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Freetown, Western Area

Sierra Leone · 803k people · 35 m elevation · Northern Hemisphere

Every month in detail

Thirty-year averages for each calendar month.

Monthly climate normals. Values shown as an em dash are missing from the source data.
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high82°F (28°C)82°F (28°C)82°F (28°C)82°F (28°C)82°F (28°C)81°F (27°C)79°F (26°C)79°F (26°C)80°F (27°C)81°F (27°C)82°F (28°C)83°F (28°C)
Average low77°F (25°C)77°F (25°C)78°F (26°C)78°F (26°C)78°F (26°C)76°F (24°C)75°F (24°C)75°F (24°C)75°F (24°C)76°F (24°C)77°F (25°C)78°F (26°C)
Dew point72°F (22°C)73°F (23°C)73°F (23°C)74°F (23°C)74°F (24°C)74°F (23°C)72°F (22°C)72°F (22°C)73°F (23°C)73°F (23°C)74°F (23°C)73°F (23°C)
Rainfall0.5 in (13 mm)0.3 in (7 mm)0.7 in (18 mm)1.8 in (46 mm)9.3 in (236 mm)16.7 in (424 mm)23.5 in (598 mm)27.2 in (691 mm)19.5 in (495 mm)11.7 in (297 mm)5.7 in (144 mm)1.4 in (36 mm)
Rainy days32482530303030302510
Snowfall0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)
Sunshine335 h315 h354 h337 h303 h259 h243 h223 h239 h286 h308 h330 h

Scroll the table sideways for all twelve months.

Projected change, 2031–2050

Model projection, not an observation

How this city’s climate may change, measured against the same models’ own 1995–2014 output. Nothing here affects the match score above.

Change in summer afternoon highs

+1.6°F (+0.9°C)

Models range from +1.4°F (+0.8°C) to +1.8°F (+1.0°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

Too few hot days today to project a reliable change

Warming by month
  • January: +1.1°F (+0.6°C)
  • February: +1.4°F (+0.8°C)
  • March: +1.2°F (+0.7°C)
  • April: +1.5°F (+0.9°C)
  • May: +1.7°F (+0.9°C)
  • June: +1.7°F (+0.9°C)
  • July: +1.6°F (+0.9°C)
  • August: +1.5°F (+0.9°C)
  • September: +1.5°F (+0.8°C)
  • October: +1.5°F (+0.9°C)
  • November: +1.6°F (+0.9°C)
  • December: +1.3°F (+0.7°C)
Scenario
SSP5-8.5 (high emissions)
Models
4 · CMIP6 HighResMIP, downscaled

This is a high-emissions pathway — the upper end of plausible futures, not a central estimate. Changes are measured by each model against its own past output and then applied to the observed record, which cancels each model’s bias but not the genuine uncertainty about how much warming occurs. Where the models disagree widely, the range above is the honest answer.