When to go · Banana Islands

Banana Islands in September

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: May–October (rainy season; boats may be cancelled).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C); average high / low
Rain days: 20
Crowds: Low; Sierra Leone overall
Prices: Low; Sierra Leone overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Banana Islands

Listed as a month to avoid: May–October (rainy season; boats may be cancelled).

September is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

Banana IslandsHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 20 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 20 days
Freetown Peninsula and coast, Sierra Leone · Freetown, River No. 2, Bureh, Banana Islands, Bonthestorm or typhoon risk
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: Still very wet.

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

First month

Second month

September: Listed as a month to avoid: May–October (rainy season; boats may be cancelled).

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

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