When to go · Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau in January
Great month. Dry and warm; calm seas for the Bijagós.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- Medium
- Guinea-Bissau
- Prices
- Medium
- Guinea-Bissau
Verdict
Dry and warm; calm seas for the Bijagós.
Is another month better than January?
No other month rates higher than January for Guinea-Bissau in this guide.
Weather in January
- Coast and 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).
- Bijagós islands · Bubaque, Orango, João Vieira, Rubanebest weather
Sea breezes; rough crossings in the rains; turtle nesting Aug–Nov.
- Interior east · Bafatá, Gabúbest weather
Hotter and drier; Harmattan dust Jan–Mar.
- Bissau32 °C (90 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 0 rain days
- Bafatá33 °C (91 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 0 rain days
- Bolama32 °C (90 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 0 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 0 rain days
- Buba32 °C (90 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 0 rain days
- Cacheu28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 10 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 10 rain days
- Gabú33 °C (91 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 0 rain days
- Varela32 °C (90 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 0 rain days
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.
New Year's Day
1 Jan
Public holiday.
Heroes' Day (Amílcar Cabral)
20 Jan
Ceremonies in Bissau.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Guinea-Bissau
- Medium
- Prices · Guinea-Bissau
- Medium
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Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Guinea-Bissau, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Crowds
Jan: Medium
Feb: Medium
Prices
Jan: Medium
Feb: Medium
Festivals listed
Jan: 2
Feb: 1
January: Dry and warm; calm seas for the Bijagós.
February: Carnival in Bissau (moves, check); best fishing and birds.
Guinea-Bissau: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in January
Rated best or good this month
Coast and Bissau
Best weather of the year (Bissau, Cacheu, Varela)
Bijagós islands
Best weather of the year (Bubaque, Orango, João Vieira, Rubane)
Interior east
Best weather of the year (Bafatá, Gabú)
Dry season, hot; Harmattan haze some days.
Best months: Nov–May
Best months: Nov–May (dry season)
Best months: Nov–May
Best months: Nov–May
Best months: Nov–May (dry season)
Best months: Nov–May