Lightning strikes in Guinea-Bissau
The detection network has located 159 lightning strikes in Guinea-Bissau since the archive began, including 94 in the last 7 days. That is 0.00% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Guinea-Bissau #96 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Guinea-Bissau is counted under Africa in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 11 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | 30 |
| 2026-08-12 | 7 |
| 2026-08-11 | 41 |
| 2026-08-10 | 7 |
| 2026-08-09 | 9 |
| 2026-08-07 | 10 |
| 2026-08-06 | 24 |
| 2026-08-05 | 6 |
| 2026-08-03 | 21 |
| 2026-08-02 | 3 |
| 2026-07-31 | 1 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Guinea-Bissau's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unassigned | 45 | 28 | 28.3% |
| 2 | Bafatá | 35 | 23 | 22.0% |
| 3 | Gabú | 33 | 18 | 20.8% |
| 4 | Oio | 18 | 8 | 11.3% |
| 5 | Cacheu | 14 | 8 | 8.8% |
| 6 | Tombali | 7 | 2 | 4.4% |
| 7 | Bolama | 4 | 4 | 2.5% |
| 8 | Quinara | 3 | 3 | 1.9% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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