Best time to go to, climate and weather Guinea-Bissau
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Guinea-Bissau
Best time to visit and weather Guinea-Bissau
Holiday Guinea-Bissau
Best time to visit and weather Guinea-Bissau
The best time to go to Guinea-Bissau is from january until june and october until december, in which you have a hot temperature and none till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Guinea-Bissau is 37° in march and the lowest is 32° in august.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Guinea-Bissau or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
| Max temp | Precipchance | Precip | |
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| Jan | 35° | 1 mm | |
| Feb | 36° | 0 mm | |
| Mar | 37° | 0 mm | |
| Apr | 36° | 3 mm | |
| May | 35° | 24 mm | |
| Jun | 35° | 76 mm | |
| Jul | 33° | 302 mm | |
| Aug | 32° | 417 mm | |
| Sep | 33° | 300 mm | |
| Oct | 35° | 108 mm | |
| Nov | 36° | 13 mm | |
| Dec | 36° | 2 mm |
- No or hardly any rainfall
- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Guinea-Bissau? Go to the full climate information about Guinea-Bissau
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Guinea-Bissau indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Guinea-Bissau.
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Holiday Guinea-Bissau
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Climate Guinea-Bissau
Climate Guinea-Bissau
In Guinea-Bissau there are 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical monsoon climate and tropical wet and dry or savanna climate. The average annual temperature for Guinea-Bissau is 35° degrees and there is 1247 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 211 days a year with an average humidity of 59% and an UV-index of 7.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Bissau in Guinea-Bissau per month.
| Average max °C |
Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
Dry days |
Wind force in Bft |
Average UV-index |
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| Jan | 35° | 21° | 1 mm | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7 |
| Feb | 36° | 22° | 0 mm | 0 | 28 | 3 | 8 |
| Mar | 37° | 22° | 0 mm | 0 | 31 | 3 | 7 |
| Apr | 36° | 23° | 3 mm | 1 | 29 | 3 | 7 |
| May | 35° | 24° | 24 mm | 7 | 24 | 3 | 7 |
| Jun | 35° | 25° | 76 mm | 14 | 16 | 3 | 7 |
| Jul | 33° | 25° | 302 mm | 26 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Aug | 32° | 24° | 417 mm | 30 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Sep | 33° | 24° | 300 mm | 27 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Oct | 35° | 25° | 108 mm | 24 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| Nov | 36° | 24° | 13 mm | 7 | 23 | 2 | 8 |
| Dec | 36° | 22° | 2 mm | 1 | 30 | 2 | 7 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 35° in january in Guinea-Bissau and at least around 21° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Guinea-Bissau.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 36° in february in Guinea-Bissau and at least around 22° degrees. and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Guinea-Bissau.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 37° in march in Guinea-Bissau and at least around 22° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Guinea-Bissau.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 36° in april in Guinea-Bissau and at least around 23° degrees. In april there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 3 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Guinea-Bissau.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 35° in may in Guinea-Bissau and at least around 24° degrees. In may there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 24 mm and the it will be dry 24 days this month in Guinea-Bissau.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 35° in june in Guinea-Bissau and at least around 25° degrees. In june there are 14 days of rainfall with a total of 76 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Guinea-Bissau.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 33° in july in Guinea-Bissau and at least around 25° degrees. In july there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 302 mm and the it will be dry 5 days this month in Guinea-Bissau.
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 32° in august in Guinea-Bissau and at least around 24° degrees. In august there are 30 days of rainfall with a total of 417 mm and the it will be dry 1 day this month in Guinea-Bissau.
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 33° in september in Guinea-Bissau and at least around 24° degrees. In september there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 300 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in Guinea-Bissau.
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 35° in october in Guinea-Bissau and at least around 25° degrees. In october there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 108 mm and the it will be dry 7 days this month in Guinea-Bissau.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 36° in november in Guinea-Bissau and at least around 24° degrees. In november there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 13 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month in Guinea-Bissau.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 36° in december in Guinea-Bissau and at least around 22° degrees. In december there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Guinea-Bissau.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather statistics Guinea-Bissau
Weather statistics Guinea-Bissau
View all weather statistics from Guinea-Bissau per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Guinea-Bissau and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Guinea-Bissau
About Guinea-Bissau
Time difference Guinea-Bissau
Vaccinations Guinea-Bissau
Reisadvies
Currency Guinea-Bissau
14 day weather forecast Guinea-Bissau
The weather for Bissau in Guinea-Bissau will be 37° till 39° degrees in the next 14 days and it stays dry every day.
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| Max (°C) | 37° | 37° | 36° | 36° | 37° | 37° | 37° |
| Min (°C) | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 19° | 19° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
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| Max (°C) | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 39° |
| Min (°C) | 25° | 28° | 28° | 24° | 21° | 22° | 21° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
About Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is in the continental part Afrika and the capital is Bissau. It is 36.120 km² with 350 km of coastline and has a population of 1.553.822. In terms of area, the country is 7x smaller than United Kingdom. If you want to call Guinea-Bissau you have to use +245 or 00245 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2455012457809 or 002455012457809.
Guinea-Bissau is in a straight line at 4.622 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 7 hour and 10 min.
Time difference Guinea-Bissau
In Guinea-Bissau it is now 12:49 hour in the afternoon on sunday 20 january 2019. That is equal to the time in United Kingdom. The time zone of Guinea-Bissau is Africa/Bissau and the Greenwich time is UTC+00.
Vaccinations Guinea-Bissau
Mandatory vaccinations
- Cholera
- Gele koorts
Recommended vaccinations
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Guinea-Bissau.
- BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
- Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
- Hepatitis B
- Meningitis of Meningokokkenziekte
- Rabiës
- Schistosomiasis
- Tuberculose (TBC)
Reisadvies Guinea-Bissau
Bron: Nederlandwereldwijd.nl - Rijksoverheid
Op 10 maart 2019 worden in Guinee-Bissau presidentsverkiezingen gehouden. In aanloop naar en rondom deze verkiezingen kunnen demonstraties voorkomen. Vooral in de hoofdstad Bissau. Vermijd demonstraties en samenscholingen. Blijf alert. Het honorair consulaat in de hoofdstad Bissau is tijdelijk gesloten.
Bekijk het actuele reisadvies voor Guinea-Bissau op de site van de Rijksoverheid.
Currency Guinea-Bissau
In Guinea-Bissau the West-Afrikaanse CFA-frank is used to pay.
Exchange rate West-Afrikaanse CFA-frank op 20 january 2019
1 West-Afrikaanse CFA-frank = € 0,00 euro
100 West-Afrikaanse CFA-frank = € 0,15 euro
1 euro = 659,97 West-Afrikaanse CFA-frank
100 euro = 65.996,75 West-Afrikaanse CFA-frank
Install exchange rate app
It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
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