Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Malabo features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 23 °C (74 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3589 mm (141.3 inches) and receives 303 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Malabo enjoys an average of 3364 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 54 minutes to 12 hours 19 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Malabo are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Malabo experiences 312 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Mean maximum | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Average high | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Daily mean | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Average low | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) |
Mean minimum | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°F) |
Minimum | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea with other places around the world.
Malabo usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 29 rainy days and 570 mm (22.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Malabo are January, February and December. On average, 63 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1.9) | 75 (2.9) | 177 (7.0) | 185 (7.3) | 362 (14.3) | 401 (15.8) | 489 (19.2) | 620 (24.4) | 603 (23.7) | 378 (14.9) | 187 (7.4) | 66 (2.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 14 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 20 |
The sunniest months in Malabo are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 30 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Malabo: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 33 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 256 | 277 | 287 | 283 | 284 | 276 | 283 | 271 | 259 | 286 | 286 | 310 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 55m | 11h 59m | 12h 5m | 12h 11m | 12h 16m | 12h 19m | 12h 17m | 12h 13m | 12h 7m | 12h 1m | 11h 56m | 11h 54m |
Malabo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Malabo UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |