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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Panguma Sierra Leone

In Panguma, the wet season is warm, oppressive, and overcast and the dry season is hot, muggy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 64°F to 93°F and is rarely below 58°F or above 99°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Panguma for hot-weather activities is from late November to late February.

Climate in Panguma

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Panguma weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 2.6 months, from January 31 to April 19, with an average daily high temperature above 91°F. The hottest month of the year in Panguma is March, with an average high of 93°F and low of 72°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.5 months, from June 28 to October 13, with an average daily high temperature below 83°F. The coldest month of the year in Panguma is August, with an average low of 69°F and high of 80°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Panguma

Average High and Low Temperature in PangumahotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 187°FJan 187°FMar 393°FMar 393°F64°F64°F72°F72°FApr 1991°FApr 1991°FJun 2883°FJun 2883°FOct 1383°FOct 1383°F74°F74°F71°F71°F71°F71°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 89°F92°F93°F91°F87°F84°F81°F80°F81°F83°F84°F86°F
Temp. 76°F79°F81°F81°F79°F77°F74°F74°F75°F76°F76°F75°F
Low 65°F69°F72°F73°F73°F71°F70°F69°F70°F71°F70°F66°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Panguma

Average Hourly Temperature in PangumaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcomfortablecomfortablewarmhothotcoolcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Sioguí Arriba, Panama (4,889 miles away); Valencia, Venezuela (3,881 miles); and Kunigal, India (5,975 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Panguma (view comparison).

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In Panguma, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Panguma begins around November 18 and lasts for 3.7 months, ending around March 7.

The clearest month of the year in Panguma is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 62% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 7 and lasts for 8.3 months, ending around November 18.

The cloudiest month of the year in Panguma is May, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 78% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Panguma

Cloud Cover Categories in PangumaclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jan 663%Jan 663%May 1721%May 1721%Nov 1842%Nov 1842%Mar 743%Mar 743%NowNowclearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 38%47%61%72%78%71%73%77%74%70%59%43%
Clearer 62%53%39%28%22%29%27%23%26%30%41%57%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Panguma varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.7 months, from May 3 to October 26, with a greater than 44% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Panguma is August, with an average of 26.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.3 months, from October 26 to May 3. The month with the fewest wet days in Panguma is January, with an average of 0.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Panguma is August, with an average of 26.6 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 88% on August 22.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Panguma

Daily Chance of Precipitation in PangumawetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 2288%Aug 2288%Jan 11%Jan 11%May 344%May 344%Oct 2644%Oct 2644%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.7d1.7d3.5d8.9d16.0d20.2d23.4d26.6d23.4d17.1d6.4d1.2d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Panguma experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 10 months, from February 18 to December 17, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Panguma is August, with an average rainfall of 17.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.0 months, from December 17 to February 18. The month with the least rain in Panguma is January, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Panguma

Average Monthly Rainfall in PangumarainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 in20 in20 in25 in25 in30 in30 in35 in35 inAug 2117.8 inAug 2117.8 inJan 130.2 inJan 130.2 inFeb 180.5 inFeb 180.5 inDec 170.5 inDec 170.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.2″0.4″1.2″2.9″6.3″11.4″14.2″17.8″14.8″7.7″2.4″0.5″

The length of the day in Panguma does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 36 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 39 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 36 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Panguma

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in PangumaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 36 minJun 2012 hr, 36 minJun 2012 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2211 hr, 39 minDec 2111 hr, 39 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 11.7h11.9h12.1h12.3h12.5h12.6h12.5h12.4h12.2h11.9h11.7h11.7h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:25 AM on May 27, and the latest sunrise is 40 minutes later at 7:04 AM on January 30. The earliest sunset is at 6:21 PM on November 14, and the latest sunset is 46 minutes later at 7:07 PM on July 14.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Panguma during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Panguma

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in PangumaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMay 276:25 AMMay 276:25 AM7:07 PMJul 147:07 PMJul 14Nov 146:21 PMNov 146:21 PM7:04 AMJan 307:04 AMJan 30daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Panguma

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in PangumaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050506060606070707080800000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606070708058NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Panguma

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Panguma experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 10 months, from February 5 to December 17, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 49% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Panguma is August, with 31.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Panguma is January, with 11.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Panguma

Humidity Comfort Levels in PangumamuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 332%Jan 332%100%Aug 15100%Aug 15Feb 549%Feb 549%Dec 1749%Dec 1749%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggydrydryhumidhumidmiserablemiserablecomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 11.0d16.7d24.7d27.8d30.6d29.9d31.0d31.0d30.0d30.9d27.5d15.7d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Panguma experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from June 18 to September 21, with average wind speeds of more than 5.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Panguma is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.9 months, from September 21 to June 18. The calmest month of the year in Panguma is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.8 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Panguma

Average Wind Speed in PangumawindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mph11 mph11 mphAug 77.6 mphAug 77.6 mphNov 143.7 mphNov 143.7 mphJun 185.7 mphJun 185.7 mphSep 215.7 mphSep 215.7 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 5.15.15.55.54.95.66.97.46.04.53.84.7

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Panguma varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 3.5 months, from February 2 to May 17 and for 1.5 months, from August 13 to September 27, with a peak percentage of 53% on April 4. The wind is most often from the south for 2.9 months, from May 17 to August 13 and for 1.6 months, from September 27 to November 14, with a peak percentage of 58% on July 15. The wind is most often from the east for 2.6 months, from November 14 to February 2, with a peak percentage of 50% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Panguma

Wind Direction in PangumaEWSWSEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Panguma throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Panguma for general outdoor tourist activities is from early December to late January, with a peak score in the first week of January.

Tourism Score in Panguma

Tourism Score in PangumaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.76.73.23.23.93.93.33.3NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Panguma for hot-weather activities is from late November to late February, with a peak score in the last week of January.

Beach/Pool Score in Panguma

Beach/Pool Score in Pangumabest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.67.63.53.5NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Panguma are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Panguma

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in PangumaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoolcomfortablewarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Panguma

Growing Degree Days in PangumaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F2,000°F2,000°F4,000°F4,000°F6,000°F6,000°F8,000°F8,000°F10,000°F10,000°FJan 590°FJan 590°FMar 81,800°FMar 81,800°FDec 319,619°FDec 319,619°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.2 months, from January 10 to March 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Panguma is February, with an average of 5.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 6.7 months, from April 30 to November 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Panguma is May, with an average of 4.5 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Panguma

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in PangumabrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhFeb 115.6 kWhFeb 115.6 kWhMay 194.4 kWhMay 194.4 kWhNov 194.6 kWhNov 194.6 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.45.65.44.94.54.64.54.54.54.64.65.1

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Panguma are 8.185 deg latitude, -11.133 deg longitude, and 1,014 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Panguma contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,286 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,119 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,080 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (3,622 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Panguma is covered by cropland (38%), trees (30%), grassland (18%), and shrubs (15%), within 10 miles by trees (36%) and cropland (32%), and within 50 miles by trees (47%) and cropland (26%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Panguma, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Panguma is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Panguma, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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