Oyem weather by month & the best time to visit

🇬🇦 Gabon · small town · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

The best time to visit Oyem is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with January and August close behind. Oyem averages about 1,598 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 35 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

1,598

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

81/100

Rain / year

1,584 mm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

73k

Elevation

655 m

When is the best time to visit Oyem?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Oyem is July, then January and August. The dullest month is March (60/100, 192 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Oyem?

Oyem isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,598 hours of sunshine a year. July (81/100) is noticeably better than March (60). It ranks #3 of 6 destinations in Gabon for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,595 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around October, carries about 40% of the annual 1,584 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Yaoundé Cameroon · 242 km · best in Jan · 1,748 h sun/yr
• Libreville Gabon · 270 km · best in Jul · 1,592 h sun/yr
• Douala Cameroon · 343 km · best in Jan · 1,549 h sun/yr
• Malabo Equatorial Guinea · 403 km · best in Dec · 1,221 h sun/yr
• Port Harcourt Nigeria · 643 km · best in Jan · 1,725 h sun/yr
• Owerri Nigeria · 650 km · best in Dec · 1,819 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Makokou Gabon · 181 km · 1,459 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Bata Equatorial Guinea · 201 km · 1,590 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Corisco Equatorial Guinea · 260 km · 1,591 h sun/yr · best in Jul