Kankan climate — normals and trends
Kankan (Guinea) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,514 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 April (29.6 °C on average) and the coldest is December (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kankan averages 0 frost days, 263 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.
Kankan has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 22 April 2023) and the coldest 11.3 °C (on 31 December 2023).
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
KankanKankan Region
- coords
- 10.39°, -9.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
32.1°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,514mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
5.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
263 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
164 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.3 °C
Average feels-like low
22.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
269 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
40.9 °C
22 April 2023
Coldest day
11.3 °C
31 December 2023
Wettest day
183 mm
9 August 1949
Windiest day
28.9 km/h
21 February 1943
Strongest gust
58.3 km/h
21 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
8.2 °C
11 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.6 h
20 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 36.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 37.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 13 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 37.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 45 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 34.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 118 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 176 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 282 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 391 mm | +95 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 285 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 32.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 126 mm | -77 mm |
| Nov | 33.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 24 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 33.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kankan?
Kankan has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,514 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kankan?
The hottest day measured in Kankan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 2023, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kankan?
The coldest day measured in Kankan between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2023, at 11.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kankan?
Almost never: Kankan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kankan warmed?
Yes: Kankan warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kankan?
The wettest day measured in Kankan between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1949, with 183 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kankan?
The windiest day measured in Kankan between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1943, with winds reaching 28.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kankan?
The warmest month in Kankan is April (29.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kankan?
Kankan receives on average 1,514 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kankan?
Kankan gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kankan?
Yes: Kankan has on average 269 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kankan?
In Kankan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 2 April 2024, and the lowest was 8.2 °C on 11 January 1957.
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