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Banana Islands in January

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: 1
Crowds: Medium; 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 January for Banana Islands in this guide.

Long-term averages

Banana IslandsHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 1 day
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.

Sierra Leone overall: Dry and sunny, some Harmattan haze; peak beach season.

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

First month

Second month

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

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

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