When to go · Bissau
Bissau in July
Avoid month. Heavy rain and flooded streets.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 19
- Crowds
- Low
- Guinea-Bissau overall
- Prices
- Low
- Guinea-Bissau overall
Verdict
Heavy rain and flooded streets.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than July?
July is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in July
- BissauHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 19 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 19 days
- Coast and Bissau, Guinea-Bissau · Bissau, Cacheu, Varelarainy
Dry and pleasant Dec–Mar with Harmattan haze; very wet Jul–Sep (Bissau gets about 2,000 mm a year).
Jun–Oct season
Heavy afternoon rain most days; low streets flood and road trips slow down.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Guinea-Bissau overall
- Low
- Prices · Guinea-Bissau overall
- Low
Guinea-Bissau overall: Heavy rain, rough seas.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bissau, side by side.
Verdict
Jul: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Jul: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jan: 32 °C (90 °F)90 °F (32 °C)
Night low
Jul: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Jan: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Rain days
Jul: 19
Jan: 0 (better)
Crowds
Jul: Low
Jan: Medium
Prices
Jul: Low
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Jul: 0
Jan: 1
July: Heavy rain and flooded streets.
January: Dry season, hot; Harmattan haze some days.
Bissau: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast