 6.24 | 3.88 31.01 | 1050.2 0.0 | 0
2013-03-02 32.23 | 90.01 23.92 | 75.06 72 5.2 | 3.23 31.01 | 1050.2 0.0 | 0
2013-03-03 31.19 | 88.14 23.92 | 75.06 77 5.2 | 3.23 31.04 | 1051.24 3.95 | 0.16
2013-03-04 31.19 | 88.14 23.92 | 75.06 76 7.28 | 4.52 31.04 | 1051.24 2.08 | 0.08
2013-03-05 32.23 | 90.01 23.92 | 75.06 75 5.2 | 3.23 31.04 | 1051.24 0.83 | 0.03
2013-03-06 33.27 | 91.89 22.88 | 73.18 67 7.28 | 4.52 31.01 | 1050.2 0.52 | 0.02
2013-03-07 32.23 | 90.01 23.92 | 75.06 72 7.28 | 4.52 31.04 | 1051.24 5.3 | 0.21
2013-03-08 31.19 | 88.14 23.92 | 75.06 76 7.28 | 4.52 31.04 | 1051.24 6.13 | 0.24
2013-03-09 31.19 | 88.14 23.92 | 75.06 77 7.28 | 4.52 31.04 | 1051.24 3.74 | 0.15
2013-03-10 32.23 | 90.01 23.92 | 75.06 74 7.28 | 4.52 31.04 | 1051.24 0.94 | 0.04
2013-03-11 32.23 | 90.01 24.96 | 76.93 76 6.24 | 3.88 31.01 | 1050.2 4.99 | 0.2
2013-03-12 30.15 | 86.27 24.96 | 76.93 82 6.24 | 3.88 31.01 | 1050.2 16.22 | 0.64
2013-03-13 30.15 | 86.27 24.96 | 76.93 82 5.2 | 3.23 30.98 | 1049.16 10.81 | 0.43
2013-03-14 31.19 | 88.14 24.96 | 76.93 78 5.2 | 3.23 30.98 | 1049.16 4.06 | 0.16
2013-03-15 31.19 | 88.14 24.96 | 76.93 78 6.24 | 3.88 31.01 | 1050.2 19.03 | 0.75
2013-03-16 32.23 | 90.01 23.92 | 75.06 74 6.24 | 3.88 31.01 | 1050.2 1.14 | 0.04
2013-03-17 32.23 | 90.01 23.92 | 75.06 73 5.2 | 3.23 31.01 | 1050.2 1.25 | 0.05
2013-03-18 31.19 | 88.14 23.92 | 75.06 73 5.2 | 3.23 31.01 | 1050.2 7.59 | 0.3
2013-03-19 32.23 | 90.01 22.88 | 73.18 71 6.24 | 3.88 30.98 | 1049.16 1.35 | 0.05
2013-03-20 32.23 | 90.01 23.92 | 75.06 70 7.28 | 4.52 30.98 | 1049.16 1.14 | 0.04
2013-03-21 32.23 | 90.01 22.88 | 73.18 67 8.32 | 5.17 30.98 | 1049.16 0.52 | 0.02
2013-03-22 31.19 | 88.14 22.88 | 73.18 71 8.32 | 5.17 31.01 | 1050.2 1.35 | 0.05
2013-03-23 31.19 | 88.14 22.88 | 73.18 74 8.32 | 5.17 30.98 | 1049.16 1.77 | 0.07
2013-03-24 32.23 | 90.01 21.84 | 71.31 67 5.2 | 3.23 30.98 | 1049.16 4.06 | 0.16
2013-03-25 32.23 | 90.01 23.92 | 75.06 71 6.24 | 3.88 31.01 | 1050.2 1.66 | 0.07
2013-03-26 30.15 | 86.27 24.96 | 76.93 80 6.24 | 3.88 31.04 | 1051.24 26.62 | 1.05
2013-03-27 30.15 | 86.27 23.92 | 75.06 79 7.28 | 4.52 31.04 | 1051.24 6.65 | 0.26
2013-03-28 30.15 | 86.27 23.92 | 75.06 77 7.28 | 4.52 31.07 | 1052.28 0.21 | 0.01
2013-03-29 33.27 | 91.89 23.92 | 75.06 69 5.2 | 3.23 31.07 | 1052.28 1.14 | 0.04
2013-03-30 33.27 | 91.89 22.88 | 73.18 66 6.24 | 3.88 31.04 | 1051.24 0.0 | 0
2013-03-31 31.19 | 88.14 23.92 | 75.06 73 7.28 | 4.52 31.07 | 1052.28 4.37 | 0.17

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