Manéah climate

Manéah is warmest in March, with average highs of 33 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 21 °C. August is the wettest month (754 mm) and February the driest (1.5 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Manéah averages 2,580 mm of rain and 356 days above 25 °C.

Guinea · population 194,297 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 26°
  2. Feb 27°
  3. Mar 27°
  4. Apr 27°
  5. May 27°
  6. Jun 26°
  7. Jul 25°
  8. Aug 24°
  9. Sep 25°
  10. Oct 26°
  11. Nov 26°
  12. Dec 26°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectManéah through the year

Manéah has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 32 °C in January to 33 °C in March, a swing of 3.1 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 356 days a year reach 25 °C, 191 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in January.

Rain is strongly seasonal. August averages 754 mm against 1 mm in February — 504 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

The sea off Manéah is warmest in November at 29 °C and coldest in August at 27 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 32.4 °C 3 mm 37 %
February 32.9 °C 1 mm 35 %
March 33.1 °C 2 mm 40 %
April 32.8 °C 8 mm 49 %
May 31.0 °C 95 mm 73 %
June 28.7 °C 317 mm 86 %
July 27.2 °C 601 mm 90 %
August 26.8 °C 754 mm 93 %
September 28.0 °C 469 mm 88 %
October 29.1 °C 223 mm 79 %
November 29.9 °C 95 mm 61 %
December 31.1 °C 11 mm 46 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January32.4 °C21.4 °C26.2 °C38.8 °C17.3 °C31300
February32.9 °C22.1 °C26.6 °C38.0 °C18.8 °C28280
March33.1 °C23.2 °C27.2 °C38.4 °C18.5 °C31310
April32.8 °C24.0 °C27.5 °C37.2 °C20.9 °C30300
May31.0 °C24.5 °C27.1 °C35.5 °C21.8 °C31220
June28.7 °C23.7 °C25.7 °C32.5 °C21.5 °C3030
July27.2 °C23.0 °C24.6 °C30.6 °C21.1 °C2800
August26.8 °C22.8 °C24.3 °C31.1 °C21.1 °C2700
September28.0 °C22.9 °C24.9 °C31.7 °C20.8 °C2920
October29.1 °C23.1 °C25.5 °C33.0 °C21.7 °C3150
November29.9 °C23.3 °C26.1 °C33.6 °C21.1 °C30140
December31.1 °C22.2 °C26.2 °C35.2 °C18.0 °C31260

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWindSea temp
January3 mm112 h/day37 %71 %13 km/h27.5 °C
February1 mm012 h/day35 %70 %15 km/h27.3 °C
March2 mm012 h/day40 %70 %15 km/h27.2 °C
April8 mm112 h/day49 %71 %15 km/h27.5 °C
May95 mm1413 h/day73 %80 %13 km/h28.0 °C
June317 mm2813 h/day86 %88 %11 km/h28.2 °C
July601 mm3113 h/day90 %90 %12 km/h27.7 °C
August754 mm3112 h/day93 %91 %13 km/h27.1 °C
September469 mm2912 h/day88 %90 %11 km/h27.6 °C
October223 mm2812 h/day79 %88 %10 km/h28.4 °C
November95 mm1712 h/day61 %87 %9.5 km/h29.1 °C
December11 mm212 h/day46 %79 %11 km/h28.6 °C

How Manéah compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Manéah 33 °C 21 °C 2,580 mm 356
Dubréka · Guinea 34 °C 22 °C 2,561 mm 359
Conakry · Guinea 30 °C 23 °C 2,710 mm 360
Kindia · Guinea 36 °C 20 °C 1,716 mm 349
Freetown · Sierra Leone 28 °C 24 °C 3,006 mm 360
Bo · Sierra Leone 34 °C 22 °C 2,509 mm 353
Kenema · Sierra Leone 34 °C 22 °C 2,287 mm 352

Where Manéah ranks

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Manéah.

QuestionsCommon questions about Manéah’s climate

When is the best time to visit Manéah?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. July, August, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, March is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Manéah get?

In March, the warmest month, daily highs average 33 °C. About 191 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 21 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Manéah?

August, averaging 754 mm over 31 days with rain. The driest month is February with 1 mm. The year as a whole averages 2,580 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Manéah rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.