When to go · Bissau
Bissau in May
Mixed month. Hot; first rains.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 32° / 24°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 4
- Crowds
- Low
- Guinea-Bissau overall
- Prices
- Low
- Guinea-Bissau overall
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for Bissau
Hot; first rains.
Weather in May
- BissauHighs around 32 °C, lows around 24 °C, rain on about 4 days
- Coast and Bissau, Guinea-Bissau · Bissau, Cacheu, Varelahot
Dry and pleasant Dec–Mar with Harmattan haze; very wet Jul–Sep (Bissau gets about 2,000 mm a year).
Mar–May season
Heavy heat before the rains; short outdoor windows, indoors at midday.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Guinea-Bissau overall
- Low
- Prices · Guinea-Bissau overall
- Low
Guinea-Bissau overall: Humid; last month for most island lodges.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen