Monrovia weather by month & the best time to visit

🇱🇷 Liberia · coastal city break · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

The best time to visit Monrovia is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with February and December close behind. Monrovia averages about 1,824 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 11 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

1,824

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

87/100

Rain / year

1,485 mm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Sea at warmest

31°C / 88°F

Population

1.5M

Elevation

7 m

When is the best time to visit Monrovia?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Monrovia is January, then February and December. The dullest month is June (62/100, 212 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Monrovia?

Monrovia gets a moderate 1,824 hours of sunshine a year. January (87/100) is noticeably better than June (62). It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in Liberia. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around September, carries about 48% of the annual 1,485 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Monrovia by month

The sea off Monrovia is warmest in February at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in August at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Conakry Guinea · 516 km · best in Jan · 2,463 h sun/yr
• Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire · 720 km · best in Jan · 1,857 h sun/yr
• Bamako Mali · 749 km · best in Dec · 3,087 h sun/yr
• Kumasi Ghana · 971 km · best in Jan · 1,964 h sun/yr
• Serekunda Gambia · 1,048 km · best in Jan · 3,054 h sun/yr
• Accra Ghana · 1,130 km · best in Jan · 2,134 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Freetown (Lungi-Town) Sierra Leone · 410 km · 2,196 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Bouaké Côte d’Ivoire · 607 km · 2,007 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Korhogo Côte d’Ivoire · 635 km · 2,529 h sun/yr · best in Nov