Guinea-Bissau in February

Carnival in Bissau (moves, check); best fishing and birds.

• Coast and Bissau · Bissau, Cacheu, Varelabest weather

  Dry and pleasant Dec–Mar with Harmattan haze; very wet Jul–Sep (Bissau gets about 2,000 mm a year).

• Bijagós islands · Bubaque, Orango, João Vieira, Rubanebest weather

  Sea breezes; rough crossings in the rains; turtle nesting Aug–Nov.

• Interior east · Bafatá, Gabúsmoke haze

  Hotter and drier; Harmattan dust Jan–Mar.

• Bissau33° / 19°, 0 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Carnival

  Feb–Mar (moves)

  Masks and parades in Bissau; the biggest cultural event.

Crowds · Guinea-Bissau

Medium

Prices · Guinea-Bissau

Medium

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

Build the full packing list for your trip →

Rated best or good this month

• Coast and Bissau

  Best weather of the year (Bissau, Cacheu, Varela)

• Bijagós islands

  Best weather of the year (Bubaque, Orango, João Vieira, Rubane)

• Bissau

  Dry; Carnival some years (Feb or Mar).