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Best time to visit Malabo

January is the best time to visit Malabo for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 14 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to February.

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 January comfort 58/100
A beach holiday August sea 26 °C
The least cloud December 60 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 49 mm
Warmth March 29 °C
Cooler weather August 26 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 58 28 °C 14 73
2 August 56 26 °C 28 74
3 July 56 27 °C 29 74
4 September 55 27 °C 29 74
5 December 54 28 °C 17 70
6 February 53 29 °C 16 69
7 October 53 27 °C 29 73
8 June 53 27 °C 29 72
9 November 51 28 °C 25 72
10 May 49 28 °C 28 68
11 April 47 29 °C 26 68
12 March 47 29 °C 24 68

For a beach holiday

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

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 28 °C 64 % 73
February 29 °C 29 °C 70 % 69
March 29 °C 29 °C 81 % 68
April 29 °C 29 °C 85 % 68
May 29 °C 28 °C 85 % 68
June 28 °C 27 °C 83 % 72
July 27 °C 27 °C 84 % 74
August 26 °C 26 °C 86 % 74
September 27 °C 27 °C 86 % 74
October 28 °C 27 °C 84 % 73
November 28 °C 28 °C 75 % 72
December 29 °C 28 °C 60 % 70

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 24 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 28.3 °C 49 mm 64 %
February 28.8 °C 69 mm 70 %
March 28.9 °C 163 mm 81 %
April 28.9 °C 182 mm 85 %
May 28.4 °C 256 mm 85 %
June 27.3 °C 416 mm 83 %
July 26.5 °C 451 mm 84 %
August 26.4 °C 435 mm 86 %
September 26.8 °C 379 mm 86 %
October 27.3 °C 303 mm 84 %
November 27.8 °C 161 mm 75 %
December 28.2 °C 61 mm 60 %

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.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.