Climate averages 1991–2020
Siguiri 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 Siguiri: daytime highs average 32.8°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 28 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kankan (116 km away). In December its highs average 33.1°C, about as warm as Siguiri, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 13 cities listed in Guinea, Siguiri ranks joint 2nd of 13 for the warmest December highs and 1st of 13 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 13 cities is 31.2°C; Siguiri is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 33.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.6 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
Siguiri climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.0°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 1.6 | 0.2 | 11.512 h |
| February | 35.5°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 1.1 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| March | 37.5°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 3.8 | 0.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 38.1°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 17 | 3.6 | 12.412 h |
| May | 36.1°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 54 | 10.3 | 12.613 h |
| June | 32.1°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 156 | 19.8 | 12.813 h |
| July | 29.1°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 260 | 24.9 | 12.713 h |
| August | 28.2°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 292 | 26.7 | 12.512 h |
| September | 29.0°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 219 | 23.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.4°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 91 | 14.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 32.7°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 6.8 | 1.2 | 11.612 h |
| December, selected | 32.8°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.511 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
- Kankan in DecemberGuinea · 116 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Kita in DecemberMali · 183 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 18.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Bougouni in DecemberMali · 184 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Bamako in DecemberMali · 185 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 18.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kati in DecemberMali · 189 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 17.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Dialakorodji in DecemberMali · 193 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 17.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Faranah in DecemberGuinea · 231 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 19.8°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Kissidougou in DecemberGuinea · 269 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 19.2°C · 8.2 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 Siguiri) is explained once on the Siguiri year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.