Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Faranah features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1540 mm (60.6 inches) and receives 163 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Faranah enjoys an average of 3506 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 32 minutes to 12 hours 41 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Faranah are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (84 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Faranah experiences 326 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 37°C (98°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 37°C (99°F) |
Mean maximum | 36°C (97°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (96°F) |
Average high | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) |
Daily mean | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Average low | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Mean minimum | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Minimum | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Faranah, Guinea with other places around the world.
Faranah usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 26 rainy days and 289 mm (11.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Faranah are January, February and December. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.0) | 4 (0.1) | 23 (0.9) | 48 (1.9) | 109 (4.3) | 194 (7.6) | 243 (9.6) | 291 (11.5) | 329 (13.0) | 245 (9.7) | 52 (2.0) | 1 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Faranah are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Faranah: January, July and August receive an average of 8 hours 16 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 264 | 297 | 321 | 307 | 321 | 290 | 261 | 243 | 266 | 302 | 301 | 325 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 35m | 11h 47m | 12h 3m | 12h 20m | 12h 34m | 12h 41m | 12h 37m | 12h 25m | 12h 9m | 11h 52m | 11h 39m | 11h 32m |
Faranah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, 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 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Faranah UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 |