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Freetown

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Best months

February 80%January 78%March 76%

Months to avoid

August 32%July 33%September 35%

Heat Seeker Score

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

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Yearly weather

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

Temperatures #

Freetown experiences generally comfortable temperatures throughout the year.
Maximum temperatures exceed the comfortable range from January to April, again at December.
Minimum temperatures are within the comfortable range all months.

Maximum Temperatures

Minimum Temperatures

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

Freetown experiences a significant shift in weather patterns throughout the year, with sun hours peaking in March at 10 hours and plummeting to near zero during July and August
Precipitation is minimal from November to April, but it dramatically increases from May, reaching its highest levels in July and August with over an inch of rainfall each month
This indicates a distinct wet and dry season in Freetown.

Sunny Weather

Period	Freetown
Jan	8.8 hours/day
Feb	9.8 hours/day
Mar	9.6 hours/day
Apr	7.4 hours/day
May	2.8 hours/day
Jun	0.3 hours/day
Jul	0.0 hours/day
Aug	0.0 hours/day
Sep	0.1 hours/day
Oct	1.0 hours/day
Nov	2.8 hours/day
Dec	7.4 hours/day
Average	4.2 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Humidity

Daylight Hours #

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.

Sunrise Time

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Freetown
Jan	11:41 hours
Feb	11:52 hours
Mar	12:04 hours
Apr	12:02 hours
May	12:05 hours
Jun	12:12 hours
Jul	12:16 hours
Aug	12:08 hours
Sep	11:53 hours
Oct	11:37 hours
Nov	11:30 hours
Dec	11:38 hours
Average	11:54 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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