Conakry weather in August

In August, Conakry sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 864 mm of rain across 30.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Conakry's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Conakry's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
1st coldest
Rainfall
864 mm
30.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:49 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Conakry is capital of Guinea.

Density
4,285/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Conakry reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Conakry weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°3111.58.3
Feb27° / 26°10.411.78.5
Mar27° / 26°10.211.98.5
Apr27° / 26°51.212.28.1
May27° / 26°8812.812.45.9
Jun27° / 26°35827.312.53.7
Jul27° / 25°77730.512.53.4
Aug26° / 25°86430.512.33.4
Sep27° / 25°51628.812.13.5
Oct27° / 25°22527.611.83.9
Nov28° / 26°7716.611.65.3
Dec28° / 26°12311.57.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Conakry gets around 864 mm of rain over 30.5 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 99% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 100% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:487:13
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.73 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in March across the year — August's 3.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.6Moderate
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Conakry

In seasonPeak

In August, Conakry sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Conakry sees seasonal dust haze (February–May), heaviest in February.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Conakry?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Conakry.

What to pack for Conakry in August

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

In August, Conakry sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 25°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Conakry in August

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in November at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May28Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Conakry in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Conakry peaks around August 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 20UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Conakry in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Conakry is worst in April — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyApr 1592 µg/m³Aug 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb89Unhealthy
Mar74Unhealthy
Apr95Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun30Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Conakry?

Conakry sits at 9.5°N, 13.7°W, 13 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Camayenne, 1.0 km away.

ForécariahFriaKindia

Topography around Conakry

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Conakry has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 980 m.

The land around Conakry is covered by water (70%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, water (81%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
166 m
80 km
980 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Camayenne 1.0 km · Dixinn 2.0 km · Dubréka 33 km · Manéah 36 km · Coyah 37 km · Forécariah 66 km · Fria 93 km · Kindia 106 km

Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / K
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,877
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 85%Christian 13%none 1%animist 0%

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 Conakry (9.538°, -13.6773°, elevation 13 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).