Guinea
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Climate of Guinea
Country climate guideGuinea sits on the west coast of Africa, jutting out into the Atlantic between Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire, and it is cut through by the Fouta Djallon highland plateau, which divides the country into a wet coastal and riverine south-west and a dry Saharan north-east. The coast is bathed by the cold Canary current, which holds down temperatures near the sea and encourages fog, while the interior heats up sharply away from the water. The country lies entirely in the tropics and has no cold season.
Main climate types
The coastal region and the forest zone to the south-east have a moist tropical rainforest climate with two rainfall maxima. The Fouta Djallon plateau, standing between 500 and 1,500 metres, has a slightly cooler, wetter tropical regime that supplies the headwaters of the Niger, and the far north-east toward the Mali and Niger borders is semi-arid steppe, gradually merging into the Sahel.
Temperatures
Temperatures are high and stable near the coast. Conakry averages about 27 °C in January and about 26 °C in July, with little difference between the seasons and high humidity almost all year. Inland the range widens: the Fouta Djallon highlands average about 20 °C to 22 °C at altitude, with cool nights, while the north-east can mean highs above 40 °C in the hot months.
Rainfall
Conakry takes roughly 4,000 mm to 5,000 mm a year, among the highest totals in West Africa, and the forest region in the south-east can exceed 6,000 mm. Two wet seasons, around July and around September to November, are separated by the short dry season of February to April. The far north-east receives under 400 mm and rains only between June and September.
When to go
The dry season from December to February, when harmattan haze occasionally reduces visibility, is the most comfortable time along the coast. The wettest months, July and September to November, bring heavy downpours and flooding, especially in the forest region.