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Climate - Guinea Bissau


Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine

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  • Introduction
  • The coast - Bissau
  • Inland areas - Gabù
  • Cyclones

Introduction



In Guinea-Bissau, the climate is tropical, hot all year round, with a dry season from November to May, and a rainy season from June to October due to the African monsoon. The hottest period runs from February to May, before the rains, while the rainy season, though less hot, it's muggy. The heat is intense especially in the interior, while along the coast, where Bissau is located, it is relieved by the breeze.
The monsoon rains are definitely heavy, especially from July to September, when they can cause widespread flooding. In addition, the sky in this period is often cloudy. August is the rainiest month, and if possible, it should be avoided. The rainfall is more abundant in the central-southern part of the coast, where it exceeds 2,000 millimeters (79 inches) per year, and less abundant in the north-east, where it drops below 1,500 mm (60 in) per year.
During winter, there's good weather, and the air is dry because of the prevailing wind, the Harmattan, which blows from the desert, and can bring dust, making the sky whitish. Normally, the daytime temperature is about 30 °C (86 °F), but it can sometimes reach 40 °C (104 °F). However, this is the best time of the year.
Starting from February, both temperature and humidity gradually increase, reaching a peak between March and May, when the temperature can easily surpass 40 °C (104 °F). Starting from June, the rains lower the temperature to about 29/30 °C (84/86 °F), but moisture makes the heat muggy. However, the heat on the coast is tempered by the breeze.

The coast


Bissau

Here are the average temperatures in Bissau, the capital, located in the central part of the coast.
Bissau - Average temperatures (1991-2020)
MonthMin (°C)Max (°C)Mean (°C)Min (°F)Max (°F)Mean (°F)
January193325.8669178.5
February203527.2679581
March213528.4709683.1
April223528.8729683.8
May233428.8749483.9
June253328.8779183.9
July243127.6768781.7
August243027768680.7
September243127.6768881.7
October253228.6779083.5
November243328.3759182.9
December203226.2689079.2
Year22.732.927.772.891.282

In Bissau, precipitation amounts to 2,000 millimeters (79 inches) per year. Here is the average precipitation.
Bissau - Average precipitation
MonthMillimetersInchesDays
January100
February100
March000
April100
May170.72
June1756.911
July47018.522
August68026.824
September43517.121
October1957.713
November401.62
December20.10
Year201579.495

In Bissau, the sun often shines from November to May, while the sky is often cloudy in the rainy season, especially in the wettest period, from July to September. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Bissau - Sunshine hours
MonthAverageTotal
January8250
February8225
March9280
April9270
May9280
June6180
July4125
August395
September5150
October7215
November8240
December8250
Year72555

The sea is always warm enough for swimming, although it is warmer from June to November, when the water temperature is about 28 °C (82 °F), while in March and April, it drops to 24 °C (75 °F).
Bissau - Sea temperature
MonthCelsius (°C)Fahrenheit (°F)
January2577
February2475
March2475
April2476
May2679
June2883
July2883
August2882
September2883
October2984
November2983
December2781
Year26.780

Guinea-Bissau

Inland areas


Gabù

Here are the average temperatures in Gabù, located in the north-east, where the heat is intense in the months preceding the monsoon.
Gabù - Average temperatures
MonthMin (°C)Max (°C)Mean (°C)Min (°F)Max (°F)Mean (°F)
January163224619075.2
February193527669580.6
March213729709984.2
April233830.57310086.9
May243730.5759986.9
June233328739182.4
July223026728678.8
August222925.5728477.9
September223026728678.8
October223227729080.6
November203326.5689179.7
December163123.5618874.3
Year20.833.126.969.591.580.5

In Gabù, 1,400 mm (56 in) of rain fall per year.
Gabù - Average precipitation
MonthMillimetersInchesDays
January000
February000
March000
April30.11
May401.64
June1556.110
July27510.817
August40015.720
September34513.617
October1857.39
November2512
December20.10
Year142556.180

In the rainy season, the sun in the north-east shines more often than on the coast.
Gabù - Sunshine hours
MonthAverageTotal
January8.5270
February9255
March9285
April9275
May9275
June7.5225
July6190
August5.5175
September6.5200
October7.5235
November8.5260
December8255
Year7.92900

Tropical cyclones



In the ocean to the west of Senegal, there is an area in which hurricanes, the tropical cyclones of the Atlantic, start to form; after they are formed, they move towards the west or the northwest and head to the Caribbean. In general, the country is not affected by hurricanes because they develop at a considerable distance, however, a hurricane can occasionally be formed a short distance from the coast and affect Guinea-Bissau as well, with rainfall as well as storm surges that can damage the coast, as happened at the beginning of September 2015 with Hurricane Fred.
Hurricanes are generally formed in this area in August and September.

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