When to go · Bo

Bo in May

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

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 34°C (93°F)93°F (34°C) / 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C); average high / low
Rain days: 9
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).

May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

BoHighs around 34 °C (93 °F), lows around 25 °C (77 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 93 °F (34 °C), lows around 77 °F (25 °C), rain on about 9 days
Freetown Peninsula and coast, Sierra Leone · Freetown, River No. 2, Bureh, Banana Islands, Bontherainy
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: Rains start; roads inland begin to suffer.

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

First month

Second month

May: 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.