Bo
City in Sierra Leone: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Bo-City-Sierra-Leone: Patrick S. Bangura, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Bo is a city in Sierra Leone, in Southern Province. About 233,684 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Sierra Leone in our atlas.
It lies at 7.96° N, 11.74° W, about 104 m (341 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Freetown time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Bo. Green dots: other major cities of Sierra Leone. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Bo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 35°C (95°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 20°C (68°F). Around 1,939 mm (76 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in Sierra LeoneNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Njala · 43 km
- Kenema · 61 km
- Makeni · 108 km
- Koidu · 113 km
- Lunsar · 119 km
- Port Loko · 146 km
- Waterloo · 152 km
- Freetown · 175 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2410048 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q844878 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Bo-City-Sierra-Leone: Patrick S. Bangura, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)