Best time to visit Bata

July is the best time to visit Bata for general sightseeing, with average highs of 27 °C and about 17 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to December.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking July comfort 61/100
A beach holiday August sea 26 °C
The least cloud December 78 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 104 mm
Warmth March 29 °C
Cooler weather July 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 61 27 °C 17 74
2 August 58 27 °C 19 75
3 September 55 27 °C 28 75
4 June 54 28 °C 22 73
5 October 54 28 °C 31 74
6 November 52 28 °C 30 72
7 December 51 28 °C 30 71
8 January 50 29 °C 28 70
9 May 49 29 °C 30 69
10 February 48 29 °C 26 69
11 April 48 29 °C 28 67
12 March 47 29 °C 29 67

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 29 °C 78 % 70
February 29 °C 29 °C 81 % 69
March 29 °C 29 °C 86 % 67
April 29 °C 29 °C 87 % 67
May 29 °C 29 °C 86 % 69
June 28 °C 28 °C 82 % 73
July 26 °C 27 °C 84 % 74
August 26 °C 27 °C 86 % 75
September 26 °C 27 °C 87 % 75
October 27 °C 28 °C 88 % 74
November 28 °C 28 °C 85 % 72
December 28 °C 28 °C 78 % 71

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 29 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 28.7 °C 175 mm 78 %
February 29.2 °C 178 mm 81 %
March 29.5 °C 249 mm 86 %
April 29.3 °C 259 mm 87 %
May 28.7 °C 279 mm 86 %
June 27.6 °C 183 mm 82 %
July 26.8 °C 115 mm 84 %
August 26.9 °C 104 mm 86 %
September 27.2 °C 263 mm 87 %
October 27.5 °C 339 mm 88 %
November 28.0 °C 331 mm 85 %
December 28.3 °C 215 mm 78 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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