When to go · Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone in November
Good month. Dry season returns; green hills.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Crowds
- Low
- Sierra Leone
- Prices
- Medium
- Sierra Leone
Verdict
Dry season returns; green hills.
Is another month better than November?
November is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in November
- Freetown Peninsula and coast · Freetown, River No. 2, Bureh, Banana Islands, Bonthefine
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, Kenemafine
Rainforest; trails and roads become hard in the rains.
- North and highlands · Makeni, Outamba-Kilimi, Loma Mountainsfine
Drier savanna; Harmattan haze in January; Mount Bintumani best Dec–Mar.
- Freetown31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 10 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 10 rain days
- Banana Islands30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 5 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 5 rain days
- Bo31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 3 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 3 rain days
- Bonthe30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 8 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 8 rain days
- Kenema31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 8 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 8 rain days
- Koidu30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 8 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 8 rain days
- Magburaka31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 7 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 7 rain days
- Makeni31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 8 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 8 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.
Dry season
About November to April · Freetown
Best weather for beaches and travel; harmattan haze from December to February.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Sierra Leone
- Low
- Prices · Sierra Leone
- Medium
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Sierra Leone, side by side.
Verdict
Nov: Good
Jan: Great (better)
Crowds
Nov: Low
Jan: Medium
Prices
Nov: Medium
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Nov: 1
Jan: 3
November: Dry season returns; green hills.
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
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.