Libreville weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇦 Gabon · coastal city break · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Libreville is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with August and June close behind. Libreville averages about 1,592 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 12 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,592
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 2,317 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 846k
- Elevation
- 7 m
When is the best time to visit Libreville?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Libreville is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (60/100, 224 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Libreville?
Libreville isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,592 hours of sunshine a year. July (86/100) is noticeably better than January (60). It ranks #4 of 6 destinations in Gabon for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,595 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around November, carries about 42% of the annual 2,317 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 224 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 207 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 294 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 247 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 188 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 81 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 36 mm | 6 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 86 | 26° / 79°F | 23° / 73°F | 12 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 83 | 26° / 79°F | 23° / 73°F | 24 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 67 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 112 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 60 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 348 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 60 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 391 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 234 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Libreville by month
The sea off Libreville is warmest in February at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in July 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
- Malabo Equatorial Guinea · 375 km · best in Dec · 1,221 h sun/yr
- Douala Cameroon · 396 km · best in Jan · 1,549 h sun/yr
- Yaoundé Cameroon · 434 km · best in Jan · 1,748 h sun/yr
- Port Harcourt Nigeria · 576 km · best in Jan · 1,725 h sun/yr
- Owerri Nigeria · 604 km · best in Dec · 1,819 h sun/yr
- Pointe Noire Congo - Brazzaville · 648 km · best in Jul · 1,577 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Corisco Equatorial Guinea · 51 km · 1,591 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Port Gentil Gabon · 149 km · 1,680 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Bata Equatorial Guinea · 167 km · 1,590 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- São Tomé & Príncipe São Tomé & Príncipe · 260 km · 1,591 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Oyem Gabon · 270 km · 1,598 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Libreville compares month by month: Libreville vs Douala · Libreville vs Yaoundé · Libreville vs Malabo · all comparisons
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