When to go · Banana Islands
Banana Islands in December
Great month. Inside Banana Islands's best window: November–April (dry season).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 2
- Crowds
- High
- Sierra Leone overall
- Prices
- High
- Sierra Leone overall
Verdict
Inside Banana Islands's best window: November–April (dry season).
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Banana Islands in this guide.
Weather in December
- Banana IslandsHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 2 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 2 days
- Freetown Peninsula and coast, Sierra Leone · Freetown, River No. 2, Bureh, Banana Islands, Bonthebest weather
One of the wettest capitals in the world: over 3 m of rain a year, most of it July–September, with floods and landslides.
Festivals and holidays
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.
Christmas and Boxing Day big impact
25–26 Dec · Sierra Leone
Diaspora visits; beach parties; hotels full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Sierra Leone overall
- High
- Prices · Sierra Leone overall
- High
Sierra Leone overall: Dry and festive; diaspora visits fill Freetown hotels.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Banana Islands, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Dec: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Jan: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Night low
Dec: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jan: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 2
Jan: 1 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: Medium
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jan: 0
December: 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.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen