Sierra Leone
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Sierra Leone
Official name: | Republic of Sierra Leone |
Capital: | Freetown |
Area: | total: 71,740 sq km water: 120 sq km land: 71,620 sq km |
Climate: | tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April) |
Location: | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia |
Geographic coordinates: | 8 30 N, 11 30 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than South Carolina |
Land boundaries: | total: 958 km border countries: Guinea 652 km, Liberia 306 km |
Coastline: | 402 km |
Terrain: | coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, mountains in east |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Loma Mansa (Bintimani) 1,948 m |
Map of Sierra Leone