What's on in Conakry, Guinea through the year

Busy — school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Harmattan and the dry months (1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))

Busy — Ramadan, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  Ramadan

  1 Feb – 25 Mar · usuallyClosures

  Restaurants outside the hotels keep short hours or shut through the day and the city slows until sunset, then turns lively. The month moves about eleven days earlier each year. Source ↗

Still on: Harmattan and the dry months (1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))

Busy — Ramadan, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Ramadan (1 Feb – 25 Mar (usually)), Harmattan and the dry months (1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Harmattan and the dry months (1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))

Busy — Tabaski, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  Tabaski

  5 May – 5 Jun · usuallyRamadan & EidClosuresCrowded

  Eid al-Adha is the biggest day of the Guinean year. Sheep fill the roadsides for weeks, prices jump, and the city shuts for a day or two while families eat. The date moves about eleven days earlier each year. Source ↗

Busy — Tabaski, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Hazard

  Rainy season floods

  20 Jun – 15 Sep · usuallyFlood season

  Conakry is one of Africa's wettest capitals, and July and August downpours flood low neighbourhoods such as Matoto and Sonfonia, cutting roads and causing deaths most years. Source ↗

Still on: Tabaski (5 May – 5 Jun (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Rainy season floods (20 Jun – 15 Sep (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Rainy season floods (20 Jun – 15 Sep (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Rainy season floods (20 Jun – 15 Sep (usually))

Busy — Independence Day, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  Independence Day

  2 OctNational holidayClosures

  Guinea marks the 1958 no-vote to de Gaulle on 2 October. Offices and banks close and the ceremony takes over the Palais du Peuple; the rains are only just easing off, so it is often a damp one. Source ↗

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in November.

Busy — school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

• Season

  Harmattan and the dry months

  1 Dec – 15 Apr · usuallyDust season

  The harmattan takes over in December and the rain effectively stops. Hazy air off the Sahara, dust on the peninsula, and the only stretch of the year when the traffic on the corniche is not fighting standing water.