climigo

Guinea

When to go?

The best months are December–January. Avoid February–November (hot, at times often rainy and torrential rain).

Climate zones

LiberiaIvory CoastSierra LeoneGuinea-BissauThe GambiaSenegalMaliConakryConakryConakryKankanKankanKankanLabéLabéLabéKindiaKindiaKindiaDalabaDalabaDalaba

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 32°17°
February 34°19°
March 35°22°
April 36°23°
May 34°24°
June 31°23°
July 29°22° torrential rain
August 29°22° torrential rain
September 30°22° torrential rain
October 31°21°
November 31°20°
December 31°17°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec16.9 · 31.9 °CJanuary: 16.9 · 31.9 °C18.8 · 33.8 °CFebruary: 18.8 · 33.8 °C21.5 · 35.3 °CMarch: 21.5 · 35.3 °C23.3 · 35.5 °CApril: 23.3 · 35.5 °C23.5 · 33.9 °CMay: 23.5 · 33.9 °C22.6 · 31.3 °CJune: 22.6 · 31.3 °C22.1 · 29.2 °CJuly: 22.1 · 29.2 °C22.1 · 28.8 °CAugust: 22.1 · 28.8 °C21.9 · 29.6 °CSeptember: 21.9 · 29.6 °C21.3 · 30.5 °COctober: 21.3 · 30.5 °C19.7 · 31.1 °CNovember: 19.7 · 31.1 °C17.4 · 31.4 °CDecember: 17.4 · 31.4 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 16.9 – 31.9 °C
Feb 18.8 – 33.8 °C
Mar 21.5 – 35.3 °C
Apr 23.3 – 35.5 °C
May 23.5 – 33.9 °C
Jun 22.6 – 31.3 °C
Jul 22.1 – 29.2 °C
Aug 22.1 – 28.8 °C
Sep 21.9 – 29.6 °C
Oct 21.3 – 30.5 °C
Nov 19.7 – 31.1 °C
Dec 17.4 – 31.4 °C

How much it rains

January 5 mm0 d
February 8 mm1 d
March 25 mm2 d
April 56 mm5 d
May 143 mm11 d
June 233 mm17 d
July 313 mm21 d torrential rain
August 394 mm24 d torrential rain
September 376 mm23 d torrential rain
October 220 mm17 d
November 42 mm4 d
December 4 mm1 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec5 mm · 0 rain daysJanuary: 5 mm · 0 rain days8 mm · 1 rain day · 8 mm a dayFebruary: 8 mm · 1 rain day · 8 mm a day25 mm · 2 rain days · 13 mm a dayMarch: 25 mm · 2 rain days · 13 mm a day56 mm · 5 rain days · 11 mm a dayApril: 56 mm · 5 rain days · 11 mm a day143 mm · 11 rain days · 13 mm a dayMay: 143 mm · 11 rain days · 13 mm a day233 mm · 17 rain days · 14 mm a dayJune: 233 mm · 17 rain days · 14 mm a day313 mm · 21 rain days · 15 mm a dayJuly: 313 mm · 21 rain days · 15 mm a day394 mm · 24 rain days · 16 mm a dayAugust: 394 mm · 24 rain days · 16 mm a day376 mm · 23 rain days · 16 mm a daySeptember: 376 mm · 23 rain days · 16 mm a day220 mm · 17 rain days · 13 mm a dayOctober: 220 mm · 17 rain days · 13 mm a day42 mm · 4 rain days · 11 mm a dayNovember: 42 mm · 4 rain days · 11 mm a day4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a dayDecember: 4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 5 mm0 d
Feb 8 mm1 d
Mar 25 mm2 d
Apr 56 mm5 d
May 143 mm11 d
Jun 233 mm17 d
Jul 313 mm21 d
Aug 394 mm24 d
Sep 376 mm23 d
Oct 220 mm17 d
Nov 42 mm4 d
Dec 4 mm1 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 11 h 35
February 11 h 48
March 12 h 04
April 12 h 21
May 12 h 36
June 12 h 43
July 12 h 40
August 12 h 27
September 12 h 11
October 11 h 55
November 11 h 39
December 11 h 32

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities