Monrovia weather in November

In November, Monrovia sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 192 mm of rain across 27.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of November to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Monrovia's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monrovia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
192 mm
27.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:37 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
71%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Monrovia is capital city of Liberia.

Density
7,941/km²
people per km²
Founded
1822

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical November day in Monrovia reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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How November really feels in Monrovia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 20 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
20
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in November is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Monrovia weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°8317.511.74.9
Feb29° / 25°10220.111.84.2
Mar29° / 25°16125.1123.7
Apr29° / 25°20826.312.13.3
May29° / 25°32129.912.33.0
Jun27° / 24°4922912.43.4
Jul26° / 24°41926.812.33.9
Aug26° / 24°49227.212.23.8
Sep27° / 24°53029.3123.4
Oct28° / 24°35930.411.93.4
Nov28° / 24°19227.611.73.4
Dec28° / 24°10523.111.64.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32773
42773
52872
62872
72971
83070
93070
103169
113268
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Monrovia gets around 192 mm of rain over 27.6 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 92% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
197
296
396
495
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794
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993
1093
1193
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1591
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2190
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2889
2988
3088

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17426
27327
37228
47129
57030
66931
76832
86733
96634
106535
116436
126337
136238
146139
156040
165941
175842
185743
195644
205545
215446
225347
235149
245050
255050
264951
274852
284852
294753
304753

Wind in November

Winds average 6 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of November to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:346:20
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411.86:346:20
511.86:346:20
611.86:346:19
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in March across the year — November's 4.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Monrovia

In seasonPeak

None of Monrovia's seasonal hazards are active in November. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Monrovia's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monrovia sees seasonal dust haze (February), heaviest in February.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Monrovia?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Monrovia.

What to pack for Monrovia in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, Monrovia sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Monrovia in November

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Monrovia in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Monrovia peaks around September 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highSep 16UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Monrovia in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Monrovia is worst in February — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.3× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1249 µg/m³Sep 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr40Poor
May18Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct10Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec35Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Monrovia?

Monrovia sits at 6.3°N, 10.8°W, 32 m above sea level, in Liberia. The nearest listed city is Harbel, 49 km away.

HarbelKakataTubmanburgBuchananGbarngaKenemaSegbwemaBo

Topography around Monrovia

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Monrovia.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monrovia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m.

The land around Monrovia is covered by water (58%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, water (65%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
337 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
November weather nearby: Harbel 49 km · Kakata 55 km · Tubmanburg 63 km · Buchanan 95 km · Gbarnga 166 km · Kenema 181 km · Segbwema 189 km · Bo 212 km

Liberia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$915
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.1
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
38.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 85%Muslim 12%none 3%Traditional 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Monrovia (6.3005°, -10.7969°, elevation 32 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).