When to go · Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone in October
Mixed month. Rain eases late in the month.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- Sierra Leone
- Prices
- Low
- Sierra Leone
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for Sierra Leone
Rain eases late in the month.
Weather in October
- Freetown Peninsula and coast · 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.
- 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