When to go · Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau in November
Good month. Lodges reopen; green landscapes.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Crowds
- Low
- Guinea-Bissau
- Prices
- Medium
- Guinea-Bissau
Verdict
Lodges reopen; green landscapes.
Is another month better than November?
November is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in November
- Coast and Bissau · Bissau, Cacheu, Varelafine
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, Rubanefine
Sea breezes; rough crossings in the rains; turtle nesting Aug–Nov.
- Interior east · Bafatá, Gabúfine
Hotter and drier; Harmattan dust Jan–Mar.
- Bissau32 °C (90 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 2 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 2 rain days
- Bafatá33 °C (91 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 2 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 2 rain days
- Bolama32 °C (90 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 1 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 1 rain days
- Buba32 °C (90 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 2 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 2 rain days
- Cacheu30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 9 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 9 rain days
- Gabú33 °C (91 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 2 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 2 rain days
- Varela32 °C (90 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 3 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 3 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.
Readjustment Movement Day
14 Nov
Public holiday (check).
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Guinea-Bissau
- Low
- Prices · Guinea-Bissau
- Medium
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Guinea-Bissau, side by side.
Verdict
Nov: Good
Jan: Great (better)
Crowds
Nov: Low
Jan: Medium
Prices
Nov: Medium
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Nov: 1
Jan: 2
November: Lodges reopen; green landscapes.
January: Dry and warm; calm seas for the Bijagós.
Guinea-Bissau: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.