Guinea
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Guinea
Official name: | Republic of Guinea |
Capital: | Conakry |
Area: | total: 245,857 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 245,857 sq km |
Climate: | generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds |
Location: | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone |
Geographic coordinates: | 11 00 N, 10 00 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than Oregon |
Land boundaries: | total: 3,399 km border countries: Cote d'Ivoire 610 km, Guinea-Bissau 386 km, Liberia 563 km, Mali 858 km, Senegal 330 km, Sierra Leone 652 km |
Coastline: | 320 km |
Terrain: | generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Nimba 1,752 m |
Map of Guinea