Bata weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea · beach resort · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Bata is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with August and June close behind. Bata averages about 1,590 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 62 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,590
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 76/100
- Rain / year
- 2,414 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 173k
- Elevation
- Sea level
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When is the best time to visit Bata?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bata is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (60/100, 152 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bata?
Bata isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,590 hours of sunshine a year. July (76/100) is noticeably better than January (60). It ranks #3 of 4 destinations in Equatorial Guinea for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,591 hours. The year's 2,414 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 152 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 153 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 266 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 265 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 225 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 66 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 116 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 76 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 62 mm | 6 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 72 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 86 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 192 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 369 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 349 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 179 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Bata by month
The sea off Bata is warmest in January at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in August at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Libreville Gabon · 167 km · best in Jul · 1,592 h sun/yr
- Douala Cameroon · 234 km · best in Jan · 1,549 h sun/yr
- Malabo Equatorial Guinea · 239 km · best in Dec · 1,221 h sun/yr
- Yaoundé Cameroon · 280 km · best in Jan · 1,748 h sun/yr
- Port Harcourt Nigeria · 469 km · best in Jan · 1,725 h sun/yr
- Owerri Nigeria · 486 km · best in Dec · 1,819 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Corisco Equatorial Guinea · 123 km · 1,591 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Oyem Gabon · 201 km · 1,598 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- São Tomé & Príncipe São Tomé & Príncipe · 268 km · 1,591 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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