When to go · Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone in October
Mixed month. Rain eases late in the month.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- Sierra Leone
- Prices
- Low
- Sierra Leone
Verdict
Rain eases late in the month.
Is another month better than October?
October is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in October
- Freetown Peninsula and coast · 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.
- Eastern forest · Tiwai, Gola, Kenemarainy
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.
- Freetown30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 20 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 20 rain days
- Banana Islands30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 14 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 14 rain days
- Bo33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 6 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 6 rain days
- Bonthe30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 18 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 18 rain days
- Kenema30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 19 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 19 rain days
- Koidu30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 18 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 18 rain days
- Magburaka30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 17 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 17 rain days
- Makeni30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 18 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 18 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.
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
Oct: Mixed
Jan: Great (better)
Crowds
Oct: Low
Jan: Medium
Prices
Oct: Low
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Oct: 1
Jan: 3
October: Rain eases late in the month.
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