Faranah climate — normals and trends
Faranah (Guinea) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,637 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 March (29.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Faranah averages 0 frost days, 232 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 176 rainy days per year.
Faranah has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 8 April 1980) and the coldest 13.6 °C (on 26 December 1971).
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
FaranahFaranah
- coords
- 10.04°, -10.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,637mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
232 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
176 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
301 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
40.4 °C
8 April 1980
Coldest day
13.6 °C
26 December 1971
Wettest day
151 mm
24 July 1991
Windiest day
28.9 km/h
21 February 1943
Strongest gust
56.9 km/h
21 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
27 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
10.2 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.3 h
5 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 36.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 37.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 5 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 35.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 60 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 32.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 144 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 111 mm | -136 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 228 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 396 mm | +101 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 456 mm | +151 mm |
| Oct | 31.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 134 mm | -104 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 71 mm | +17 mm |
| Dec | 32.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Faranah?
Faranah has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,637 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Faranah?
The hottest day measured in Faranah between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 1980, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Faranah?
The coldest day measured in Faranah between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1971, at 13.6 °C.
Does it snow in Faranah?
Almost never: Faranah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Faranah warmed?
Yes: Faranah warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Faranah?
The wettest day measured in Faranah between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1991, with 151 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Faranah?
The windiest day measured in Faranah between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1943, with winds reaching 28.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Faranah?
The warmest month in Faranah is March (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Faranah?
Faranah receives on average 1,637 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 176 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Faranah?
Faranah gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Faranah?
Yes: Faranah has on average 301 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Faranah?
In Faranah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 27 April 2024, and the lowest was 10.2 °C on 9 January 1957.
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