ExploCountry guide · Western Africa
Guinea travel guide: visa, weather and holidays
Entry rules for every passport, live weather, public holidays for Guinea. Capital: Conakry.
Do you need a visa for Guinea?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 21 passports can enter Guinea without a visa and 1 more get a visa on arrival or an eTA.
All 198 passports for Guinea · Visa checker · Passport validity checker for Guinea
Guinea at a glance
- Capital
- Conakry
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Currency
- Guinean franc (Fr, GNF)
- Languages
- French
- Calling code
- +224
- Drives on the
- right
Weather in Conakry
Month by month last year
- Daily high and low (°C), monthly average
- Rain (mm in the month)
Next public holidays in Guinea
Nationwide holidays only, from Nager.Date. Check dates locally before you book: they can move.
More before you go
- Passport validity. Many countries want 3 to 6 months of validity left. Check your dates for Guinea or read the six-month rule explained.
- Other places you can go. Where can I go? lists the places your passport reaches that are also in season, and the passport ranking shows how yours compares.
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Questions
Do I need a visa for Guinea?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 21 passports can enter Guinea without a visa, 1 passport can get a visa on arrival and 176 passports can apply for an e-Visa. Pick your passport on this page, or see the full list on the all-passports page for Guinea.
Which side of the road do they drive on in Guinea?
Traffic keeps to the right in Guinea.
What currency does Guinea use?
Guinean franc (Fr, GNF).
What is the calling code for Guinea?
+224.
What is the capital of Guinea?
Conakry.
How up to date is this information?
Entry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book. Weather and public holidays on this page are fetched live from Open-Meteo and Nager.Date.
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Get ExploEntry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset by Ilya Ilyankou (MIT), last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so treat this as a guide and check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book.