Climate averages 1991–2020
Kankan weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Kankan: daytime highs average 35.7°C and nights cool to about 21.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd 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 Siguiri (116 km away). In February its highs average 35.5°C, about as warm as Kankan, with 1.1 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in Guinea, Kankan ranks 1st of 13 for the warmest February highs and 9th of 13 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 13 cities is 33.4°C; Kankan is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 37.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.8 mm to 14 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Siguiri in FebruaryGuinea · 116 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.7°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Kissidougou in FebruaryGuinea · 159 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 21.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Faranah in FebruaryGuinea · 162 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 21.8°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Gueckedou in FebruaryGuinea · 222 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 22.0°C · 28 mm rain
- Bougouni in FebruaryMali · 230 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 21.1°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Koidu in FebruarySierra Leone · 266 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 21.9°C · 14 mm rain
- Bamako in FebruaryMali · 287 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 20.2°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Kati in FebruaryMali · 295 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.6 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.