ocr: Rainfall on the coast can be as high as 195 - 111. a year, malang Sierra Leone one of - the wettest places in coastal West Africa. Humidity is consistently high- about 80%- - during the rainy season. The dusty, northeasterly "harmattan" wind often blows during the hotter dry season from November to April. The northeastern Savalias are drier, with 74-98 in. ofrain a year, but are one - ofthe hottest areas.