Ganta climate — normals and trends
Ganta (Liberia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,545 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is February (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Ganta averages 0 frost days, 152 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 230 rainy days per year.
Ganta has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 21 February 2016) and the coldest 13.2 °C (on 8 January 1983).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
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- coords
- 7.24°, -8.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
29.6°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,545mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
152 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
230 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.1 °C
Average feels-like low
25.4 °C
Average peak gust
24.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
346 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.2 °C
21 February 2016
Coldest day
13.2 °C
8 January 1983
Wettest day
214 mm
17 June 2022
Windiest day
23.9 km/h
23 February 1943
Strongest gust
52.9 km/h
22 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
29 February 2020
Coldest feels-like
11.0 °C
5 January 1989
Sunniest day
12.2 h
7 June 1980
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 5 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 34.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 36 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 34.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 56 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 32.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 101 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 31.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 85 mm | -79 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 86 mm | -109 mm |
| Jul | 27.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 281 mm | +108 mm |
| Aug | 27.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 327 mm | +110 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 381 mm | +117 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 216 mm | +46 mm |
| Nov | 30.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 69 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 31.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 21 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ganta?
Ganta has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,545 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ganta?
The hottest day measured in Ganta between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2016, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ganta?
The coldest day measured in Ganta between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1983, at 13.2 °C.
Does it snow in Ganta?
Almost never: Ganta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ganta warmed?
Yes: Ganta warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ganta?
The wettest day measured in Ganta between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 2022, with 214 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ganta?
The windiest day measured in Ganta between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1943, with winds reaching 23.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ganta?
The warmest month in Ganta is February (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Ganta?
Ganta receives on average 1,545 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 230 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ganta?
Ganta gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ganta?
Yes: Ganta has on average 346 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ganta?
In Ganta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 29 February 2020, and the lowest was 11.0 °C on 5 January 1989.
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