When to go · Bo

Bo in August

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (rainy season).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 35°C (95°F)95°F (35°C) / 26°C (79°F)79°F (26°C); average high / low
Rain days: 13
Crowds: Low; Sierra Leone overall
Prices: Low; Sierra Leone overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Bo

Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (rainy season).

August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

BoHighs around 35 °C (95 °F), lows around 26 °C (79 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 95 °F (35 °C), lows around 79 °F (26 °C), rain on about 13 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: Wettest month; boat crossings rough.

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

First month

Second month

August: Listed as a month to avoid: May–Oct (rainy season).

January: Inside Bo's best window: Nov–Apr (dry season).

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