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Monthly climate in Bafata, Guinea-Bissau

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bafata features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 31 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1255 mm (49.4 inches) and receives 103 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bafata enjoys an average of 3564 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 24 minutes to 12 hours 48 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Bafata, Guinea-Bissau §

The warmest months in Bafata are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (86 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bafata experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Bafata, Guinea-Bissau.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 38°C
(101°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Average high 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Bafata, Guinea-Bissau §

Bafata usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 26 rainy days and 360 mm (14.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bafata are January, March and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Bafata, Guinea-Bissau.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 61 (2.4) 336 (13.2) 451 (17.8) 293 (11.5) 95 (3.8) 16 (0.6) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 9 26 27 25 13 3 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Bafata, Guinea-Bissau §

The sunniest months in Bafata are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bafata: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 19 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Bafata, Guinea-Bissau.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 257 288 334 331 343 308 279 245 261 296 301 316
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 29m 11h 43m 12h 3m 12h 23m 12h 40m 12h 48m 12h 44m 12h 29m 12h 10m 11h 50m 11h 33m 11h 24m

Solar UV radiation in Bafata, Guinea-Bissau §

Bafata experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in July, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Bafata UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Bafata, Guinea-Bissau.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 9 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 9 9