Sierra Leone in January

Dry and sunny, some Harmattan haze; peak beach season.

• Freetown Peninsula and coast · 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.

• Eastern forest · Tiwai, Gola, Kenemabest weather

  Rainforest; trails and roads become hard in the rains.

• North and highlands · Makeni, Outamba-Kilimi, Loma Mountainssmoke haze

  Drier savanna; Harmattan haze in January; Mount Bintumani best Dec–Mar.

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.

• New Year's Day

  1 Jan

  Public holiday.

Crowds · Sierra Leone

Medium

Prices · Sierra Leone

Medium

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Freetown Peninsula and coast

  Best weather of the year (Freetown, River No. 2, Bureh, Banana Islands, Bonthe)

• Eastern forest

  Best weather of the year (Tiwai, Gola, Kenema)

• Freetown

  Dry and dusty (harmattan haze); good for beaches.