Liberia in May

Rains start; interior roads begin to fail.

May is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• DecemberGreatDry and festive; diaspora visitors in Monrovia.
• JanuaryGreatDry, some Harmattan haze; roads at their best.
• FebruaryGreatDry and hot; good surf at Robertsport.
• MarchGreatHot and dry; Decoration Day in March.

• Coast · Monrovia, Robertsport, Buchanan, Harperrainy

  Monrovia is one of the wettest capitals on earth (about 5 m of rain a year); a brief drier 'middle dries' spell often comes in late July–August.

• Interior forest · Gbarnga, Sapo, Nimba, Zwedrurainy

  Rainforest; laterite roads turn to deep mud from June; many are impassable.

• Monrovia30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 22 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 22 rain days
• Buchanan31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 18 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 18 rain days
• Harper30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 19 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 19 rain days
• Robertsport30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 17 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 17 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• National Unification Day

  14 May

  Public holiday.

• Unification Day check

  14 May · Monrovia

  Public holiday; heavy rains.

• Rainy season

  May to October · Monrovia

  Daily downpours; roads flood and the airport road slows.

Crowds · Liberia

Low

Prices · Liberia

Low

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Liberia, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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• Monrovia

  Heavy rain begins; roads flood.