Climate averages 1991–2020
Kankan weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Kankan: daytime highs average 33.1°C and nights cool to about 18.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 32 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Siguiri (116 km away). In December its highs average 32.8°C, about as warm as Kankan, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 13 cities listed in Guinea, Kankan ranks 1st of 13 for the warmest December highs and 2nd of 13 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 13 cities is 31.2°C; Kankan is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 33.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.2 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Kankan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.4°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 2.2 | 0.6 | 11.612 h |
| February | 35.7°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 2.8 | 0.6 | 11.812 h |
| March | 37.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 14 | 2.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 36.3°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 46 | 9.4 | 12.412 h |
| May | 33.6°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 126 | 17.1 | 12.613 h |
| June | 30.7°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 185 | 22.0 | 12.713 h |
| July | 28.7°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 245 | 25.0 | 12.713 h |
| August | 28.0°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 279 | 26.4 | 12.512 h |
| September | 29.0°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 275 | 25.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.3°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 176 | 21.9 | 11.912 h |
| November | 32.1°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 28 | 4.0 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 33.1°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 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
December in nearby cities
- Siguiri in DecemberGuinea · 116 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kissidougou in DecemberGuinea · 159 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 19.2°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Faranah in DecemberGuinea · 162 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 19.8°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Gueckedou in DecemberGuinea · 222 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 20.2°C · 18 mm rain
- Bougouni in DecemberMali · 230 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Koidu in DecemberSierra Leone · 266 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 20.6°C · 16 mm rain
- Bamako in DecemberMali · 287 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 18.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kati in DecemberMali · 295 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 17.1°C · 0.1 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 Kankan) is explained once on the Kankan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.