Kouroussa climate — normals and trends
Kouroussa (Guinea) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,412 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 (30.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kouroussa averages 0 frost days, 274 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
Kouroussa has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 31 March 2024) and the coldest 12.8 °C (on 16 January 1948).
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
KouroussaKankan Region
- coords
- 10.65°, -9.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
32.3°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,412mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
6.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
274 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.2 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
283 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
41.4 °C
31 March 2024
Coldest day
12.8 °C
16 January 1948
Wettest day
157 mm
4 September 1985
Windiest day
24.0 km/h
21 February 1943
Strongest gust
61.6 km/h
13 June 2020
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
3 May 2020
Coldest feels-like
9.0 °C
30 January 1961
Sunniest day
12.5 h
5 June 1949
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 | 33.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 35.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 38.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 37.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 37 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 34.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 165 mm | +51 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 162 mm | -55 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 339 mm | +73 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 378 mm | +65 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 302 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 33.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 111 mm | -48 mm |
| Nov | 34.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 18 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 33.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kouroussa?
Kouroussa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,412 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kouroussa?
The hottest day measured in Kouroussa between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 2024, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kouroussa?
The coldest day measured in Kouroussa between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1948, at 12.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kouroussa?
Almost never: Kouroussa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kouroussa warmed?
Yes: Kouroussa warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kouroussa?
The wettest day measured in Kouroussa between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1985, with 157 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kouroussa?
The windiest day measured in Kouroussa between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1943, with winds reaching 24.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kouroussa?
The warmest month in Kouroussa is April (30.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kouroussa?
Kouroussa receives on average 1,412 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kouroussa?
Kouroussa gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kouroussa?
Yes: Kouroussa has on average 283 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kouroussa?
In Kouroussa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 3 May 2020, and the lowest was 9.0 °C on 30 January 1961.
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