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Kankan, Guinea climate
As Tropical savanna (dry summer)
Kankan has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry summer), Köppen As). The hottest month is April with an average daily high near 37°C, while the coldest is August averaging around 21°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1501 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 297 mm while December barely receives 1 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Kankan climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 35 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 3 | 3 | 17 | 55 | 137 | 196 | 261 | 297 | 295 | 202 | 33 | 1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 35 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 32 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 3 | 3 | 17 | 55 | 137 | 196 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 261 | 297 | 295 | 202 | 33 | 1 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 28 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 28 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 30 | 32 | 44 | 59 | 65 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 71 | 61 | 41 | 30 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 30 | 26 | 35 | 51 | 66 | 76 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 65 | 45 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 30 | 32 | 44 | 59 | 65 | 63 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 30 | 26 | 35 | 51 | 66 | 76 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 73 | 79 | 71 | 61 | 41 | 30 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 83 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 65 | 45 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.