Western Area · Sierra Leone
Waterloo travel guide
Waterloo is a city in Western Area, Sierra Leone, home to about 214,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- FNA34 km · Lungi International Airport
- Currency
- SLEleone
- Time zone
- Africa/Freetown
- Language
- English, Krio
About
About Waterloo
Waterloo is a city in the Western Area of Sierra Leone and the capital of the Western Area Rural District, which is one of the sixteen districts of Sierra Leone. Waterloo is located about twenty miles east of Freetown.
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When to go
The best time to visit Waterloo
Waterloo has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; August is the wettest, with about 917 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 Waterloo: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lungi International Airport (FNA), about 34 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY, 150 km) is also within reach.
FNA · Lungi International Airport
CKY · Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport
Questions
Waterloo: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Waterloo?
Waterloo has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; August is the wettest, with about 917 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Waterloo?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lungi International Airport (FNA), about 34 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport (CKY, 150 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Waterloo?
leone (SLE).
Nearby
Destinations near Waterloo
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.