Kabala climate — normals and trends
Kabala (Sierra Leone) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,874 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 (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (22.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kabala averages 0 frost days, 192 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 195 rainy days per year.
Kabala 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 40.1 °C (on 26 February 2020) and the coldest 13.9 °C (on 26 December 1971).
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
KabalaNorthern Province
- coords
- 9.59°, -11.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,874mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
192 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
195 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
24.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
314 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
40.1 °C
26 February 2020
Coldest day
13.9 °C
26 December 1971
Wettest day
196 mm
12 August 2012
Windiest day
28.6 km/h
21 February 1943
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
22 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
30 March 2020
Coldest feels-like
11.1 °C
10 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.1 h
25 May 2025
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 | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 36.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 36.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 9 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 34.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 64 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 31.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 85 mm | -78 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 133 mm | -131 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 410 mm | +117 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 475 mm | +126 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 476 mm | +135 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 194 mm | -83 mm |
| Nov | 30.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 73 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 31.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 9 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kabala?
Kabala has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,874 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kabala?
The hottest day measured in Kabala between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 2020, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kabala?
The coldest day measured in Kabala between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1971, at 13.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kabala?
Almost never: Kabala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kabala warmed?
Yes: Kabala warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kabala?
The wettest day measured in Kabala between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2012, with 196 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kabala?
The windiest day measured in Kabala between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1943, with winds reaching 28.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kabala?
The warmest month in Kabala is March (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (22.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kabala?
Kabala receives on average 1,874 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 195 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kabala?
Kabala gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kabala?
Yes: Kabala has on average 314 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kabala?
In Kabala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 30 March 2020, and the lowest was 11.1 °C on 10 January 1957.
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