Makeni in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Makeni sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 253 mm of rain over about 39 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 30°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Makeni's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Makeni's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 34°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 253 mm; 39 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 2.7; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Makeni in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Makeni reaches about 34°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Makeni

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Makeni weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 21°	7	2	11.5	3.8
Feb	35° / 23°	6	1.4	11.7	2.9
Mar	36° / 24°	24	5.7	11.9	2.5
Apr	34° / 25°	51	10.2	12.2	2.7
May	32° / 24°	179	23	12.4	2.8
Jun	29° / 23°	306	28.2	12.5	2.9
Jul	28° / 22°	405	29.5	12.5	3.2
Aug	28° / 22°	469	29.9	12.3	3.3
Sep	29° / 22°	413	29	12.1	2.9
Oct	30° / 22°	294	29.7	11.8	2.8
Nov	31° / 22°	101	16.3	11.6	4.0
Dec	32° / 22°	13	3.1	11.5	4.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Makeni gets around 253 mm of rain over 39 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Makeni

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In spring, Makeni overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Makeni's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Makeni sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Makeni?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Makeni.

What to pack for Makeni in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Makeni sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 39 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Makeni in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Makeni peaks around August 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	12	12	10	12	12	11	13	13	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Makeni in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Makeni is worst in April — around 237 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 22.1× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	98	103	145	237	43	20	13	11	12	18	26	55
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	98	Unhealthy
Feb	103	Unhealthy
Mar	145	Unhealthy
Apr	237	Very unhealthy
May	43	Poor
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	26	Moderate
Dec	55	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Makeni?

Makeni sits at 8.9°N, 12.0°W, 93 m above sea level, in Sierra Leone. The nearest listed city is Mile 91, 50 km away.

Topography around Makeni

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Makeni.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makeni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 936 m.

The land around Makeni is covered by artificial surfaces (45%), trees (27%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

205 m

artificial surfaces 45%

16 km

253 m

trees 56%

80 km

936 m

trees 59%

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Spring weather nearby: Mile 91 50 km · Lunsar 58 km · Njala 73 km · Port Loko 83 km · Kabala 95 km · Bo 108 km · Bumpe 112 km · Koidu 121 km

Sierra Leone travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 24% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $846; 2025
Happiness: 3.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 11%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2.2; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 33; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Makeni (8.886°, -12.0442°, elevation 93 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.