Koundara climate — normals and trends
Koundara (Guinea) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 1,036 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 (31.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (25.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Koundara averages 0 frost days, 310 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.
Koundara 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 43.8 °C (on 6 May 2022) and the coldest 12.2 °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
KoundaraBoké Region
- coords
- 12.48°, -13.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.8°C
Average daily high
33.8°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,036mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
6.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
310 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
110 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.7 °C
Average feels-like low
23.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
297 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
43.8 °C
6 May 2022
Coldest day
12.2 °C
25 November 1974
Wettest day
190 mm
19 August 1959
Windiest day
29.5 km/h
18 July 1977
Strongest gust
58.0 km/h
29 July 2008
Hottest feels-like
48.2 °C
4 April 2007
Coldest feels-like
9.1 °C
29 December 1982
Sunniest day
12.1 h
31 May 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 39.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 39.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 37.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 13 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 34.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 26 mm | -68 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 267 mm | +48 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 597 mm | +279 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 237 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 33.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 96 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 33.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 32.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Koundara?
Koundara has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 1,036 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Koundara?
The hottest day measured in Koundara between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2022, reaching 43.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Koundara?
The coldest day measured in Koundara between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1974, at 12.2 °C.
Does it snow in Koundara?
Almost never: Koundara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Koundara warmed?
Yes: Koundara warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Koundara?
The wettest day measured in Koundara between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1959, with 190 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Koundara?
The windiest day measured in Koundara between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1977, with winds reaching 29.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Koundara?
The warmest month in Koundara is May (31.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (25.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Koundara?
Koundara receives on average 1,036 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Koundara?
Koundara gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Koundara?
Yes: Koundara has on average 297 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Koundara?
In Koundara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.2 °C on 4 April 2007, and the lowest was 9.1 °C on 29 December 1982.
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