Zwedru climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Zwedru?

Zwedru has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,607 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Zwedru between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2024, reaching 36.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Zwedru?

The coldest day measured in Zwedru between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1989, at 13.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Zwedru?

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

Q: Has the climate of Zwedru warmed?

Yes: Zwedru warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Zwedru?

The wettest day measured in Zwedru between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 1988, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Zwedru?

The windiest day measured in Zwedru between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2016, with winds reaching 20.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Zwedru?

The warmest month in Zwedru is February (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Zwedru?

Zwedru receives on average 1,607 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 254 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Zwedru?

Zwedru gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Zwedru (Liberia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,607 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Zwedru averages 0 frost days, 141 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 254 rainy days per year.

Zwedru has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 11 February 2024) and the coldest 13.9 °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

ZwedruGrand Gedeh County

coords: 6.07°, -8.14°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

24.9°C

Average daily high

29.4°C

Average daily low

21.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,607mm

Sunshine / day

8.4h

Mean relative humidity

84%

Average peak wind

10.6km/h

Seasonal range

2.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

141 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

254 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.5 °C

Average feels-like low

25.5 °C

Average peak gust

25.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

351 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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

36.4 °C

11 February 2024

Coldest day

13.9 °C

6 January 1989

Wettest day

158 mm

2 June 1988

Windiest day

20.2 km/h

10 July 2016

Strongest gust

44.6 km/h

27 August 2016

Hottest feels-like

42.9 °C

2 March 2020

Coldest feels-like

12.1 °C

6 January 1989

Sunniest day

12.2 h

29 June 1953

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.6 °C7 January 2025	19.0 °C27 July 2025	25.8 °C	1,669 mm	221
2024	36.4 °C11 February 2024	20.1 °C1 December 2024	26.3 °C	1,409 mm	259
2023	36.1 °C17 February 2023	16.0 °C23 December 2023	26.1 °C	1,577 mm	268
2022	35.8 °C25 January 2022	18.8 °C25 December 2022	25.7 °C	1,811 mm	231
2021	33.9 °C9 February 2021	20.0 °C18 January 2021	25.7 °C	1,840 mm	259
2020	35.5 °C27 January 2020	17.1 °C6 January 2020	25.9 °C	1,470 mm	241
2019	34.8 °C11 March 2019	19.8 °C8 January 2019	25.8 °C	1,786 mm	246
2018	34.7 °C19 February 2018	18.5 °C27 December 2018	25.5 °C	1,701 mm	254
2017	34.2 °C20 March 2017	17.3 °C25 December 2017	25.6 °C	1,754 mm	248
2016	35.9 °C21 February 2016	18.7 °C3 February 2016	25.8 °C	1,367 mm	238
2015	33.6 °C11 March 2015	16.3 °C29 December 2015	25.5 °C	1,347 mm	227
2014	33.5 °C31 March 2014	18.4 °C30 December 2014	25.1 °C	1,764 mm	196
2013	34.8 °C5 February 2013	18.5 °C3 January 2013	25.3 °C	1,602 mm	196
2012	34.0 °C12 January 2012	19.1 °C2 January 2012	25.1 °C	1,642 mm	185
2011	32.7 °C8 February 2011	18.3 °C13 December 2011	25.1 °C	1,375 mm	190
2010	34.2 °C6 February 2010	18.3 °C25 July 2010	25.4 °C	1,899 mm	191
2009	32.7 °C22 April 2009	17.6 °C23 January 2009	25.1 °C	1,421 mm	174
2008	35.1 °C4 February 2008	18.1 °C9 January 2008	25.3 °C	1,694 mm	193
2007	34.8 °C24 January 2007	17.6 °C6 January 2007	25.4 °C	1,559 mm	175
2006	32.8 °C9 April 2006	18.6 °C2 January 2006	25.3 °C	1,311 mm	181
2005	34.3 °C1 March 2005	17.7 °C10 January 2005	25.3 °C	1,769 mm	186
2004	33.6 °C9 March 2004	19.2 °C24 July 2004	25.2 °C	1,634 mm	165
2003	33.3 °C14 March 2003	19.3 °C2 July 2003	25.2 °C	1,607 mm	176
2002	32.8 °C5 February 2002	17.3 °C13 January 2002	25.1 °C	1,688 mm	154
2001	33.7 °C28 February 2001	18.4 °C16 February 2001	24.9 °C	1,330 mm	119
2000	33.2 °C29 March 2000	17.0 °C9 February 2000	24.8 °C	1,394 mm	112
1999	31.9 °C1 March 1999	16.8 °C22 December 1999	24.8 °C	1,506 mm	87
1998	35.5 °C28 February 1998	16.6 °C4 January 1998	25.5 °C	1,804 mm	143
1997	32.4 °C20 February 1997	18.1 °C29 December 1997	25.0 °C	1,500 mm	105
1996	32.4 °C17 March 1996	19.5 °C29 July 1996	24.8 °C	1,781 mm	85
1995	34.2 °C12 February 1995	17.2 °C13 January 1995	25.2 °C	1,800 mm	117
1994	33.7 °C30 March 1994	17.5 °C2 January 1994	24.9 °C	1,512 mm	166
1993	32.9 °C11 February 1993	15.7 °C8 January 1993	25.0 °C	1,657 mm	176
1992	33.6 °C25 January 1992	16.2 °C7 January 1992	24.9 °C	1,546 mm	139
1991	33.2 °C23 March 1991	15.1 °C3 January 1991	24.9 °C	1,541 mm	127
1990	33.4 °C8 April 1990	16.1 °C28 December 1990	25.1 °C	1,661 mm	193
1989	34.1 °C7 February 1989	13.9 °C6 January 1989	25.2 °C	1,774 mm	197
1988	35.4 °C20 February 1988	15.6 °C25 December 1988	25.4 °C	1,846 mm	205
1987	33.5 °C14 March 1987	17.8 °C31 December 1987	25.5 °C	1,726 mm	219
1986	33.5 °C11 February 1986	16.9 °C28 December 1986	25.0 °C	1,636 mm	185
1985	33.3 °C27 April 1985	17.1 °C20 December 1985	24.9 °C	1,677 mm	159
1984	34.0 °C18 February 1984	17.5 °C10 January 1984	24.9 °C	2,042 mm	178
1983	34.6 °C12 March 1983	14.7 °C9 January 1983	25.3 °C	1,385 mm	183
1982	33.6 °C1 February 1982	16.2 °C24 January 1982	25.0 °C	1,564 mm	149
1981	33.7 °C12 April 1981	18.5 °C30 January 1981	25.1 °C	1,655 mm	183
1980	33.1 °C6 April 1980	16.4 °C20 December 1980	25.1 °C	1,972 mm	149
1979	32.8 °C13 April 1979	16.3 °C26 December 1979	25.0 °C	1,758 mm	100
1978	32.9 °C22 February 1978	18.5 °C24 November 1978	24.8 °C	1,767 mm	125
1977	34.0 °C7 March 1977	16.2 °C27 December 1977	24.9 °C	1,591 mm	126
1976	32.4 °C23 January 1976	16.2 °C1 December 1976	24.3 °C	1,705 mm	77
1975	33.1 °C29 January 1975	16.0 °C21 January 1975	24.5 °C	1,643 mm	86
1974	33.3 °C8 February 1974	16.8 °C19 January 1974	24.6 °C	1,727 mm	104
1973	35.2 °C17 March 1973	18.1 °C14 January 1973	25.3 °C	1,729 mm	176
1972	33.5 °C15 April 1972	18.9 °C6 December 1972	24.8 °C	1,932 mm	115
1971	33.1 °C6 May 1971	17.0 °C26 December 1971	24.4 °C	1,807 mm	123
1970	33.6 °C16 February 1970	18.8 °C30 November 1970	24.7 °C	1,823 mm	140
1969	32.9 °C25 February 1969	18.8 °C12 January 1969	24.6 °C	1,832 mm	116
1968	32.6 °C18 May 1968	18.4 °C5 January 1968	24.5 °C	2,309 mm	116
1967	33.3 °C10 February 1967	15.8 °C23 December 1967	24.6 °C	1,549 mm	122
1966	34.2 °C13 February 1966	18.3 °C4 January 1966	24.9 °C	1,437 mm	151
1965	32.0 °C10 April 1965	16.2 °C17 January 1965	24.3 °C	1,527 mm	68
1964	35.6 °C18 February 1964	18.2 °C16 December 1964	24.6 °C	1,380 mm	115
1963	32.2 °C20 March 1963	19.5 °C24 November 1963	24.7 °C	1,827 mm	117
1962	33.3 °C16 February 1962	19.3 °C24 July 1962	24.5 °C	1,559 mm	97
1961	33.3 °C1 March 1961	17.5 °C31 January 1961	24.6 °C	1,373 mm	118
1960	33.6 °C12 February 1960	16.8 °C30 December 1960	24.6 °C	1,463 mm	98
1959	32.4 °C2 February 1959	18.2 °C1 January 1959	24.5 °C	1,625 mm	70
1958	31.5 °C19 February 1958	18.0 °C21 August 1958	24.4 °C	1,269 mm	64
1957	32.1 °C14 February 1957	14.2 °C10 January 1957	24.1 °C	1,864 mm	37
1956	32.1 °C14 February 1956	17.6 °C28 July 1956	24.0 °C	1,525 mm	48
1955	33.1 °C30 January 1955	18.2 °C9 August 1955	24.2 °C	1,407 mm	73
1954	32.0 °C9 February 1954	17.2 °C24 July 1954	24.2 °C	1,423 mm	65
1953	32.6 °C3 February 1953	17.9 °C3 September 1953	24.7 °C	1,525 mm	118
1952	32.7 °C20 January 1952	17.8 °C24 August 1952	24.4 °C	1,691 mm	99
1951	30.9 °C7 February 1951	18.2 °C13 August 1951	24.3 °C	1,628 mm	42
1950	33.3 °C18 February 1950	18.4 °C8 October 1950	24.3 °C	1,487 mm	79
1949	31.7 °C3 May 1949	17.8 °C17 August 1949	24.3 °C	1,556 mm	46
1948	33.4 °C9 February 1948	18.8 °C17 August 1948	24.5 °C	1,317 mm	91
1947	33.5 °C30 January 1947	17.4 °C3 January 1947	24.5 °C	1,358 mm	109
1946	32.5 °C14 February 1946	17.5 °C27 August 1946	24.3 °C	1,367 mm	96
1945	33.5 °C16 February 1945	17.8 °C28 December 1945	24.5 °C	1,080 mm	113
1944	31.7 °C14 April 1944	19.2 °C15 July 1944	24.2 °C	1,500 mm	65
1943	36.0 °C1 March 1943	17.8 °C13 July 1943	24.1 °C	1,098 mm	63
1942	32.5 °C10 March 1942	17.7 °C30 July 1942	24.1 °C	1,249 mm	60
1941	31.4 °C24 March 1941	19.5 °C18 December 1941	24.2 °C	1,884 mm	48
1940	31.2 °C26 February 1940	19.4 °C1 February 1940	24.3 °C	1,572 mm	37

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.5 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

221 d/yr

+80

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1669 mm

+62 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.7 °C	+3.2 °C	23 mm	-12 mm
Feb	33.5 °C	+2.4 °C	57 mm	-13 mm
Mar	32.4 °C	+1.5 °C	120 mm	-15 mm
Apr	31.7 °C	+1.1 °C	148 mm	-22 mm
May	30.8 °C	+0.8 °C	146 mm	-48 mm
Jun	29.0 °C	+0.4 °C	239 mm	+51 mm
Jul	27.7 °C	+0.2 °C	114 mm	-8 mm
Aug	27.4 °C	0.0 °C	96 mm	-44 mm
Sep	29.1 °C	+0.8 °C	250 mm	+25 mm
Oct	29.9 °C	+0.7 °C	324 mm	+131 mm
Nov	30.7 °C	+1.1 °C	103 mm	+9 mm
Dec	30.5 °C	+0.9 °C	50 mm	+8 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.6 °C

7 Jan 2025

Coldest day

19.0 °C

27 Jul 2025

Wettest day

87.2 mm

9 Oct 2025

Windiest day

19.9 km/h

9 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

38.2 km/h

9 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.3 °C

23 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

21.4 °C

27 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

20 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Zwedru?

Zwedru has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,607 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zwedru?

The hottest day measured in Zwedru between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 2024, reaching 36.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Zwedru?

The coldest day measured in Zwedru between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1989, at 13.9 °C.

Does it snow in Zwedru?

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

Has the climate of Zwedru warmed?

Yes: Zwedru warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Zwedru?

The wettest day measured in Zwedru between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 1988, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Zwedru?

The windiest day measured in Zwedru between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2016, with winds reaching 20.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Zwedru?

The warmest month in Zwedru is February (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Zwedru?

Zwedru receives on average 1,607 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 254 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Zwedru?

Zwedru gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Zwedru?

Yes: Zwedru has on average 351 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zwedru?

In Zwedru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 2 March 2020, and the lowest was 12.1 °C on 6 January 1989.

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