Annual mean 11°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind W
Warmest
26.3 °C
Coldest
1.7 °C
Wettest
26%
Windiest
5.2 m/s
Prevailing
W
4.3 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Freetown over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C. Freetown has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 13% in July, the driest month, to 21% in December, the wettest. Winds in Freetown are highest in March, averaging 4.3 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Freetown come in August, when the sky is typically 40% covered; May is the cloudiest month, at 51%.
Month by month Freetown climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
2°C
-1°C
-3°C
17%
50%
4.0 m/s
0
0
6
February
3°C
-1°C
-2°C
19%
48%
3.9 m/s
1
0
12
March
6°C
2°C
2°C
17%
48%
4.3 m/s
2
0
24
April
11°C
6°C
7°C
21%
51%
4.0 m/s
12
0
50
May
17°C
12°C
14°C
19%
51%
3.6 m/s
46
7
74
June
22°C
17°C
22°C
14%
44%
3.2 m/s
76
31
54
July
26°C
21°C
27°C
13%
42%
3.0 m/s
49
62
19
August
25°C
20°C
27°C
13%
40%
2.9 m/s
58
56
26
September
22°C
16°C
21°C
15%
46%
3.1 m/s
74
26
58
October
17°C
11°C
14°C
16%
48%
3.4 m/s
50
5
76
November
10°C
5°C
6°C
17%
40%
3.8 m/s
11
0
42
December
4°C
1°C
-0°C
21%
45%
3.7 m/s
1
0
14
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Freetown weather by season
Year round, Freetown has days of about 2°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 26°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -1°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Freetown weather in winterDecember to February
High 3°CLow -0°CRain 19%
Winter in Freetown has typical daily highs of about 3°C and lows of about -0°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Freetown weather in springMarch to May
High 11°CLow 7°CRain 19%
Spring in Freetown has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Freetown weather in summerJune to August
High 25°CLow 19°CRain 13%
Summer in Freetown has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Freetown weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 16°CLow 11°CRain 16%
Autumn in Freetown has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Freetown?
Freetown has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 13% in July, the driest month, to 21% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Freetown windiest?
Winds in Freetown are highest in March, averaging 4.3 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Freetown year round?
The average temperature in Freetown over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C.