Gabú climate — normals and trends
Gabú (Guinea-Bissau) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,199 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 (31.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gabú averages 0 frost days, 313 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Gabú has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 28 March 2003) and the coldest 12.7 °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
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- coords
- 12.28°, -14.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.5°C
Average daily high
33.7°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,199mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
5.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
313 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.9 °C
Average feels-like low
24.3 °C
Average peak gust
28.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
294 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °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
43.0 °C
28 March 2003
Coldest day
12.7 °C
25 November 1974
Wettest day
219 mm
24 July 2024
Windiest day
28.7 km/h
24 August 1960
Strongest gust
56.9 km/h
6 September 1955
Hottest feels-like
46.0 °C
7 March 2013
Coldest feels-like
9.5 °C
29 December 1982
Sunniest day
12.0 h
20 May 1977
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 | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 38.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 38.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 37.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 8 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 34.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 52 mm | -56 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 287 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 406 mm | +47 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 423 mm | +136 mm |
| Oct | 33.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 105 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 33.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 11 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 32.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gabú?
Gabú has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,199 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gabú?
The hottest day measured in Gabú between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2003, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gabú?
The coldest day measured in Gabú between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1974, at 12.7 °C.
Does it snow in Gabú?
Almost never: Gabú sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gabú warmed?
Yes: Gabú warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gabú?
The wettest day measured in Gabú between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2024, with 219 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gabú?
The windiest day measured in Gabú between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 1960, with winds reaching 28.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gabú?
The warmest month in Gabú is May (31.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Gabú?
Gabú receives on average 1,199 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gabú?
Gabú gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gabú?
Yes: Gabú has on average 294 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gabú?
In Gabú, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 7 March 2013, and the lowest was 9.5 °C on 29 December 1982.
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