Malabo climate — normals and trends
Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 2,870 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is February (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Malabo averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 315 rainy days per year.
Malabo has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.6 °C (on 12 April 2021) and the coldest 21.5 °C (on 29 August 1950).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
MalaboBioko Norte Province
- coords
- 3.76°, 8.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
26.1°C
Average daily low
24.4°C
Annual rainfall
2,870mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
2.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
315 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.3 °C
Average feels-like low
28.4 °C
Average peak gust
22.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
29.6 °C
12 April 2021
Coldest day
21.5 °C
29 August 1950
Wettest day
295 mm
25 October 1974
Windiest day
32.6 km/h
3 April 2017
Strongest gust
46.1 km/h
3 April 2017
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
21.5 °C
29 August 1950
Sunniest day
11.8 h
10 May 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 43 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 49 mm | -41 mm |
| Mar | 27.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 160 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 27.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 198 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 27.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 402 mm | +130 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 658 mm | +252 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 666 mm | +242 mm |
| Aug | 24.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 257 mm | -79 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 1002 mm | +652 mm |
| Oct | 25.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 738 mm | +448 mm |
| Nov | 26.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 147 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 26.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 87 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Malabo?
Malabo has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 2,870 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malabo?
The hottest day measured in Malabo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2021, reaching 29.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Malabo?
The coldest day measured in Malabo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1950, at 21.5 °C.
Does it snow in Malabo?
Almost never: Malabo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Malabo warmed?
Yes: Malabo warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Malabo?
The wettest day measured in Malabo between 1940 and 2025 was 25 October 1974, with 295 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Malabo?
The windiest day measured in Malabo between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2017, with winds reaching 32.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Malabo?
The warmest month in Malabo is February (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Malabo?
Malabo receives on average 2,870 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 315 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Malabo?
Malabo gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Malabo?
Yes: Malabo has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malabo?
In Malabo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 2 April 2024, and the lowest was 21.5 °C on 29 August 1950.
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