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When to go · Banana Islands

Banana Islands in December

Great month. Inside Banana Islands's best window: November–April (dry season).

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Temperature
30°C (86°F) / 24°C (75°F)
average high / low
Rain days
2
Crowds
High
Sierra Leone overall
Prices
High
Sierra Leone overall

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Banana Islands

Inside Banana Islands's best window: November–April (dry season).

Is another month better than December?

No other month rates higher than December for Banana Islands in this guide.

Weather in December

Long-term averages
  • Banana IslandsHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 2 days
  • Freetown Peninsula and coast, Sierra Leone · Freetown, River No. 2, Bureh, Banana Islands, Bonthebest weather

    One of the wettest capitals in the world: over 3 m of rain a year, most of it July–September, with floods and landslides.

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.

  • Christmas and Boxing Day big impact

    25–26 Dec · Sierra Leone

    Diaspora visits; beach parties; hotels full.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Sierra Leone overall
High
Prices · Sierra Leone overall
High

Sierra Leone overall: Dry and festive; diaspora visits fill Freetown hotels.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Banana Islands, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Dec: Great

    Jan: Great

  • Daytime high

    Dec: 30 °C (86 °F)

    Jan: 30 °C (86 °F)

  • Night low

    Dec: 24 °C (75 °F)

    Jan: 24 °C (75 °F)

  • Rain days

    Dec: 2

    Jan: 1 (better)

  • Crowds

    Dec: High

    Jan: Medium

  • Prices

    Dec: High

    Jan: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Dec: 1

    Jan: 0

December: Inside Banana Islands's best window: November–April (dry season).

January: Inside Banana Islands's best window: November–April (dry season).

Banana Islands: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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