Rain Outlook

Where the rainy season stands: the last 30 days against the 30-year average, the week ahead, and what the rain means for the road and the crossing.

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Where the year stands

It is the late rains — tapering off through October and November.

Season	When
Dry season	1 December – 30 April
Early rains	1 May – 31 May
Peak rains	1 June – 30 September
Late rains	1 October – 30 November	now

Dates and monthly figures come from 1991–2020 weather-model averages (ERA5) for this stretch of coast; the season's start and end drift by a few weeks from year to year.

Day

Rain

Chance of rain

Mon, 12 Oct (today)

10 mm

100%

Tue, 13 Oct

3 mm

90%

Wed, 14 Oct

8 mm

100%

Thu, 15 Oct

8 mm

96%

Fri, 16 Oct

14 mm

100%

Sat, 17 Oct

9 mm

93%

Sun, 18 Oct

6 mm

92%

Worth knowing

The crossing

Heavy rain usually brings wind and waves with it — the January 2023 capsize that killed eleven people was attributed to heavy waves. In the peak months expect more delayed and cancelled boats, and check the crossing conditions page before walking to the wharf.

The road to Yargoi

The mainland leg is a dirt road past Bo. In the rains it slows badly — drivers advise a 4x4 — and the usual 5–7 hours from Freetown stretches further.

Flooding and erosion

People who work on this estuary told Mongabay that flooding now comes almost every year where it used to come every third year, and erosion has already eaten the Yargoi jetty. Wet-season storms are when both bite hardest.

Rain Outlook

About these tools

Where the year stands

The last 30 days

The week ahead

Worth knowing

The crossing

The road to Yargoi

Flooding and erosion