When to go · Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau in October
Mixed month. Rains ease; turtle hatchlings on the outer islands.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- Guinea-Bissau
- Prices
- Low
- Guinea-Bissau
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for Guinea-Bissau
Rains ease; turtle hatchlings on the outer islands.
Weather in October
- Coast and Bissau · Bissau, Cacheu, Varelarainy
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, Rubanerainy
Sea breezes; rough crossings in the rains; turtle nesting Aug–Nov.
- Interior east · Bafatá, Gabúrainy
Hotter and drier; Harmattan dust Jan–Mar.
- Bissau31° / 23°, 10 rain days
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Guinea-Bissau
- Low
- Prices · Guinea-Bissau
- Low
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast