Freetown in August

Wettest month; some roads close.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• DecemberGreatDry; harmattan haze begins late in the month.
• JanuaryGreatDry and dusty (harmattan haze); good for beaches.
• FebruaryGreatDry and hot; the best month for beaches.
• MarchGreatDry, hot and humid.

• FreetownHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 28 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 28 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.

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.

• Rainy season

  About May to October · Whole city and peninsula

  Heavy rain, floods and landslide risk; slow roads and rougher boat crossings.

Crowds · Sierra Leone overall

Low

Prices · Sierra Leone overall

Low

Sierra Leone overall: Wettest month; boat crossings rough.

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

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries

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