When to go · Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone in July
Avoid month. Very wet; flood and landslide risk in Freetown.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Crowds
- Low
- Sierra Leone
- Prices
- Low
- Sierra Leone
Verdict
AvoidVoykit month rating for Sierra Leone
Very wet; flood and landslide risk in Freetown.
Weather in July
- 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, Kenemarainy
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.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Sierra Leone
- Low
- Prices · Sierra Leone
- Low
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 July
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.
Very wet; landslide and flood risk.