When to go · Conakry
Conakry in August
Avoid month. Very wet.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 27
- Crowds
- Low
- Guinea overall
- Prices
- Low
- Guinea overall
Verdict
Very wet.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than August?
August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in August
- ConakryHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 27 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 27 days
- Coast (Guinée Maritime), Guinea · Conakry, Îles de Los, Bokéstorm or typhoon risk
Conakry gets over 3,500 mm of rain a year, mostly July–August; dry and hot Dec–Apr.
Rainy season season
Green and quiet; some of the heaviest rainfall of any capital.
Watch: Flooded streets, slow traffic and rough seas.
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.
Eid al-Adha check
Islamic calendar, moves yearly · Mosques citywide
Public holiday; taxis scarce, shops closed.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Guinea overall
- Low
- Prices · Guinea overall
- Low
Guinea overall: Wettest month.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Conakry, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Aug: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jan: 32 °C (90 °F)90 °F (32 °C)
Night low
Aug: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jan: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 27
Jan: 0 (better)
Crowds
Aug: Low
Jan: Low
Prices
Aug: Low
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Aug: 1
Jan: 0
August: Very wet.
January: Dry, hot; Harmattan haze some days.
Conakry: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries