Tubmanburg in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Tubmanburg sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 195 mm of rain over about 45 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Tubmanburg's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Tubmanburg has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Tubmanburg's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
195 mm
45 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
4.4
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Tubmanburg in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical winter day in Tubmanburg reaches about 30°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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How winter really feels in Tubmanburg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Tubmanburg weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°5612.711.64.7
Feb30° / 24°7115.211.84.0
Mar30° / 24°13423.6123.3
Apr30° / 24°19126.512.12.9
May29° / 24°2723012.32.7
Jun28° / 23°37029.412.43.1
Jul27° / 23°36228.712.43.5
Aug27° / 23°45828.812.23.5
Sep28° / 23°44829.6123.2
Oct29° / 23°26730.211.82.9
Nov29° / 23°13825.311.73.3
Dec30° / 23°6817.411.64.4

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Tubmanburg gets around 195 mm of rain over 45 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%80%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 5 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early December to 11 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Tubmanburg

In seasonPeak

In winter, Tubmanburg overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

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

Is winter a good time to visit Tubmanburg?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Tubmanburg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tubmanburg in Winter

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

In winter, Tubmanburg sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 45 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tubmanburg in Winter

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 43 km away) 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
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Tubmanburg in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 Tubmanburg 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
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tubmanburg in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tubmanburg is worst in April — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.3× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateModeratePoorApr 1094 µg/m³Aug 2112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan56Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar89Unhealthy
Apr95Unhealthy
May32Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tubmanburg?

Tubmanburg sits at 6.9°N, 10.8°W, 71 m above sea level, in Liberia. The nearest listed city is Monrovia, 63 km away.

MonroviaKakataHarbelKenemaSegbwemaBuchananGbarngaBo

Topography around Tubmanburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tubmanburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 69 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 746 m.

The land around Tubmanburg is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
239 m
80 km
746 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Monrovia 63 km · Kakata 64 km · Harbel 86 km · Kenema 119 km · Segbwema 126 km · Buchanan 140 km · Gbarnga 150 km · Bo 158 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 Tubmanburg (6.8706°, -10.8211°, elevation 71 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.