When to go · Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone in August
Avoid month. Wettest month; boat crossings rough.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Crowds
- Low
- Sierra Leone
- Prices
- Low
- Sierra Leone
Verdict
Wettest month; boat crossings rough.
Is another month better than August?
August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in August
- Freetown Peninsula and coast · 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.
- Eastern forest · Tiwai, Gola, Kenemastorm or typhoon risk
Rainforest; trails and roads become hard in the rains.
- North and highlands · Makeni, Outamba-Kilimi, Loma Mountainsrainy
Drier savanna; Harmattan haze in January; Mount Bintumani best Dec–Mar.
- Freetown28 °C (82 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 28 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 28 rain days
- Banana Islands28 °C (82 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 24 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 24 rain days
- Bo35 °C (95 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 13 rain days95 °F (35 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 13 rain days
- Bonthe28 °C (82 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 26 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 26 rain days
- Kenema28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 24 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 24 rain days
- Koidu28 °C (82 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 25 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 25 rain days
- Magburaka28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 23 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 23 rain days
- Makeni28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 24 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 24 rain days
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.
Mawlid
Moves yearly (lunar)
Public holiday.
Rainy season
About May to October · Freetown
Heavy rain, floods and landslide risk; slow roads and rougher boat crossings.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Sierra Leone
- Low
- Prices · Sierra Leone
- Low
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Sierra Leone, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Crowds
Aug: Low
Jan: Medium
Prices
Aug: Low
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Aug: 2
Jan: 3
August: Wettest month; boat crossings rough.
January: Dry and sunny, some Harmattan haze; peak beach season.
Sierra Leone: 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
Where to go in August
Better another month
Freetown Peninsula and coast
One of the wettest capitals in the world: over 3 m of rain a year, most of it July–September, with floods and landslides.
Eastern forest
Rainforest; trails and roads become hard in the rains.
Wettest month; some roads close.