When to go · Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone in September
Avoid month. Still very wet.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Crowds
- Low
- Sierra Leone
- Prices
- Low
- Sierra Leone
Verdict
Still very wet.
Is another month better than September?
September is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in September
- 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.
- Freetown29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 25 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 25 rain days
- Banana Islands29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 20 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 20 rain days
- Bo34 °C (93 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 10 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 10 rain days
- Bonthe29 °C (84 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 22 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 22 rain days
- Kenema29 °C (84 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 23 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 23 rain days
- Koidu29 °C (84 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 22 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 22 rain days
- Magburaka29 °C (84 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 21 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 21 rain days
- Makeni29 °C (84 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 22 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 22 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
Sep: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Crowds
Sep: Low
Jan: Medium
Prices
Sep: Low
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Sep: 2
Jan: 3
September: Still very wet.
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 September
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.
Very wet; rain easing late.