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Banana Islands in April

Great month. Inside Banana Islands's best window: November–April (dry season).

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C); average high / low
Rain days: 5
Crowds: Low; Sierra Leone overall
Prices: Medium; Sierra Leone overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Banana Islands

Inside Banana Islands's best window: November–April (dry season).

No other month rates higher than April for Banana Islands in this guide.

Long-term averages

Banana IslandsHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 25 °C (77 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 77 °F (25 °C), rain on about 5 days
Freetown Peninsula and coast, Sierra Leone · Freetown, River No. 2, Bureh, Banana Islands, Bonthefine
One of the wettest capitals in the world: over 3 m of rain a year, most of it July–September, with floods and landslides.

Sierra Leone overall: Humid; first storms late in the month; Independence Day 27 April.

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

First month

Second month

April: Inside Banana Islands's best window: November–April (dry season).

January: Inside Banana Islands's best window: November–April (dry season).

Banana Islands: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.