Northern Province · Sierra Leone
Makeni travel guide
Makeni is a city in Northern Province, Sierra Leone, home to about 126,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- FNA130 km · Lungi International Airport
- Currency
- SLEleone
- Time zone
- Africa/Freetown
- Language
- English, Krio
When to go
The best time to visit Makeni
Makeni has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; August is the wettest, with about 801 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 Makeni: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lungi International Airport (FNA), about 130 km from the city centre in a straight line.
FNA · Lungi International Airport
Questions
Makeni: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Makeni?
Makeni has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; August is the wettest, with about 801 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Makeni?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lungi International Airport (FNA), about 130 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Makeni?
leone (SLE).
Nearby
Destinations near Makeni
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; 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.