Koundara has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw), with the temperature being hot year round, and with a wet and dry season. On 29 March 2017, Koundara recorded a temperature of 45.0 °C (113.0 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Guinea.[2]
| Climate data for Koundara (1991–2020) |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) |
35.3
(95.5) |
37.9
(100.2) |
39.8
(103.6) |
40.7
(105.3) |
39.3
(102.7) |
35.0
(95.0) |
32.1
(89.8) |
31.3
(88.3) |
32.0
(89.6) |
33.4
(92.1) |
34.4
(93.9) |
34.5
(94.1) |
35.5
(95.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) |
25.2
(77.4) |
27.9
(82.2) |
30.5
(86.9) |
32.0
(89.6) |
31.7
(89.1) |
28.9
(84.0) |
27.0
(80.6) |
26.5
(79.7) |
26.7
(80.1) |
27.5
(81.5) |
26.7
(80.1) |
24.6
(76.3) |
27.9
(82.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) |
15.0
(59.0) |
18.0
(64.4) |
21.2
(70.2) |
23.4
(74.1) |
24.0
(75.2) |
22.9
(73.2) |
21.9
(71.4) |
21.6
(70.9) |
21.4
(70.5) |
21.7
(71.1) |
19.1
(66.4) |
14.4
(57.9) |
20.4
(68.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) |
0.1
(0.00) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.5
(0.02) |
0.7
(0.03) |
34.1
(1.34) |
142.1
(5.59) |
229.4
(9.03) |
333.1
(13.11) |
293.4
(11.55) |
89.9
(3.54) |
6.2
(0.24) |
0.2
(0.01) |
1,129.7
(44.48) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
3.2 |
9.9 |
14.2 |
18.7 |
17.7 |
7.1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
71.5 |
| Source: NOAA[3] |
Guinea
