Location & Surroundings

Seken is a settlement in Southern Province, Sierra Leone, at 10 m elevation. The nearest larger town is Moyamba, 33 km to the east. The national capital Freetown is 67 km to the northwest. The nearest airport is Hastings Airport, 51 km away.

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Basic Data

  • Type populated place (PPL)
  • a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work

Geography

  • Coordinates
    8° 9' 1" N, 12° 44' 5" W
  • Elevation DEM: 10 m
  • Timezone Africa/Freetown
  • Time Shift GMT 0 (DST 0)

Statistics & Country

  • Pop. Density 10 p/km²
  • Built-up 0.2%
  • Settlement Low density rural
  • Currency Leone (SLE)
  • Phone Prefix +232

Sun & Local Time

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Weather in Seken

Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Seken, updated from the NOAA GFS model.

Now 23.5 C with overcast skies and a 0.8 m/s south-westerly wind. Next 24h: 23.5 to 27.6 C, max wind 2.4 m/s. Precip around 11.2 mm. Solar peaks near 452 W/m2.

Temperature
23.5 C
Wind
0.8 m/s SW (226 deg)
Humidity
96 %
Pressure
1,012.1 hPa
Clouds
92 %
Precip
11.20 mm
Solar
0.0 W/m2
UV-B
n/a

Hour Temp (C) Wind (m/s) Dir (deg) RH (%) Pressure (hPa) Precip (step/total mm) Clouds (%) Solar (W/m2) UV-B (W/m2)
NOW 23.5 0.8 226 96 1,012.1 - / 0.00 92 0.0 n/a
6h 27.6 2.2 209 79 1,013.7 1.92 / 1.92 100 250.6 n/a
12h 25.6 2.4 226 90 1,011.8 2.07 / 3.99 99 452.3 n/a
18h 23.9 1.5 207 98 1,014.7 1.73 / 5.72 100 4.7 n/a
Tomorrow 23.5 1.1 194 98 1,012.9 5.47 / 11.20 65 0.0 n/a
30h 27.7 2.0 192 83 1,015.1 0.00 / 3.37 100 405.2 n/a
36h 24.4 2.2 205 94 1,014.3 9.59 / 12.96 99 184.4 n/a
42h 23.3 1.1 139 98 1,016.7 0.00 / 0.28 81 1.3 n/a
Wednesday 22.6 1.3 73 99 1,016.0 0.00 / 0.25 100 0.0 n/a
54h 29.9 2.4 202 68 1,015.8 0.31 / 0.56 86 428.4 n/a
60h 26.6 2.8 225 82 1,014.2 2.86 / 3.42 85 513.1 n/a
66h 24.4 1.3 201 92 1,016.6 0.00 / 0.23 98 5.7 n/a
Thursday 24.1 1.3 192 93 1,015.5 0.27 / 0.51 100 0.0 n/a
Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° (run 2026-09-14 06:00 UTC).

FAQ

What is the current weather and next 24-hour outlook in Seken?
Now 23.5 C with overcast skies and a 0.8 m/s south-westerly wind. Next 24h: 23.5 to 27.6 C, max wind 2.4 m/s. Precip around 11.2 mm. Solar peaks near 452 W/m2.
Is precipitation expected in the next 24 hours?
Around 11.2 mm of precipitation is expected in the next 24 hours.
When are sunrise and sunset in Seken today?
Sunrise around 06:40 and sunset around 18:52 (local time). Day length about 12h 12m.
What is the local time in Seken?
Local time is 16:41. Time zone: Africa/Freetown (UTC+00:00).
What type of place is Seken?
Seken is a populated place.
What is the elevation of Seken?
DEM 10 m.
Where is Seken located?
It is at 8.15033, -12.73462 (latitude, longitude).
Which country is Seken in?
It is in Sierra Leone.

Sources

Last updated 2015-01-08
geonames https://www.geonames.org/9893539