Liberia in May

Rains start; interior roads begin to fail.

• 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.

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.

Crowds · Liberia

Low

Prices · Liberia

Low

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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• Monrovia

  Heavy rain begins; roads flood.