Freetown Weather & Climate

Sierra Leone

Freetown sees feels-like daytime highs peak around 37.8°C in November and nighttime lows bottom out near 29.6°C in January. August is the wettest month (~597 mm), while January is the driest (~1 mm). For sunshine, January leads with about 62% clear skies.

Best time to visit Freetown

Based on mild feels-like temperatures and low rain chances, the most comfortable months are January, February, and March — expect around 29.635.5°C with roughly 1% chance of rain on a given day in January.

Freetown climate by month

MonthLow / High °CRain %RainfallClear skiesWind
January29.6° / 35.5°1%1 mm62%7.5 kph
February30.6° / 35.4°1%2 mm58%8.4 kph
March30.9° / 35.4°3%8 mm48%9 kph
April31.8° / 36.6°11%30 mm37%9 kph
May31.6° / 37.3°36%139 mm26%8.5 kph
June31.6° / 36.7°65%324 mm25%9.6 kph
July30.5° / 35.2°80%501 mm24%11.8 kph
August30.1° / 33.8°87%597 mm21%12.5 kph
September30.4° / 35.2°75%418 mm22%10.5 kph
October30.8° / 36.8°46%195 mm25%7.8 kph
November31.6° / 37.8°15%50 mm39%6.4 kph
December30.1° / 36.9°3%7 mm56%6.7 kph

Feels-like temperatures from long-term historical data; ☀ marks the most comfortable months (mild temperatures, low rain).

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