Climate averages 1991–2020
Bissau weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 9th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Bissau: daytime highs average 30.3°C and nights cool to about 25.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 142 mm of rain on roughly 22 days, which makes October a wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 52 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ziguinchor (107 km away). In October its highs average 31.6°C, 1.3°C warmer than Bissau, with 128 mm of rain.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 31.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 142 mm to 23 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Ziguinchor in OctoberSenegal · 107 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 24.2°C · 128 mm rain
- Kolda in OctoberSenegal · 135 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 23.7°C · 64 mm rain
- Kamsar in OctoberGuinea · 172 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 24.4°C · 228 mm rain
- Brikama in OctoberGambia · 194 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 25.6°C · 55 mm rain
- Banjul in OctoberGambia · 206 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 26.1°C · 56 mm rain
- Serekunda in OctoberGambia · 211 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 26.2°C · 49 mm rain
- Kaolack in OctoberSenegal · 260 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 23.8°C · 37 mm rain
- Tambacounda in OctoberSenegal · 298 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 24.3°C · 41 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.