When to go · Bissau
Bissau in January
Great month. Dry season, hot; Harmattan haze some days.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 32°C (90°F)90°F (32°C) / 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 0
- Crowds
- Medium
- Guinea-Bissau overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Guinea-Bissau overall
Verdict
Dry season, hot; Harmattan haze some days.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than January?
No other month rates higher than January for Bissau in this guide.
Weather in January
- BissauHighs around 32 °C (90 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 0 daysHighs around 90 °F (32 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), rain on about 0 days
- Coast and Bissau, Guinea-Bissau · Bissau, Cacheu, Varelabest weather
Dry and pleasant Dec–Mar with Harmattan haze; very wet Jul–Sep (Bissau gets about 2,000 mm a year).
Nov–Feb season
The easiest season: least rain, lower humidity, some Harmattan dust.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Heroes' Day (Amílcar Cabral)
20 Jan · Guinea-Bissau
Ceremonies in Bissau.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Guinea-Bissau overall
- Medium
- Prices · Guinea-Bissau overall
- Medium
Guinea-Bissau overall: Dry and warm; calm seas for the Bijagós.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bissau, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Jan: 32 °C (90 °F)90 °F (32 °C)
Feb: 33 °C (91 °F)91 °F (33 °C)
Night low
Jan: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Feb: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 0
Feb: 0
Crowds
Jan: Medium
Feb: Medium
Prices
Jan: Medium
Feb: Medium
Festivals listed
Jan: 1
Feb: 1
January: Dry season, hot; Harmattan haze some days.
February: Dry; Carnival some years (Feb or Mar).
Bissau: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen