Conakry weather in May

In May, Conakry sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 88 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Conakry's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Conakry's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:38 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
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 May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Conakry reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Conakry weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25644
35644
45545
55446
65347
75248
85149
95149
104951
114852
124654
134654
144555
154258
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Conakry gets around 88 mm of rain over 12.8 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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216
317
419
520
621
723
824
926
1028
1130
1232
1335
1437
1539
1641
1743
1845
1947
2050
2152
2254
2357
2459
2561
2663
2765
2867
2969
3071
3173

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
136730
236532
336334
436136
536037
635839
735641
835542
935344
1035245
1135146
1235047
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2805644
2905743
3005941
3106040

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of May to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:427:02
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312.36:417:02
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512.46:417:02
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.49 kWh/m².

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 — May's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
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155.5Bright
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265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Conakry

In seasonPeak

In May, Conakry sits inside its dust 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 May a good time to visit Conakry?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Conakry for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Conakry in May

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

In May, Conakry sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Conakry in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in May — 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 May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks 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 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 May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May 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
May 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).