When to go · Freetown
Freetown in June
Avoid month. Heavy rain; slow roads.
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
- 24
- Crowds
- Low
- Sierra Leone overall
- Prices
- Low
- Sierra Leone overall
Verdict
Heavy rain; slow roads.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than June?
June is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in June
- FreetownHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 24 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 24 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.
Early rains season
Green hills and fewer visitors.
Watch: Heavy storms and slow roads.
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.
Rainy season
About May to October · Whole city and peninsula
Heavy rain, floods and landslide risk; slow roads and rougher boat crossings.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Sierra Leone overall
- Low
- Prices · Sierra Leone overall
- Low
Sierra Leone overall: Heavy rain building.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Freetown, side by side.
Verdict
Jun: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Jun: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jan: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
Night low
Jun: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Jan: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Rain days
Jun: 24
Jan: 1 (better)
Crowds
Jun: Low
Jan: Medium
Prices
Jun: Low
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Jun: 1
Jan: 2
June: Heavy rain; slow roads.
January: Dry and dusty (harmattan haze); good for beaches.
Freetown: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries