Quelele climate — normals and trends
Quelele (Guinea-Bissau) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,609 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 November (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Quelele averages 0 frost days, 96 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Quelele has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.5 °C (on 6 March 1947) and the coldest 16.9 °C (on 8 February 1954).
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
QueleleBissau
- coords
- 11.87°, -15.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
24.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,609mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
18.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
96 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
26.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
363 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
36.5 °C
6 March 1947
Coldest day
16.9 °C
8 February 1954
Wettest day
345 mm
31 July 1947
Windiest day
45.6 km/h
9 August 2025
Strongest gust
77.0 km/h
30 August 2001
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
19 October 2020
Coldest feels-like
12.5 °C
9 January 1965
Sunniest day
12.1 h
15 July 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 30.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 30.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 30.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 29.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 29.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 57 mm | -47 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 630 mm | +223 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 580 mm | +18 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 488 mm | +138 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 67 mm | -88 mm |
| Nov | 30.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 21 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 29.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Quelele?
Quelele has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,609 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Quelele?
The hottest day measured in Quelele between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1947, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Quelele?
The coldest day measured in Quelele between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1954, at 16.9 °C.
Does it snow in Quelele?
Almost never: Quelele sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Quelele warmed?
Yes: Quelele warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Quelele?
The wettest day measured in Quelele between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1947, with 345 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Quelele?
The windiest day measured in Quelele between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2025, with winds reaching 45.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Quelele?
The warmest month in Quelele is November (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Quelele?
Quelele receives on average 1,609 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Quelele?
Quelele gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Quelele?
Yes: Quelele has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Quelele?
In Quelele, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 19 October 2020, and the lowest was 12.5 °C on 9 January 1965.
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