Country guide

Guinea

The Fouta Djallon's waterfalls and hiking plateaus, source of three of West Africa's great rivers.

Conakry

Currency

GNF

Language

French

English

Rare

Payment

Cash only

Power

Type C / F

230 V, 50 Hz

Dialing

+224

Bring cash. Foreign cards and ATMs are unreliable to unusable here, so plan on carrying what the trip needs and changing money on arrival.

Destinations

Climate zones, month by month

Guinea has 1 distinct climate zone. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Conakry →

Jan
32°
22°
3mm
0d rain
Feb
32°
23°
1mm
0d rain
Mar
32°
24°
3mm
0d rain
Apr
32°
25°
18mm
2d rain
May
32°
25°
113mm
8d rain
Jun
30°
24°
434mm
19d rain
Jul
29°
23°
1083mm
26d rain
Aug
28°
23°
1142mm
28d rain
Sep
30°
23°
555mm
23d rain
Oct
30°
23°
293mm
17d rain
Nov
31°
24°
80mm
5d rain
Dec
32°
23°
6mm
0d rain
August Wettest month. 1142mm · 28 rainy days

✓ Best Nov-Apr · ✗ Avoid Jun-Oct

Watch for Jun-Oct monsoon flooding risk

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