Makokou weather by month & the best time to visit

🇬🇦 Gabon · small town · tropical monsoon climate

The best time to visit Makokou is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with August and January close behind. Makokou averages about 1,459 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 43 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

1,459

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

79/100

Rain / year

1,762 mm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

25k

Elevation

516 m

When is the best time to visit Makokou?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Makokou is July, then August and January. The dullest month is March (59/100, 200 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Makokou?

Makokou isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,459 hours of sunshine a year. July (79/100) is noticeably better than March (59). It ranks #5 of 6 destinations in Gabon for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,595 hours. The year's 1,762 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Yaoundé Cameroon · 380 km · best in Jan · 1,748 h sun/yr
• Libreville Gabon · 387 km · best in Jul · 1,592 h sun/yr
• Douala Cameroon · 519 km · best in Jan · 1,549 h sun/yr
• Malabo Equatorial Guinea · 584 km · best in Dec · 1,221 h sun/yr
• Brazzaville Congo - Brazzaville · 598 km · best in Jul · 1,782 h sun/yr
• Pointe Noire Congo - Brazzaville · 610 km · best in Jul · 1,577 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Oyem Gabon · 181 km · 1,598 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Franceville Gabon · 256 km · 1,695 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Bata Equatorial Guinea · 373 km · 1,590 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Corisco Equatorial Guinea · 398 km · 1,591 h sun/yr · best in Jul