Sierra Leone
About 7.65M people live in Sierra Leone, on 71,740 km² in 5 regions; the capital is Freetown. The highest summit is Mount Bintumani (1,945 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan–Feb · Dec.
Sierra Leone at a glance
The atlas follows 14,222 places here month by month, with 29 mountains and 4 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and December.
Sierra Leone's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+341%2M in 1950 → 8.82M in 2025 → 12.9M in 2050Sierra Leone · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Sierra Leone
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Sierra Leone
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
51OctoberFreetown
39OctoberKenema
38OctoberMakeni
40OctoberPort Loko
39OctoberLunsar
Waterloo
47OctoberBonthe
40OctoberPujehun
5 regions
Sierra Leone from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Sierra Leone
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Sierra Leone
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Sierra Leone
4 monuments and 2 museums; the best known first.
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What's on in Sierra Leone
The ground and the sky in Sierra Leone
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Sierra Leone
1 large airports, 3 railway stations, 12 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.