Kissidougou climate — normals and trends
Kissidougou (Guinea) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 2,052 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Kissidougou averages 0 frost days, 196 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 207 rainy days per year.
Kissidougou has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 7 April 1987) and the coldest 13.0 °C (on 27 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
KissidougouFaranah
- coords
- 9.18°, -10.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
30.4°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
2,052mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
196 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
207 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.7 °C
Average feels-like low
23.0 °C
Average peak gust
27.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
276 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
39.6 °C
7 April 1987
Coldest day
13.0 °C
27 December 1971
Wettest day
147 mm
2 October 2021
Windiest day
28.6 km/h
21 February 1943
Strongest gust
61.2 km/h
21 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
27 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.6 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.3 h
5 June 1989
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 | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 36.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 36.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 51 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 33.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 138 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 31.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 200 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 160 mm | -118 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 279 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 312 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 445 mm | +102 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 152 mm | -171 mm |
| Nov | 30.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 89 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 31.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 9 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kissidougou?
Kissidougou has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 2,052 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kissidougou?
The hottest day measured in Kissidougou between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 1987, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kissidougou?
The coldest day measured in Kissidougou between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1971, at 13.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kissidougou?
Almost never: Kissidougou sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kissidougou warmed?
Yes: Kissidougou warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kissidougou?
The wettest day measured in Kissidougou between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 2021, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kissidougou?
The windiest day measured in Kissidougou between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1943, with winds reaching 28.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kissidougou?
The warmest month in Kissidougou is March (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kissidougou?
Kissidougou receives on average 2,052 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 207 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kissidougou?
Kissidougou gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kissidougou?
Yes: Kissidougou has on average 276 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kissidougou?
In Kissidougou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 27 April 2024, and the lowest was 9.6 °C on 9 January 1957.
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