Guinea-Bissau in January

Dry and warm; calm seas for the Bijagós.

• 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, Gabúbest weather

  Hotter and drier; Harmattan dust Jan–Mar.

• Bissau32° / 18°, 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.

• New Year's Day

  1 Jan

  Public holiday.

• Heroes' Day (Amílcar Cabral)

  20 Jan

  Ceremonies in Bissau.

Crowds · Guinea-Bissau

Medium

Prices · Guinea-Bissau

Medium

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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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)

• Interior east

  Best weather of the year (Bafatá, Gabú)

• Bissau

  Dry season, hot; Harmattan haze some days.