Climate averages 1991–2020

Bissau weather
in February.

A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 34.4°C Daytime mean, February

Average low 21.2°C Night-time mean, February

Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain

Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

February is a very hot month in Bissau: daytime highs average 34.4°C and nights cool to about 21.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Ziguinchor (107 km away). In February its highs average 35.4°C, 1.0°C warmer than Bissau, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

From February to March, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 35.2°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.

The annual picture

February in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Bissau climate table

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Bissau, 1991–2020
Month	Average highHigh / low	Average low	Rainfall mm/month	Rain days ≥1 mm/day	Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day
January	32.9°C20.5°C	20.5°C	0.3	0.1	11.512 h
February, selected	34.4°C21.2°C	21.2°C	0.8	0.1	11.712 h
March	35.2°C22.4°C	22.4°C	0	0.0	12.112 h
April	34.8°C23.2°C	23.2°C	0	0.0	12.412 h
May	33.8°C24.2°C	24.2°C	6.1	1.3	12.713 h
June	31.7°C25.3°C	25.3°C	87	12.0	12.813 h
July	28.9°C24.6°C	24.6°C	352	27.8	12.713 h
August	28.3°C24.3°C	24.3°C	452	29.3	12.513 h
September	29.1°C24.4°C	24.4°C	307	27.7	12.212 h
October	30.3°C25.0°C	25.0°C	142	21.9	11.912 h
November	31.9°C24.3°C	24.3°C	23	4.6	11.612 h
December	32.8°C21.6°C	21.6°C	1.9	0.3	11.411 h

Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.

Compare places

February in nearby cities

Distance from Bissau

Read the numbers correctly

Climate, not a promise.

These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.

Sources, method and limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bissau) is explained once on the Bissau year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.