Harbel climate — normals and trends
Harbel (Liberia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 3,178 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 March (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Harbel averages 0 frost days, 52 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 322 rainy days per year.
Harbel has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.3 °C (on 1 March 1943) and the coldest 17.0 °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
HarbelMargibi County
- coords
- 6.25°, -10.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
28.4°C
Average daily low
23.1°C
Annual rainfall
3,178mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
88%
Average peak wind
11.0km/h
Seasonal range
1.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
52 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
322 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
27.3 °C
Average peak gust
25.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
33.3 °C
1 March 1943
Coldest day
17.0 °C
10 January 1957
Wettest day
281 mm
19 June 1968
Windiest day
23.8 km/h
10 September 2021
Strongest gust
47.5 km/h
30 August 2021
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
28 March 2019
Coldest feels-like
16.0 °C
6 January 1989
Sunniest day
12.1 h
6 June 1945
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 | 31.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 70 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 31.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 119 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 30.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 133 mm | -64 mm |
| Apr | 30.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 195 mm | -57 mm |
| May | 29.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 310 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 441 mm | +52 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 387 mm | +41 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 487 mm | +92 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 538 mm | +80 mm |
| Oct | 28.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 451 mm | +116 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 197 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 112 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Harbel?
Harbel has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 3,178 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Harbel?
The hottest day measured in Harbel between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1943, reaching 33.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Harbel?
The coldest day measured in Harbel between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1957, at 17.0 °C.
Does it snow in Harbel?
Almost never: Harbel sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Harbel warmed?
Yes: Harbel warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Harbel?
The wettest day measured in Harbel between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 1968, with 281 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Harbel?
The windiest day measured in Harbel between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 2021, with winds reaching 23.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Harbel?
The warmest month in Harbel is March (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Harbel?
Harbel receives on average 3,178 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 322 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Harbel?
Harbel gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Harbel?
Yes: Harbel has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Harbel?
In Harbel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 28 March 2019, and the lowest was 16.0 °C on 6 January 1989.
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