The climate in Guinea
Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesAll climate diagrams on this page come from the collected data of 11 weather stations.
Weather stations at an altitude above 1030m have not been included.
All data correspond to the average monthly values of the last 20 years.
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Climate zone: tropics
The climate in Guinea is very warm, with an annual average of 31 degrees, but has few truly tropical and sticky months. It is warm to hot all year round, inviting bathing at average water temperatures of 27 degrees. The warmest and rainiest part of the country is Boke. The coldest is Labe. Due to less rain, the best time for traveling is from November to April. The most rain days occur from from June to October.
The climate in Guinea is very warm, with an annual average of 31 degrees, but has few truly tropical and sticky months. It is warm to hot all year round, inviting bathing at average water temperatures of 27 degrees. The warmest and rainiest part of the country is Boke. The coldest is Labe. Due to less rain, the best time for traveling is from November to April. The most rain days occur from from June to October.
Hours of sunshine per day

Rain days per month

Precipitation in mm/day

Water temperature

Relative humidity in %

Absolute humidity in g/m³

Regions in Guinea
All figures per year. For detailed climate data click on the name of the region.Region | Temperature max Ø day | Temperature min Ø night | Sunshine hours | Rainy days | Humidity |
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Boke | 36.6 °C | 21.3 °C | 2,665 h | 74 | |
Conakry | 30.4 °C | 23.2 °C | 1,862 h | 148 | 79.0 % |
Kankan | 33.0 °C | 20.0 °C | 2,774 h | 104 | 63.0 % |
Kindia | 30.3 °C | 23.0 °C | 1,862 h | 166 | 79.0 % |
Labe | 28.6 °C | 16.4 °C | 2,519 h | 64.0 % | |
Mamou | 29.0 °C | 17.3 °C | 2,519 h | 67.0 % | |
Nzerekore | 30.3 °C | 19.0 °C | 167 | 80.0 % |
Temperature records of the last 72 years
The hottest temperature measured from 1949 to October 2021 was reported by the Conakry weather station. In July 2003, the record temperature of 43.2 °C was reported here. The hottest summer from July to September, based on all 11 weather stations in Guinea below 1,030 meters altitude, was recorded in 2006 with an average temperature of 26.1 °C. This average temperature will normally be measured every four to six hours, thus also including the nights. Normally, this value is 24.3 degrees Celsius.The coldest day in these 72 years was reported by the Conakry weather station. Here the temperature dropped to 14.3 °C in July 2003. Conakry lies at an altitude of 26 meters above sea level. The coldest winter (January to March) was in 1993 with an average temperature of 24.2 °C. In Guinea, it is usual to have about 2.0 degrees more at 26.2 °C for this three-month period.
The most precipitation fell in July 1954. With 61.3 mm per day, the Conakry weather station recorded the highest monthly average of the last 72 years.