Xitole in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Xitole sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 895 mm of rain over about 74 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early June to 30°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Xitole's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Xitole's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 31°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 895 mm; 74 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.7; 3rd-best season
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Xitole in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early June to 30°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Xitole reaches about 31°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

How summer really feels in Xitole

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

18 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Xitole weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 20°	0	0	11.4	3.6
Feb	36° / 21°	0	0.1	11.6	2.3
Mar	38° / 23°	0	0	11.9	1.3
Apr	38° / 24°	0	0	12.3	1.1
May	37° / 25°	14	3	12.5	1.7
Jun	33° / 25°	122	16.2	12.7	2.8
Jul	30° / 24°	342	28.3	12.6	2.7
Aug	30° / 24°	431	29.4	12.4	2.7
Sep	31° / 24°	306	27.3	12.1	2.6
Oct	32° / 24°	148	21.7	11.7	2.9
Nov	33° / 23°	23	4.8	11.5	3.9
Dec	34° / 20°	2	0.3	11.3	4.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Xitole gets around 895 mm of rain over 74 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Summer

Winds average 8 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min in early June to 12 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Xitole

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In summer, Xitole overlaps its monsoon and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Xitole's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Xitole sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in June.

Monsoon

Dust

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Is summer a good time to visit Xitole?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Xitole.

What to pack for Xitole in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Xitole sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 74 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Xitole in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Xitole peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	11	13	11	10	12	12	13	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Xitole in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Xitole is worst in February — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	56	81	74	49	53	43	21	15	17	32	41	52
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	56	Unhealthy
Feb	81	Unhealthy
Mar	74	Unhealthy
Apr	49	Poor
May	53	Poor
Jun	43	Poor
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	32	Moderate
Nov	41	Poor
Dec	52	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Xitole?

Xitole sits at 11.7°N, 14.8°W, 32 m above sea level, in Guinea-Bissau. The nearest listed city is Bafatá, 51 km away.

Topography around Xitole

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Xitole.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xitole has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m.

The land around Xitole is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km

45 m

trees 65%

16 km

68 m

trees 72%

80 km

262 m

trees 66%

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Summer weather nearby: Bafatá 51 km · Reino de Antula 85 km · Santa-Luzia 86 km · Sintra-Nema 86 km · Bissau 86 km · Reino de Bandim 86 km · Belem 87 km · Luanda 87 km

Guinea-Bissau travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,124; 2025
Safe drinking water: 24%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.1; per 100k, 2017
Road deaths: 32.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Xitole (11.7333°, -14.8167°, elevation 32 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.