Port Loko
Sierra Leone
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A riverside town in Sierra Leone set against surrounding hills, Port Loko offers an authentic West African urban experience along the water's edge with a lived-in, unhurried pace.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Population21,308
- Nearest water from center 0.7 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 20 km12 mi
Climate · monthly averages
J
27°80°
10mm0.5in
F
27°81°
5mm0.3in
M
28°82°
20mm0.8in
A
28°82°
50mm2.0in
M
27°80°
235mm9.2in
J
25°78°
395mm15.6in
J
25°76°
550mm21.7in
A
24°76°
620mm24.5in
S
25°76°
495mm19.5in
O
25°78°
300mm11.8in
N
26°79°
130mm5.2in
D
27°80°
30mm1.1in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗
Port Loko: quick answers
Where is Port Loko?
Port Loko is in Sierra Leone, about 58 km36 miles in a straight line from Freetown.
How do you get to Port Loko?
The nearest airport is Freetown (Lungi-Town) (FNA), about 2 hr 4 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Port Loko?
The warmest month is March, averaging 28°C82°F across day and night; the coolest is August, at 24°C76°F. The wettest month is August, with about 622 mm24.5 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Port Loko?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.