When to go · Guinea
Guinea in August
Avoid month. Wettest month.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Crowds
- Low
- Guinea
- Prices
- Low
- Guinea
Verdict
AvoidVoykit month rating for Guinea
Wettest month.
Weather in August
- Coast (Guinée Maritime) · Conakry, Îles de Los, Bokéstorm or typhoon risk
Conakry gets over 3,500 mm of rain a year, mostly July–August; dry and hot Dec–Apr.
- Fouta Djallon highlands · Dalaba, Pita, Labé, Doucki, Mali-villerainy
At 1,000–1,500 m, cool nights (10 °C in Dalaba in January); waterfalls fullest just after the rains, Oct–Nov.
- Upper Guinea savanna · Kankan, Siguiri, Faranahrainy
Hot and dry, Harmattan dust Dec–Feb.
- Forest Guinea · Nzérékoré, Mount Nimba, Macentarainy
Long wet season; tracks close.
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.
Mawlid
Aug 2026 (lunar — check)
Public holiday.
Assumption
15 Aug
Public holiday.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Guinea
- Low
- Prices · Guinea
- 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 August
Better another month
Coast (Guinée Maritime)
Conakry gets over 3,500 mm of rain a year, mostly July–August; dry and hot Dec–Apr.
Very wet.