Ganta
City in Liberia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Ganta is a city in Liberia, in Nimba. About 63,523 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Liberia in our atlas.
It lies at 7.24° N, 8.98° W, about 282 m (925 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Monrovia time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Ganta. Green dots: other major cities of Liberia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Ganta has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 32°C (90°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 18°C (65°F). Around 1,663 mm (65 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jun.
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 2277241 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.