Climate averages 1991–2020
Bissau weather
in November.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a hot month in Bissau: daytime highs average 31.9°C and nights cool to about 24.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 23 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes November a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ziguinchor (107 km away). In November its highs average 33.6°C, 1.7°C warmer than Bissau, with 16 mm of rain.
From November to December, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 32.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 23 mm to 1.9 mm.
The annual picture
November in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages 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
| 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Ziguinchor in NovemberSenegal · 107 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 22.4°C · 16 mm rain
- Kolda in NovemberSenegal · 135 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 21.7°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Kamsar in NovemberGuinea · 172 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.7°C · 61 mm rain
- Brikama in NovemberGambia · 194 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 24.0°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Banjul in NovemberGambia · 206 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 24.4°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Serekunda in NovemberGambia · 211 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 24.7°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Kaolack in NovemberSenegal · 260 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 21.4°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Tambacounda in NovemberSenegal · 298 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 22.6°C · 2.3 mm rain
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 limitsHow 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.