Capital of Sierra Leone
Freetown
Photo: David Hond · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Africa/Freetown
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Population
- 802,639
- Elevation
- 38 m
- Airports
- FNA
- 15 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 7,460 km
- 9 hrs 30 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Freetown, month by month
- Jan29°
- Feb30°
- Mar31°
- Apr31°
- May30°
- Jun28°
- Jul27°
- Aug27°
- Sept27°
- Oct28°
- Nov29°
- Dec29°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: November to May.
Mean highs run from 27°C in August to 31°C in April, with about 2,569 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for FreetownModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Freetown
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBFreetown
7,460 km
9 hrs 30 mins · Estimate
From AUHFreetown
7,390 km
9 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Freetown
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Currency
- Sierra Leonean Leone SLEToday's indicative rate: SLE 10 ≈ USD 0.411Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type G230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 019police999ambulance and fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +232 · On the right
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