Kakata climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kakata?

Kakata has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 2,789 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kakata?

The hottest day measured in Kakata between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1943, reaching 35.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kakata?

The coldest day measured in Kakata between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1989, at 15.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kakata?

Almost never: Kakata sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kakata warmed?

Yes: Kakata warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kakata?

The wettest day measured in Kakata between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1966, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kakata?

The windiest day measured in Kakata between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 2021, with winds reaching 20.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kakata?

The warmest month in Kakata is March (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kakata?

Kakata receives on average 2,789 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 312 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kakata?

Kakata gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kakata (Liberia) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 2,789 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Kakata averages 0 frost days, 116 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 312 rainy days per year.

Kakata has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 1 March 1943) and the coldest 15.2 °C (on 6 January 1989).

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

KakataMargibi County

coords: 6.53°, -10.35°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

24.9°C

Average daily high

29.0°C

Average daily low

22.2°C

Annual rainfall

2,789mm

Sunshine / day

8.8h

Mean relative humidity

89%

Average peak wind

9.6km/h

Seasonal range

2.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

116 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

312 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.7 °C

Average feels-like low

26.5 °C

Average peak gust

24.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

360 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

35.8 °C

1 March 1943

Coldest day

15.2 °C

6 January 1989

Wettest day

210 mm

7 June 1966

Windiest day

20.5 km/h

10 September 2021

Strongest gust

46.4 km/h

10 September 2021

Hottest feels-like

43.0 °C

28 March 2019

Coldest feels-like

13.5 °C

6 January 1989

Sunniest day

12.1 h

9 June 1949

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.7 °C8 January 2025	20.9 °C13 January 2025	25.8 °C	2,863 mm	185
2024	35.0 °C7 February 2024	20.6 °C21 December 2024	26.3 °C	2,902 mm	219
2023	33.9 °C18 January 2023	18.2 °C23 December 2023	26.0 °C	2,925 mm	218
2022	34.9 °C25 January 2022	19.6 °C26 December 2022	25.6 °C	2,809 mm	199
2021	33.4 °C22 December 2021	20.6 °C25 January 2021	25.7 °C	3,069 mm	208
2020	35.3 °C4 February 2020	18.6 °C4 January 2020	25.9 °C	2,553 mm	210
2019	34.1 °C6 March 2019	21.2 °C9 January 2019	25.8 °C	3,677 mm	212
2018	33.1 °C22 January 2018	20.3 °C27 December 2018	25.5 °C	3,514 mm	195
2017	32.7 °C18 April 2017	19.9 °C25 December 2017	25.6 °C	3,347 mm	198
2016	35.7 °C21 February 2016	19.0 °C24 January 2016	25.7 °C	2,795 mm	192
2015	33.0 °C28 December 2015	19.5 °C19 December 2015	25.2 °C	2,759 mm	165
2014	32.6 °C2 February 2014	18.9 °C8 March 2014	25.0 °C	2,783 mm	114
2013	34.3 °C16 January 2013	19.8 °C2 January 2013	25.2 °C	2,692 mm	135
2012	32.9 °C12 January 2012	20.1 °C14 August 2012	24.9 °C	2,588 mm	122
2011	32.2 °C20 February 2011	20.0 °C15 January 2011	24.9 °C	2,712 mm	116
2010	34.1 °C6 February 2010	19.5 °C25 July 2010	25.2 °C	2,795 mm	158
2009	32.3 °C21 April 2009	18.3 °C25 January 2009	25.1 °C	2,034 mm	116
2008	34.0 °C1 February 2008	19.9 °C9 January 2008	25.0 °C	2,856 mm	125
2007	33.8 °C13 January 2007	17.7 °C6 January 2007	25.1 °C	3,016 mm	137
2006	32.3 °C22 February 2006	20.8 °C2 January 2006	25.1 °C	2,868 mm	129
2005	32.5 °C21 January 2005	19.4 °C12 January 2005	25.1 °C	3,036 mm	141
2004	32.8 °C8 March 2004	19.8 °C11 January 2004	25.1 °C	2,849 mm	145
2003	33.0 °C30 January 2003	20.3 °C19 August 2003	25.1 °C	3,085 mm	148
2002	32.1 °C23 April 2002	19.4 °C17 January 2002	25.0 °C	2,915 mm	126
2001	33.4 °C28 February 2001	19.4 °C29 January 2001	24.8 °C	2,711 mm	101
2000	32.9 °C16 February 2000	18.7 °C11 February 2000	24.7 °C	2,671 mm	93
1999	32.2 °C9 April 1999	18.8 °C9 February 1999	24.8 °C	2,406 mm	112
1998	34.4 °C28 February 1998	18.1 °C4 January 1998	25.4 °C	2,909 mm	158
1997	32.2 °C14 February 1997	18.5 °C30 December 1997	24.9 °C	2,429 mm	99
1996	32.3 °C29 April 1996	19.9 °C3 July 1996	24.8 °C	3,136 mm	97
1995	34.1 °C4 February 1995	18.1 °C13 January 1995	25.1 °C	3,084 mm	125
1994	32.5 °C20 March 1994	17.7 °C9 December 1994	24.8 °C	2,676 mm	112
1993	32.5 °C11 May 1993	16.6 °C8 January 1993	24.9 °C	2,840 mm	125
1992	33.3 °C25 January 1992	17.8 °C7 January 1992	24.7 °C	2,403 mm	105
1991	33.1 °C25 March 1991	16.0 °C3 January 1991	24.8 °C	2,800 mm	84
1990	32.9 °C16 March 1990	17.8 °C27 December 1990	25.0 °C	2,531 mm	134
1989	33.9 °C4 February 1989	15.2 °C6 January 1989	25.2 °C	2,716 mm	159
1988	34.8 °C12 February 1988	15.3 °C25 December 1988	25.3 °C	2,851 mm	170
1987	33.4 °C13 February 1987	19.1 °C31 December 1987	25.5 °C	2,688 mm	181
1986	34.8 °C23 January 1986	17.7 °C21 January 1986	25.0 °C	2,480 mm	159
1985	32.8 °C23 April 1985	19.0 °C3 January 1985	24.9 °C	2,878 mm	135
1984	34.3 °C18 February 1984	17.8 °C10 February 1984	24.9 °C	3,022 mm	148
1983	34.9 °C24 February 1983	15.4 °C8 January 1983	25.2 °C	2,499 mm	147
1982	33.3 °C31 January 1982	17.8 °C26 January 1982	24.9 °C	2,648 mm	117
1981	32.6 °C7 January 1981	18.0 °C19 January 1981	25.1 °C	3,094 mm	142
1980	32.5 °C7 April 1980	17.3 °C20 December 1980	25.0 °C	3,202 mm	98
1979	32.2 °C21 May 1979	18.0 °C27 December 1979	25.1 °C	3,025 mm	90
1978	32.2 °C2 April 1978	18.6 °C3 December 1978	24.8 °C	2,933 mm	80
1977	33.4 °C17 April 1977	19.8 °C27 December 1977	25.0 °C	2,693 mm	123
1976	32.1 °C30 March 1976	17.5 °C2 December 1976	24.4 °C	2,777 mm	53
1975	32.1 °C20 January 1975	17.1 °C22 January 1975	24.7 °C	2,646 mm	72
1974	32.2 °C2 February 1974	18.0 °C13 January 1974	24.7 °C	2,625 mm	90
1973	35.5 °C7 March 1973	19.9 °C15 January 1973	25.4 °C	2,691 mm	175
1972	32.1 °C30 March 1972	19.3 °C24 April 1972	24.9 °C	3,060 mm	109
1971	32.5 °C13 April 1971	19.4 °C28 December 1971	24.6 °C	2,953 mm	103
1970	32.5 °C31 January 1970	19.7 °C14 December 1970	24.9 °C	2,945 mm	104
1969	32.7 °C2 May 1969	20.4 °C25 July 1969	24.8 °C	2,965 mm	95
1968	32.4 °C18 May 1968	19.5 °C1 October 1968	24.6 °C	4,002 mm	65
1967	32.6 °C21 February 1967	17.1 °C25 December 1967	24.6 °C	2,850 mm	86
1966	33.7 °C29 January 1966	18.7 °C20 September 1966	24.8 °C	2,843 mm	133
1965	32.2 °C10 April 1965	17.0 °C19 January 1965	24.3 °C	2,756 mm	64
1964	34.2 °C12 January 1964	19.0 °C9 August 1964	24.6 °C	2,244 mm	113
1963	31.8 °C7 May 1963	20.4 °C21 July 1963	24.7 °C	2,945 mm	110
1962	34.0 °C10 February 1962	19.2 °C20 August 1962	24.5 °C	2,422 mm	91
1961	33.2 °C26 January 1961	18.6 °C31 January 1961	24.6 °C	2,437 mm	116
1960	33.0 °C21 January 1960	17.8 °C29 December 1960	24.5 °C	2,665 mm	87
1959	32.2 °C11 March 1959	18.6 °C1 January 1959	24.5 °C	2,612 mm	77
1958	31.7 °C26 January 1958	18.6 °C15 August 1958	24.4 °C	2,351 mm	51
1957	31.8 °C10 February 1957	15.3 °C10 January 1957	24.2 °C	3,435 mm	41
1956	30.8 °C29 March 1956	18.8 °C24 July 1956	24.0 °C	2,676 mm	32
1955	32.6 °C30 January 1955	17.9 °C9 August 1955	24.3 °C	2,586 mm	67
1954	31.3 °C28 December 1954	19.1 °C13 July 1954	24.2 °C	2,650 mm	60
1953	32.7 °C5 March 1953	20.1 °C29 June 1953	24.7 °C	2,597 mm	114
1952	32.3 °C10 February 1952	20.1 °C13 August 1952	24.6 °C	3,449 mm	78
1951	31.4 °C29 December 1951	19.8 °C16 July 1951	24.4 °C	2,840 mm	50
1950	32.5 °C13 February 1950	19.6 °C11 October 1950	24.4 °C	2,475 mm	68
1949	32.0 °C3 May 1949	16.9 °C17 December 1949	24.4 °C	2,665 mm	72
1948	32.2 °C28 January 1948	19.5 °C31 August 1948	24.4 °C	2,485 mm	79
1947	33.1 °C10 January 1947	19.0 °C2 January 1947	24.6 °C	2,604 mm	115
1946	32.9 °C15 February 1946	18.8 °C27 August 1946	24.3 °C	2,388 mm	93
1945	32.4 °C18 April 1945	19.2 °C12 August 1945	24.4 °C	2,157 mm	88
1944	31.4 °C28 March 1944	19.3 °C8 August 1944	24.2 °C	2,865 mm	63
1943	35.8 °C1 March 1943	16.5 °C2 March 1943	24.0 °C	2,324 mm	65
1942	31.5 °C30 January 1942	17.8 °C31 July 1942	24.1 °C	2,377 mm	32
1941	30.9 °C1 January 1941	19.5 °C17 December 1941	24.3 °C	3,099 mm	43
1940	31.6 °C17 May 1940	18.2 °C6 January 1940	24.3 °C	2,640 mm	54

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.9 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

185 d/yr

+69

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2863 mm

+74 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.9 °C	+2.6 °C	55 mm	-16 mm
Feb	32.7 °C	+2.2 °C	103 mm	-11 mm
Mar	32.3 °C	+1.9 °C	127 mm	-67 mm
Apr	31.1 °C	+1.0 °C	190 mm	-60 mm
May	30.5 °C	+0.9 °C	261 mm	-21 mm
Jun	28.7 °C	+0.4 °C	270 mm	-45 mm
Jul	27.0 °C	0.0 °C	300 mm	+14 mm
Aug	26.6 °C	-0.1 °C	442 mm	+108 mm
Sep	28.0 °C	+0.4 °C	468 mm	+65 mm
Oct	29.1 °C	+0.3 °C	370 mm	+76 mm
Nov	30.1 °C	+0.6 °C	185 mm	+22 mm
Dec	30.1 °C	+0.5 °C	92 mm	+10 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.7 °C

8 Jan 2025

Coldest day

20.9 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

125.3 mm

4 Sep 2025

Windiest day

16.9 km/h

4 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

40.3 km/h

27 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.2 °C

4 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

23.6 °C

4 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

11 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kakata?

Kakata has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 2,789 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kakata?

The hottest day measured in Kakata between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1943, reaching 35.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kakata?

The coldest day measured in Kakata between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1989, at 15.2 °C.

Does it snow in Kakata?

Almost never: Kakata sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kakata warmed?

Yes: Kakata warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kakata?

The wettest day measured in Kakata between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1966, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kakata?

The windiest day measured in Kakata between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 2021, with winds reaching 20.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kakata?

The warmest month in Kakata is March (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Kakata?

Kakata receives on average 2,789 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 312 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kakata?

Kakata gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kakata?

Yes: Kakata has on average 360 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kakata?

In Kakata, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 28 March 2019, and the lowest was 13.5 °C on 6 January 1989.

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