Buchanan
City in Liberia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Buchanan is a city in Liberia, in Grand Bassa County. About 75,854 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Liberia in our atlas.
It lies at 5.88° N, 10.05° W, about 11 m (36 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Monrovia time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Buchanan. Green dots: other major cities of Liberia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Buchanan has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 30°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 23°C (73°F). Around 1,747 mm (69 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2278158 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q269222 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.