Malabo weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Malabo is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with January and February close behind. Malabo averages about 1,221 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 26 mm of rain in December.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,221
- Sunniest month
- December
- Peak score
- 81/100
- Rain / year
- 2,737 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 156k
- Elevation
- 20 m
When is the best time to visit Malabo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Malabo is December, then January and February. The dullest month is March (58/100, 148 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Malabo?
Malabo isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,221 hours of sunshine a year. December (81/100) is noticeably better than March (58). It ranks #4 of 4 destinations in Equatorial Guinea for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,591 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 48% of the annual 2,737 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 80 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 30 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 72 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 73 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 58 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 148 mm | 7 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 58 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 190 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 58 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 202 mm | 7 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 58 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 347 mm | 6 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 58 | 26° / 79°F | 26° / 79°F | 424 mm | 5 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 58 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 480 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 58 | 26° / 79°F | 26° / 79°F | 410 mm | 6 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 58 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 257 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 58 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 150 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 81 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 26 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Malabo by month
The sea off Malabo is warmest in March at around 31°C / 88°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
- Douala Cameroon · 116 km · best in Jan · 1,549 h sun/yr
- Port Harcourt Nigeria · 240 km · best in Jan · 1,725 h sun/yr
- Owerri Nigeria · 250 km · best in Dec · 1,819 h sun/yr
- Yaoundé Cameroon · 316 km · best in Jan · 1,748 h sun/yr
- Enugu Nigeria · 328 km · best in Jan · 1,992 h sun/yr
- Libreville Gabon · 375 km · best in Jul · 1,592 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Calabar Nigeria · 142 km · 1,495 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Uyo Nigeria · 142 km · 1,496 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Bata Equatorial Guinea · 239 km · 1,590 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Malabo compares month by month: Malabo vs Port Harcourt · Malabo vs Douala · Malabo vs Yaoundé · Malabo vs Libreville · all comparisons
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