Climate averages 1991–2020
Faranah weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Faranah: daytime highs average 35.6°C and nights cool to about 21.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kissidougou (118 km away). In February its highs average 34.3°C, 1.3°C cooler than Faranah, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Guinea, Faranah ranks 2nd of 13 for the warmest February highs and 10th of 13 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 13 cities is 33.4°C; Faranah is 2.2°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 36.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.2 mm to 16 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Faranah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.7°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 4.7 | 1.0 | 11.612 h |
| February, selected | 35.6°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 4.2 | 0.9 | 11.812 h |
| March | 36.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 16 | 3.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 54 | 8.9 | 12.312 h |
| May | 32.2°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 142 | 18.1 | 12.613 h |
| June | 29.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 213 | 23.9 | 12.713 h |
| July | 28.1°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 247 | 26.4 | 12.613 h |
| August | 27.5°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 283 | 27.1 | 12.512 h |
| September | 28.5°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 289 | 26.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.5°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 223 | 24.9 | 11.912 h |
| November | 30.9°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 46 | 6.7 | 11.712 h |
| December | 32.8°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 3.0 | 0.6 | 11.512 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
- Kissidougou in FebruaryGuinea · 118 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 21.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Mamou in FebruaryGuinea · 152 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 19.2°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Koidu in FebruarySierra Leone · 157 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 21.9°C · 14 mm rain
- Kankan in FebruaryGuinea · 162 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 21.0°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Gueckedou in FebruaryGuinea · 177 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 22.0°C · 28 mm rain
- Makeni in FebruarySierra Leone · 192 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 23.2°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Labé in FebruaryGuinea · 220 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Siguiri in FebruaryGuinea · 231 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.7°C · 1.1 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 Faranah) is explained once on the Faranah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.