When to go · Bissau

Bissau in October

Mixed month. Rains ease.

Key facts

Verdict: Mixed
Temperature: 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C); average high / low
Rain days: 10
Crowds: Low; Guinea-Bissau overall
Prices: Low; Guinea-Bissau overall

Plan around it

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Bissau

Rains ease.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

October is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

BissauHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 10 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.

Guinea-Bissau overall: Rains ease; turtle hatchlings on the outer islands.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bissau, side by side.

First month

Second month

October: Rains ease.

January: Dry season, hot; Harmattan haze some days.

Bissau: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.