Bafatá climate — normals and trends
Bafatá (Guinea-Bissau) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 1,249 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (30.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bafatá averages 0 frost days, 315 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Bafatá has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 6 April 2020) and the coldest 13.3 °C (on 25 November 1974).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BafatáBafatá
- coords
- 12.17°, -14.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.6°C
Average daily high
33.9°C
Average daily low
22.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,249mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
315 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.0 °C
Average feels-like low
24.6 °C
Average peak gust
28.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
300 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
42.8 °C
6 April 2020
Coldest day
13.3 °C
25 November 1974
Wettest day
197 mm
29 August 2020
Windiest day
26.0 km/h
6 September 1955
Strongest gust
58.3 km/h
6 September 1955
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
7 May 2019
Coldest feels-like
9.9 °C
21 January 2009
Sunniest day
12.0 h
26 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 38.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 39.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 38.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 7 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 34.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 52 mm | -53 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 273 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 545 mm | +163 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 396 mm | +93 mm |
| Oct | 33.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 93 mm | -40 mm |
| Nov | 33.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 20 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 32.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bafatá?
Bafatá has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 1,249 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bafatá?
The hottest day measured in Bafatá between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 2020, reaching 42.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bafatá?
The coldest day measured in Bafatá between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1974, at 13.3 °C.
Does it snow in Bafatá?
Almost never: Bafatá sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bafatá warmed?
Yes: Bafatá warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bafatá?
The wettest day measured in Bafatá between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2020, with 197 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bafatá?
The windiest day measured in Bafatá between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1955, with winds reaching 26.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bafatá?
The warmest month in Bafatá is May (30.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Bafatá?
Bafatá receives on average 1,249 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bafatá?
Bafatá gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bafatá?
Yes: Bafatá has on average 300 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bafatá?
In Bafatá, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 7 May 2019, and the lowest was 9.9 °C on 21 January 2009.
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