When to go · Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau in September
Avoid month. Very wet; roads flood.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Crowds
- Low
- Guinea-Bissau
- Prices
- Low
- Guinea-Bissau
Verdict
AvoidVoykit month rating for Guinea-Bissau
Very wet; roads flood.
Weather in September
- Coast and Bissau · Bissau, Cacheu, Varelastorm or typhoon risk
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, Rubanestorm or typhoon risk
Sea breezes; rough crossings in the rains; turtle nesting Aug–Nov.
- Interior east · Bafatá, Gabúrainy
Hotter and drier; Harmattan dust Jan–Mar.
- Bissau30° / 23°, 17 rain days
Festivals and holidays
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.
Independence Day
24 Sep
Parades.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Guinea-Bissau
- Low
- Prices · Guinea-Bissau
- Low
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries
Where to go in September
Better another month
Coast and Bissau
Dry and pleasant Dec–Mar with Harmattan haze; very wet Jul–Sep (Bissau gets about 2,000 mm a year).
Bijagós islands
Sea breezes; rough crossings in the rains; turtle nesting Aug–Nov.
Very wet.