Sierra Leone has a tropical climate and remains hot throughout the year. There are rainy and dry seasons, with the rainy season being long from April to November and the dry season from December to March. The best season is the dry season, but the climate is muggy.

Freetown Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Highest Temperature 30 30 31 31 31 30 29 28 29 30 30 30 Lowest Temperature 24 24 24 25 24 24 23 23 23 23 24 24 Precipitation 3 4 13 47 177 323 734 791 484 266 88 16 Precipitation number of days 1 1 2 5 13 20 25 24 23 19 11 5