Weather in Freetown

• All Year
• Spring
• Summer
• Autumn
• Winter

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures

• Freetown maintains comfortable temperatures throughout the year, with average monthly temperatures consistently falling within the 18.0C to 26.0C range

• The lowest average temperature occurs in August (min=23.7; max=26.6), while January and December experience the highest (min=24.5; max=30.7, min=25.1; max=30.7)

• There are no months with discomfort temperatures.

Conditions

• In Freetown, the weather shows a significant contrast between the dry and rainy seasons. Total sun hours peak in March with 10.2 hours, while precipitation skyrockets during the months of June to August, with July recording the highest rainfall at 27.78mm.

• As the rainy season progresses, sun hours plummet to nearly zero in July and August, highlighting a clear trade-off between sunlight and rainfall during this period. The minimal sun exposure in these months is accompanied by excessive precipitation, suggesting a pronounced wet season that is critical for the region's climate and ecology.

Astronomy

• In Freetown, the earliest sunrise occurs in May at 06:34, while the latest is in January at 07:11, showing a significant variation of 37 minutes throughout the year.

• The sunset times vary from the earliest at 18:30 in November to the latest at 19:15 in July, resulting in a 45-minute difference.

• Day length ranges from a shortest duration of 11 hours and 38 minutes in December to a longest duration of 12 hours and 37 minutes in June, illustrating a seasonal fluctuation of nearly one hour.

• Overall, Freetown experiences relatively consistent daylight hours, with the longest and shortest days only differing by about an hour, while the variations in sunrise and sunset times are more pronounced.