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When to go to Malabo

Twelve months of averages for Malabo, and what they say about when to go.

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When to go

What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Malabo has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in December to March.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): April to November.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): January to December.
The warmest month is March (29°C) and the coolest August (26°C). The wettest is August (480 mm) and the driest December (26 mm); about 2,737 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Malabo: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The model's grid cell here is mostly sea, so the daily high and low sit closer together than they do on land: afternoons ashore are usually warmer, and nights cooler.

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, mixed
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprWet
MayWet
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctWet
NovWet
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Malabo

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Malabo by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	28°C	27°C	30 mm	78%	67%	4.6	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	28°C	27°C	73 mm	81%	77%	4.5	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	29°C	28°C	148 mm	81%	84%	4.3	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	29°C	28°C	190 mm	81%	84%	4.4	31°C	Wet
May	28°C	27°C	202 mm	82%	83%	4	35°C	Wet
June	27°C	27°C	347 mm	83%	88%	3.2	37°C	Wet
July	26°C	26°C	424 mm	84%	91%	3	39°C	Wet
August	26°C	25°C	480 mm	85%	91%	3.1	39°C	Wet
September	26°C	26°C	410 mm	86%	90%	3.3	37°C	Wet
October	27°C	26°C	257 mm	85%	84%	3.7	34°C	Wet
November	28°C	27°C	150 mm	84%	74%	4.1	29°C	Wet
December	28°C	27°C	26 mm	80%	64%	4.5	25°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

28°C

27°C

30 mm

78%

67%

4.6

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

28°C

27°C

73 mm

81%

77%

4.5

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

29°C

28°C

148 mm

81%

84%

4.3

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

29°C

28°C

190 mm

81%

84%

4.4

31°C

Wet

May

28°C

27°C

202 mm

82%

83%

35°C

Wet

June

27°C

347 mm

83%

88%

3.2

37°C

Wet

July

26°C

424 mm

84%

91%

39°C

Wet

August

26°C

25°C

480 mm

85%

91%

3.1

39°C

Wet

September

26°C

410 mm

86%

90%

3.3

37°C

Wet

October

27°C

26°C

257 mm

85%

84%

3.7

34°C

Wet

November

28°C

27°C

150 mm

84%

74%

4.1

29°C

Wet

December

28°C

27°C

26 mm

80%

64%

4.5

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery