Kenema climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kenema?

Kenema has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 2,242 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kenema between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 2022, reaching 39.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kenema?

The coldest day measured in Kenema between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1983, at 14.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kenema?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kenema warmed?

Yes: Kenema warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kenema?

The wettest day measured in Kenema between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2009, with 277 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kenema?

The windiest day measured in Kenema between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2007, with winds reaching 22.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kenema?

The warmest month in Kenema is March (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kenema?

Kenema receives on average 2,242 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 236 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kenema?

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

Kenema (Sierra Leone) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 2,242 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Kenema averages 0 frost days, 168 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 236 rainy days per year.

Kenema 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 39.8 °C (on 7 March 2022) and the coldest 14.2 °C (on 8 January 1983).

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

KenemaEastern Province

coords: 7.88°, -11.19°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

25.1°C

Average daily high

30.0°C

Average daily low

21.9°C

Annual rainfall

2,242mm

Sunshine / day

8.4h

Mean relative humidity

84%

Average peak wind

10.3km/h

Seasonal range

3.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

168 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

236 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.9 °C

Average feels-like low

25.8 °C

Average peak gust

26.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

348 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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

39.8 °C

7 March 2022

Coldest day

14.2 °C

8 January 1983

Wettest day

277 mm

15 August 2009

Windiest day

22.9 km/h

27 July 2007

Strongest gust

56.9 km/h

9 June 2007

Hottest feels-like

46.6 °C

27 April 2024

Coldest feels-like

12.1 °C

9 January 1957

Sunniest day

12.1 h

3 June 1944

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.5 °C18 February 2025	18.1 °C13 January 2025	26.1 °C	2,731 mm	230
2024	39.6 °C15 February 2024	17.8 °C21 December 2024	26.7 °C	2,545 mm	246
2023	39.3 °C3 March 2023	16.0 °C5 January 2023	26.1 °C	2,279 mm	242
2022	39.8 °C7 March 2022	17.4 °C22 January 2022	25.9 °C	2,371 mm	215
2021	38.3 °C5 February 2021	18.3 °C23 December 2021	26.0 °C	2,316 mm	251
2020	39.3 °C5 March 2020	17.2 °C4 January 2020	26.0 °C	2,256 mm	235
2019	39.5 °C6 March 2019	19.1 °C9 January 2019	26.1 °C	2,700 mm	235
2018	37.8 °C17 February 2018	17.9 °C14 January 2018	25.6 °C	2,773 mm	212
2017	37.3 °C28 March 2017	18.0 °C24 December 2017	25.9 °C	2,301 mm	230
2016	39.4 °C21 February 2016	16.1 °C6 January 2016	25.8 °C	1,992 mm	219
2015	36.3 °C12 March 2015	17.9 °C7 January 2015	25.3 °C	2,034 mm	201
2014	37.2 °C3 April 2014	17.7 °C29 December 2014	25.2 °C	2,362 mm	167
2013	37.1 °C9 February 2013	16.5 °C2 January 2013	25.4 °C	1,858 mm	186
2012	38.0 °C16 March 2012	17.1 °C31 December 2012	25.2 °C	2,328 mm	174
2011	36.6 °C20 February 2011	17.0 °C1 January 2011	25.1 °C	2,108 mm	174
2010	36.2 °C4 February 2010	18.4 °C31 December 2010	25.4 °C	2,082 mm	195
2009	36.7 °C23 April 2009	18.6 °C26 January 2009	25.5 °C	2,146 mm	204
2008	36.5 °C23 February 2008	17.1 °C9 January 2008	25.1 °C	2,133 mm	178
2007	36.8 °C29 January 2007	17.7 °C3 January 2007	25.4 °C	2,299 mm	177
2006	36.0 °C7 March 2006	18.1 °C6 December 2006	25.4 °C	2,145 mm	179
2005	35.4 °C15 February 2005	16.1 °C12 January 2005	25.1 °C	2,218 mm	165
2004	35.6 °C16 February 2004	18.8 °C12 January 2004	25.3 °C	2,015 mm	168
2003	37.0 °C16 February 2003	19.1 °C3 January 2003	25.5 °C	2,262 mm	191
2002	36.2 °C23 April 2002	18.3 °C22 January 2002	25.2 °C	2,489 mm	181
2001	36.5 °C28 February 2001	17.2 °C13 December 2001	25.1 °C	2,100 mm	158
2000	36.0 °C25 March 2000	16.3 °C11 February 2000	24.9 °C	2,475 mm	143
1999	37.3 °C25 February 1999	16.7 °C23 December 1999	25.2 °C	2,027 mm	162
1998	38.6 °C19 March 1998	17.6 °C20 January 1998	25.6 °C	2,187 mm	183
1997	37.0 °C19 March 1997	16.9 °C30 December 1997	25.2 °C	2,012 mm	159
1996	35.0 °C24 February 1996	19.1 °C1 January 1996	25.1 °C	2,443 mm	160
1995	35.6 °C8 February 1995	17.0 °C13 January 1995	25.1 °C	2,264 mm	162
1994	34.9 °C20 March 1994	15.9 °C2 January 1994	24.9 °C	2,055 mm	161
1993	35.3 °C11 February 1993	15.7 °C13 January 1993	24.9 °C	2,286 mm	165
1992	35.5 °C6 March 1992	16.6 °C7 January 1992	24.8 °C	2,210 mm	130
1991	35.2 °C23 February 1991	16.1 °C4 January 1991	24.9 °C	1,886 mm	137
1990	37.3 °C24 March 1990	16.7 °C29 December 1990	25.3 °C	2,087 mm	176
1989	37.2 °C28 February 1989	15.8 °C5 January 1989	25.4 °C	2,333 mm	200
1988	38.6 °C11 March 1988	15.9 °C26 December 1988	25.6 °C	2,404 mm	207
1987	38.9 °C18 March 1987	18.4 °C30 December 1987	25.9 °C	2,057 mm	230
1986	38.3 °C24 March 1986	15.6 °C19 January 1986	25.2 °C	2,074 mm	193
1985	37.0 °C20 March 1985	16.3 °C22 December 1985	25.1 °C	2,325 mm	183
1984	37.8 °C29 February 1984	15.5 °C10 February 1984	25.1 °C	2,025 mm	189
1983	36.8 °C11 February 1983	14.2 °C8 January 1983	25.3 °C	1,793 mm	189
1982	36.3 °C16 March 1982	15.7 °C23 January 1982	25.0 °C	1,992 mm	167
1981	36.5 °C26 February 1981	16.4 °C4 January 1981	25.1 °C	2,366 mm	190
1980	35.8 °C19 March 1980	16.7 °C23 December 1980	25.0 °C	2,870 mm	161
1979	35.1 °C31 March 1979	18.0 °C27 December 1979	25.2 °C	2,544 mm	156
1978	33.6 °C14 February 1978	17.8 °C4 December 1978	24.8 °C	2,451 mm	136
1977	36.0 °C7 March 1977	18.1 °C21 January 1977	25.3 °C	2,235 mm	189
1976	36.0 °C11 March 1976	16.0 °C3 December 1976	24.6 °C	2,431 mm	146
1975	35.6 °C14 February 1975	15.6 °C22 January 1975	24.9 °C	2,238 mm	154
1974	36.5 °C23 February 1974	16.9 °C20 January 1974	25.0 °C	2,094 mm	163
1973	38.8 °C12 March 1973	18.5 °C18 December 1973	25.7 °C	2,195 mm	218
1972	35.0 °C16 March 1972	17.9 °C16 December 1972	25.0 °C	2,625 mm	179
1971	37.2 °C31 March 1971	16.7 °C28 December 1971	24.7 °C	2,622 mm	147
1970	35.5 °C22 March 1970	15.7 °C14 December 1970	25.0 °C	2,334 mm	169
1969	36.7 °C19 February 1969	19.4 °C17 November 1969	24.8 °C	2,630 mm	150
1968	36.8 °C17 March 1968	18.4 °C2 November 1968	24.8 °C	2,593 mm	158
1967	36.4 °C21 February 1967	16.5 °C23 December 1967	24.8 °C	2,401 mm	149
1966	36.4 °C1 February 1966	16.9 °C5 January 1966	25.0 °C	2,264 mm	180
1965	37.3 °C12 March 1965	16.7 °C19 January 1965	24.7 °C	2,032 mm	159
1964	36.8 °C10 April 1964	18.9 °C9 August 1964	24.9 °C	2,039 mm	137
1963	34.3 °C31 December 1963	19.3 °C3 December 1963	24.9 °C	2,390 mm	189
1962	36.4 °C3 February 1962	17.7 °C8 February 1962	24.7 °C	1,963 mm	144
1961	36.6 °C13 March 1961	16.7 °C1 January 1961	24.9 °C	2,288 mm	167
1960	36.4 °C12 February 1960	16.1 °C30 December 1960	24.8 °C	1,952 mm	155
1959	36.0 °C22 March 1959	17.2 °C1 January 1959	24.7 °C	2,070 mm	147
1958	34.4 °C13 March 1958	16.8 °C31 December 1958	24.4 °C	1,907 mm	96
1957	35.5 °C26 February 1957	14.4 °C12 January 1957	24.2 °C	2,879 mm	105
1956	34.0 °C5 February 1956	16.9 °C1 January 1956	24.1 °C	2,120 mm	106
1955	35.3 °C30 January 1955	15.2 °C29 December 1955	24.3 °C	2,386 mm	119
1954	34.1 °C11 February 1954	19.2 °C13 July 1954	24.1 °C	2,256 mm	113
1953	36.1 °C3 April 1953	19.7 °C2 January 1953	24.8 °C	2,209 mm	150
1952	35.4 °C10 February 1952	17.2 °C13 December 1952	24.7 °C	2,744 mm	146
1951	33.0 °C28 January 1951	16.3 °C28 December 1951	24.4 °C	2,594 mm	130
1950	37.2 °C8 March 1950	18.6 °C14 January 1950	24.5 °C	2,225 mm	125
1949	35.6 °C26 February 1949	16.1 °C18 December 1949	24.6 °C	2,207 mm	138
1948	35.3 °C12 February 1948	18.2 °C8 January 1948	24.7 °C	1,925 mm	148
1947	35.2 °C21 February 1947	15.8 °C2 January 1947	24.7 °C	2,014 mm	153
1946	35.0 °C22 February 1946	17.0 °C31 January 1946	24.4 °C	2,056 mm	123
1945	35.5 °C7 April 1945	15.3 °C24 December 1945	24.6 °C	1,703 mm	154
1944	32.2 °C12 February 1944	17.3 °C25 January 1944	24.2 °C	2,275 mm	105
1943	38.3 °C4 March 1943	16.0 °C20 December 1943	24.2 °C	2,052 mm	122
1942	35.0 °C18 March 1942	16.8 °C24 December 1942	24.3 °C	1,826 mm	123
1941	34.0 °C2 April 1941	19.4 °C22 December 1941	24.4 °C	2,066 mm	117
1940	34.7 °C11 March 1940	16.6 °C7 January 1940	24.3 °C	1,904 mm	116

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.5 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

230 d/yr

+62

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2731 mm

+489 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.8 °C	+3.7 °C	15 mm	-3 mm
Feb	36.9 °C	+3.2 °C	6 mm	-16 mm
Mar	37.0 °C	+3.6 °C	36 mm	-23 mm
Apr	34.0 °C	+2.3 °C	104 mm	-24 mm
May	31.3 °C	+1.2 °C	188 mm	-48 mm
Jun	30.0 °C	+1.1 °C	180 mm	-101 mm
Jul	27.6 °C	+0.1 °C	326 mm	-10 mm
Aug	27.1 °C	0.0 °C	584 mm	+207 mm
Sep	28.3 °C	+0.4 °C	886 mm	+478 mm
Oct	29.6 °C	+0.8 °C	256 mm	+8 mm
Nov	29.9 °C	+0.8 °C	110 mm	+9 mm
Dec	30.4 °C	+0.4 °C	41 mm	+13 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.5 °C

18 Feb 2025

Coldest day

18.1 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

224.5 mm

4 Sep 2025

Windiest day

18.6 km/h

18 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

44.3 km/h

18 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.1 °C

17 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

19.9 °C

13 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

19 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kenema?

Kenema has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 2,242 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kenema?

The hottest day measured in Kenema between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 2022, reaching 39.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kenema?

The coldest day measured in Kenema between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1983, at 14.2 °C.

Does it snow in Kenema?

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

Has the climate of Kenema warmed?

Yes: Kenema warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kenema?

The wettest day measured in Kenema between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2009, with 277 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kenema?

The windiest day measured in Kenema between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2007, with winds reaching 22.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kenema?

The warmest month in Kenema is March (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Kenema?

Kenema receives on average 2,242 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 236 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kenema?

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

Are there tropical nights in Kenema?

Yes: Kenema has on average 348 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kenema?

In Kenema, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 27 April 2024, and the lowest was 12.1 °C on 9 January 1957.

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