Where to stay in Freetown

from €89/night7 hotels sampledSL
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3★+ hotels in Freetown from €89/night (range €89–188, 7 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

The Swiss Hotel Freetown hotel · Freetown
from €89/night★ 4
New Brookfields Hotel hotel · Freetown
from €101/night★ 4
The Country Lodge Hotel hotel · Freetown
from €103/night★ 4

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Weather in Freetown

Sun ⛈️ 26° 23° 💧100%
Mon 🌧️ 26° 23° 💧99%
Tue ⛈️ 25° 24° 💧96%
Wed 🌦️ 27° 24° 💧98%
Thu 🌧️ 26° 23° 💧99%
Fri 🌧️ 26° 23° 💧100%
Sat 🌦️ 27° 24° 💧100%

In Aug, Freetown typically sees ~26°C daytime highs and 31 rainy days.

Best time to visit Freetown — climate

Jan: ~31°C daytime, 2 rainy days 31° JanFeb: ~31°C daytime, 0 rainy days 31° FebMar: ~30°C daytime, 2 rainy days 30° MarApr: ~30°C daytime, 11 rainy days 30° AprMay: ~29°C daytime, 28 rainy days 29° MayJun: ~28°C daytime, 30 rainy days 28° JunJul: ~26°C daytime, 31 rainy days 26° JulAug: ~26°C daytime, 31 rainy days 26° AugSep: ~27°C daytime, 29 rainy days 27° SepOct: ~28°C daytime, 27 rainy days 28° OctNov: ~28°C daytime, 25 rainy days 28° NovDec: ~29°C daytime, 12 rainy days 29° Dec

About Freetown

Freetown is the capital city of Sierra Leone and is the heart of the Western region, with well over a million inhabitants. It is on a peninsula on the south bank of the estuary of the Sierra Leone River. The city lies at the foot of the peninsula mountains and faces one of the best natural harbours on the west coast of Africa. The peninsula is home to some of the finest beaches in Africa, including, Lakka Beach, No. 2 River Beach, Bureh and Toke Beach.

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