When to go · Banana Islands

Banana Islands in October

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: May–October (rainy season; boats may be cancelled).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C); average high / low
Rain days: 14
Crowds: Low; Sierra Leone overall
Prices: Low; Sierra Leone overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Banana Islands

Listed as a month to avoid: May–October (rainy season; boats may be cancelled).

October is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

Banana IslandsHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 14 days
Freetown Peninsula and coast, Sierra Leone · 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.

Sierra Leone overall: Rain eases late in the month.

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

First month

Second month

October: Listed as a month to avoid: May–October (rainy season; boats may be cancelled).

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

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