Weather

Sierra Leone is hot and very humid. The coast gets up to 3250mm (128in) precipitation per year and the wet season stretches from mid-May to November - the south may get a break in July and August. While temperatures remain hot throughout the year, they climb even higher inland during the dry season from November to March.

The heat and humidity combination between July and October along the coast can get uncomfortably sticky, though sea breezes bring some relief. The effects are somewhat tamer inland but the ever present sun is no picnic either. Sierra Leone doesn't really have a cold season, but December and January are the coolest and driest months, albeit with hazy skies from the harmattan (desert winds).