Country guide
Sierra Leone
The beaches of the Freetown peninsula, chimp sanctuaries and diamond-history towns, West Africa's friendliest comeback.
Currency
SLE
Language
English
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English
Everywhere
Payment
Cash only
Power
Type G
230 V, 50 Hz
Dialing
+232
Bring cash. Foreign cards and ATMs are unreliable to unusable here, so plan on carrying what the trip needs and changing money on arrival.
Destinations
Climate zones, month by month
Sierra Leone has 1 distinct climate zone. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.
Freetown →
Jan
30°
23°
0mm
0d rain
Feb
31°
24°
5mm
0d rain
Mar
32°
25°
8mm
1d rain
Apr
32°
26°
41mm
5d rain
May
30°
26°
181mm
16d rain
Jun
29°
25°
339mm
25d rain
Jul
28°
24°
634mm
29d rain
Aug
27°
24°
648mm
30d rain
Sep
28°
25°
435mm
27d rain
Oct
29°
25°
277mm
23d rain
Nov
29°
25°
84mm
8d rain
Dec
29°
23°
17mm
0d rain
August Wettest month. 648mm
· 30 rainy days
✓ Best Nov-Apr · ✗ Avoid Jun-Oct
Watch for Jun-Oct monsoon flooding risk
Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions