Eastern Province · Sierra Leone
Kenema travel guide
Kenema is a city in Eastern Province, Sierra Leone, home to about 188,000 people.
- Currency
- SLEleone
- Time zone
- Africa/Freetown
- Language
- English, Krio
About
About Kenema
Kenema is a similar size city to Makeni which places it equal third after Freetown and Bo.
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Where to stay
Which part of Kenema to stay in
There are not many options in Kenema. Some people choose to stay in Bo since it is an easy/quick journey by road.
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When to go
The best time to visit Kenema
Kenema has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; August is the wettest, with about 490 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Kenema
Getting in
Kenema is on one of the major trunk roads. It takes less than an hour from Bo on a very good road. It is possible to reach Kenema in 3-4 hours from Freetown depending on traffic.
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Questions
Kenema: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kenema?
Kenema has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; August is the wettest, with about 490 mm of rain.
What currency is used in Kenema?
leone (SLE).
Nearby
Destinations near Kenema
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.