Freetown in May

Rainy season starts; heavy rain and flooding.

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

May 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 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 17 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 17 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.

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: Rains start; roads inland begin to suffer.

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

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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