When to go · Bo
Bo in December
Great month. Inside Bo's best window: Nov–Apr (dry season).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 2
- Crowds
- High
- Sierra Leone overall
- Prices
- High
- Sierra Leone overall
Verdict
Inside Bo's best window: Nov–Apr (dry season).
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Bo in this guide.
Weather in December
- BoHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 2 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °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 Bo, 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: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Jan: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 2
Jan: 2
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: Medium
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jan: 0
December: Inside Bo's best window: Nov–Apr (dry season).
January: Inside Bo's best window: Nov–Apr (dry season).
Bo: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen