Monrovia
Capital of Liberia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Liberia, Africa - panoramio (256): blk24ga, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Monrovia is the capital of Liberia, in Montserrado County. About 1.5 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Liberia in our atlas.
It lies at 6.30° N, 10.80° W, about 32 m (105 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Monrovia time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Monrovia. Green dots: other major cities of Liberia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Monrovia has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 31°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 23°C (73°F). Around 1,719 mm (68 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.
Landmarks and places to see
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Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in LiberiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2274895 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3748 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Liberia, Africa - panoramio (256): blk24ga, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Executive Mansion Apr 09: my-self, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
