Segbwema in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Segbwema sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 544 mm of rain over about 70 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Fall is Segbwema's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Segbwema's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
544 mm
70 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
3.6
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Segbwema in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical fall day in Segbwema reaches about 29°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Segbwema

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 65 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
65
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Segbwema weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°92.611.64.6
Feb34° / 23°133.411.73.4
Mar34° / 24°439.211.93.1
Apr32° / 24°8215.412.23.2
May31° / 24°16624.112.43.0
Jun29° / 23°22026.812.53.1
Jul28° / 22°27627.112.43.6
Aug28° / 22°34128.112.33.6
Sep28° / 22°31228.1123.2
Oct29° / 22°16727.611.83.2
Nov30° / 22°6514.611.64.5
Dec30° / 22°133.511.55.5

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Segbwema gets around 544 mm of rain over 70 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 5 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min in early September to 11 h 36 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Segbwema

In seasonPeak

In fall, Segbwema overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Segbwema's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is fall a good time to visit Segbwema?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Segbwema.

What to pack for Segbwema in Fall

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

In fall, Segbwema sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 70 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Segbwema in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Segbwema peaks around September 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highSep 10UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Segbwema in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Segbwema is worst in March — around 264 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 27.2× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 19248 µg/m³Aug 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb69Unhealthy
Mar264Very unhealthy
Apr167Very unhealthy
May30Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug10Good
Sep11Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Segbwema?

Segbwema sits at 8.0°N, 11.0°W, 180 m above sea level, in Sierra Leone. The nearest listed city is Kenema, 30 km away.

KenemaKoiduBoFoya KamaraBumpeGueckedouNjalaTubmanburg

Topography around Segbwema

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Segbwema has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 178 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,074 m.

The land around Segbwema is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
266 m
80 km
1,074 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Kenema 30 km · Koidu 72 km · Bo 87 km · Foya Kamara 91 km · Bumpe 106 km · Gueckedou 110 km · Njala 120 km · Tubmanburg 126 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
Muslim 77%Christian 23%

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 Segbwema (7.9947°, -10.9502°, elevation 180 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.