Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Climate & Monthly Averages
The climate of Malabo
There is not much of a seasonal calendar in Malabo. Its warmest and coolest months differ by 3°C, against a dataset median nearer 15°C, which leaves 85°F (29°C) in February and 79°F (26°C) in August as the two ends of the year.
Climate quick facts
- Hottest month: February - highs near 85°F (29°C)
- Coldest month: August - highs near 79°F (26°C)
- Decade extremes (2015-2024): 92°F (33°C) high · 71°F (22°C) low
- Wettest month: August (25 rainy days) · Sunniest: January (10.4 h sun/day)
- Climate type: tropical wet-and-dry
- Annual swing: 3°C between the average warmest and coolest month · day to night: 3°C
- Average humidity: 84%
Temperatures through the year
Between the average February and the average August lie 3°C, a narrower spread than all but 7% of the 3496 cities in our dataset. At its warmest, in February, Malabo runs to 85°F (29°C) in the afternoon and back to 79°F (26°C) by dawn. August bottoms out at 79°F (26°C) in daylight, 75°F (24°C) after dark. August is the wettest month at 18.4 inches (469 mm) over 25 days; January is the driest.
Rain, sun and snow
Sunshine averages 8.3 hours a day over the year - duller than about 75% of the cities we track, peaking in January at 10.4 hours. Days and nights are about 3°C apart on average - narrower than almost anywhere else we cover. Relative humidity averages 84% across the year, more humid than 95% of the 3496 cities in our dataset - enough that summer afternoons feel hotter than the thermometer says, which is what the dew point converter is for. Across the gridded 2015-2024 daily record, the highest daily maximum for this location was 92°F (33°C) and the lowest daily minimum 71°F (22°C).
How Malabo compares
- Annual precipitation is 107.1 inches (2719 mm) - wetter than 97% of the 3496 cities we track.
- Rain or snow reaches the ground on 227 days a year - more wet days than 94% of the 3496 cities we track.
- Malabo averages 80°F (26°C) across the year - warmer than 91% of the 3496 cities we track.
Ranked against every city in our dataset, each measured on the same ten-year window.
Monthly climate table
| Month | High | Low | Rain days | Precipitation | Sunshine | Daylight | Wet-day chance | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 84° | 78° | 7 | 1.0 in | 10.4 h/day | 11.9 h | 23% | 78% |
| February | 85° | 79° | 8 | 1.5 in | 10.0 h/day | 12.0 h | 29% | 79% |
| March | 84° | 78° | 16 | 6.0 in | 8.3 h/day | 12.1 h | 50% | 82% |
| April | 84° | 78° | 17 | 5.1 in | 8.3 h/day | 12.2 h | 58% | 84% |
| May | 83° | 78° | 22 | 8.0 in | 7.9 h/day | 12.3 h | 73% | 86% |
| June | 81° | 76° | 26 | 16.4 in | 7.0 h/day | 12.3 h | 86% | 88% |
| July | 80° | 75° | 27 | 16.9 in | 6.9 h/day | 12.3 h | 87% | 88% |
| August | 79° | 75° | 25 | 18.4 in | 6.8 h/day | 12.2 h | 82% | 88% |
| September | 80° | 75° | 27 | 15.9 in | 6.9 h/day | 12.1 h | 90% | 88% |
| October | 81° | 76° | 25 | 12.1 in | 7.7 h/day | 12.0 h | 81% | 87% |
| November | 82° | 77° | 18 | 4.5 in | 8.9 h/day | 11.9 h | 60% | 85% |
| December | 83° | 78° | 8 | 1.1 in | 10.3 h/day | 11.9 h | 25% | 80% |
Malabo month by month
Average high and low for each month, with the bar showing where it sits in Malabo's year (left is the coldest night, right is the warmest afternoon).
January
- Rain
- 7 days
- Sunshine
- 10.4 h
- Daylight
- 11.9 h
February
- Rain
- 8 days
- Sunshine
- 10.0 h
- Daylight
- 12.0 h
March
- Rain
- 16 days
- Sunshine
- 8.3 h
- Daylight
- 12.1 h
April
- Rain
- 17 days
- Sunshine
- 8.3 h
- Daylight
- 12.2 h
May
- Rain
- 22 days
- Sunshine
- 7.9 h
- Daylight
- 12.3 h
June
- Rain
- 26 days
- Sunshine
- 7.0 h
- Daylight
- 12.3 h
July
- Rain
- 27 days
- Sunshine
- 6.9 h
- Daylight
- 12.3 h
August
- Rain
- 25 days
- Sunshine
- 6.8 h
- Daylight
- 12.2 h
September
- Rain
- 27 days
- Sunshine
- 6.9 h
- Daylight
- 12.1 h
October
- Rain
- 25 days
- Sunshine
- 7.7 h
- Daylight
- 12.0 h
November
- Rain
- 18 days
- Sunshine
- 8.9 h
- Daylight
- 11.9 h
December
- Rain
- 8 days
- Sunshine
- 10.3 h
- Daylight
- 11.9 h
Warmer places to go, by month: January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December
Seasons in Malabo
March through May
Through March through May, Malabo sits firmly in the heat: 84°F (29°C) by day, 78°F (26°C) after dark, and rain falls on around 55 of the 90 days.
June through August
June through August in Malabo brings comfortable warmth, with daytime highs averaging 80°F (27°C) and nights around 75°F (24°C); rain falls on around 78 of the 90 days.
September through November
Through September through November, Malabo sits firmly in the heat: 81°F (27°C) by day, 76°F (25°C) after dark, and rain falls on around 70 of the 90 days.
December through February
December through February in Malabo sits firmly in the heat, with daytime highs averaging 84°F (29°C) and nights around 78°F (26°C); expect showers on roughly 23 days across the season. Daylight is generous - around 10.2 hours of sun a day.
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Best time to visit Malabo
Aim for January to March and June to August if you get the choice: humidity and rainfall are at their lowest, which is what actually varies here, and highs average 82°F (28°C) against roughly 18 wet days a month. For the same question asked the other way round, see where else is warm in January.
Pack for Malabo with light clothing for the warm months, proper waterproofs rather than an umbrella - wet days are the norm here and moisture-wicking fabrics for the humidity. Even in February, lows of 79°F (26°C) make an extra layer worth the space.
Malabo temperature records (2015-2024)
Derived from ERA5 reanalysis data, 2015–2024. Official station records may differ. Need the precipitation in other units? The mm-to-inches rainfall converter handles it.