Gbarnga climate — normals and trends
Gbarnga (Liberia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,730 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Gbarnga averages 0 frost days, 130 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 249 rainy days per year.
Gbarnga has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 15 February 2024) and the coldest 13.6 °C (on 10 January 1957).
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
GbarngaBong County
- coords
- 7.00°, -9.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
29.3°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,730mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
130 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
249 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.0 °C
Average feels-like low
25.7 °C
Average peak gust
25.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
354 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
38.9 °C
15 February 2024
Coldest day
13.6 °C
10 January 1957
Wettest day
259 mm
22 September 2017
Windiest day
23.0 km/h
23 February 1943
Strongest gust
50.4 km/h
22 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
2 March 2020
Coldest feels-like
11.6 °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 | 34.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 13 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 34.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 32 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 34.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 74 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 32.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 97 mm | -47 mm |
| May | 31.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 129 mm | -68 mm |
| Jun | 29.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 119 mm | -98 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 306 mm | +117 mm |
| Aug | 26.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 432 mm | +206 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 298 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 29.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 273 mm | +80 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 61 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 29 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gbarnga?
Gbarnga has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,730 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gbarnga?
The hottest day measured in Gbarnga between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 2024, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gbarnga?
The coldest day measured in Gbarnga between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1957, at 13.6 °C.
Does it snow in Gbarnga?
Almost never: Gbarnga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gbarnga warmed?
Yes: Gbarnga warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gbarnga?
The wettest day measured in Gbarnga between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 2017, with 259 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gbarnga?
The windiest day measured in Gbarnga between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1943, with winds reaching 23.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gbarnga?
The warmest month in Gbarnga is February (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Gbarnga?
Gbarnga receives on average 1,730 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 249 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gbarnga?
Gbarnga gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gbarnga?
Yes: Gbarnga has on average 354 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gbarnga?
In Gbarnga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 2 March 2020, and the lowest was 11.6 °C on 5 January 1989.
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