Bissau
Capital of Guinea-Bissau: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
20130610 - Monumento aos Heróis da Independência: jbdodane, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Bissau is the capital of Guinea-Bissau. About 439,704 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Guinea-Bissau in our atlas.
It lies at 11.86° N, 15.60° W, about 13 m (43 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Bissau time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Bissau. Green dots: other major cities of Guinea-Bissau. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Bissau has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 36°C (97°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 16°C (62°F). Around 1,555 mm (61 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in Guinea-BissauNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2374775 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3739 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 20130610 - Monumento aos Heróis da Independência: jbdodane, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Museu Etnográfico Nacional, Bissau: Joehawkins, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
