Climate
According to Köppen climate classification, Conakry features a tropical monsoon climate. Conakry features a wet season and a dry season. Like a good portion of West Africa, Conakry's dry season is influenced by the harmattan between December and April. As a result relatively little precipitation falls in the city during these months. However, unlike a good portion of West Africa, Conakry's wet season sees an extraordinary amount of precipitation. As a result, Conakry averages nearly 3,800 mm (149 in.) of precipitation per year, earning the city a tropical monsoon climate classification.
| Climate data for Conakry (1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32.2 (90.0) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.2 (91.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.93 (89.47) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.43 (79.58) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.56 (69.00) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 1 (0.04) |
1 (0.04) |
3 (0.12) |
22 (0.87) |
137 (5.39) |
396 (15.59) |
1130 (44.49) |
1104 (43.46) |
617 (24.29) |
295 (11.61) |
70 (2.76) |
8 (0.31) |
3,784 (148.98) |
| Avg. rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 129 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 223.2 | 224.0 | 251.1 | 222.0 | 207.7 | 155.0 | 108.5 | 86.8 | 135.0 | 189.1 | 207.0 | 213.9 | 2,223.3 |
| Source: Hong Kong Observatory, | |||||||||||||
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