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Malabo weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Warmth in Malabo is remarkably steady: only 2.3°C separates the warmest month from the coolest, so there is no cold season to speak of. The heavier rain months run from May to October. Malabo weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+2.3°Chigh above average

29° / 27°Today
27° / 25°Average
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How it's changed

+0.9°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49365days above 25°C a year now (2016–2025) · 332 in the 1940sdays above 25°C · 332 in the 1940s+0.9°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 77 mmhigh 27°low 26°February, rain 97 mmhigh 28°low 26°March, rain 181 mmhigh 28°low 26°April, rain 210 mmhigh 28°low 26°May, rain 280 mmhigh 28°low 26°June, rain 412 mmhigh 26°low 25°July, rain 430 mmhigh 26°low 24°August, rain 344 mmhigh 25°low 24°September, rain 356 mmhigh 26°low 24°October, rain 297 mmhigh 26°low 25°November, rain 182 mmhigh 27°low 25°December, rain 92 mmhigh 27°low 26°wettest month July, 430 mm · 2,958 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
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Right now

26.6°

33°feels like
92%humidity
25°dew point
3 km/hfrom E
UV index0.0
sunrise06:08sunset18:08day length12h 00m
TodayShowers29°27°
TueShowers28°26°
WedOvercast29°26°
ThuThunderstorm29°27°
FriShowers28°26°
SatShowers29°26°
SunShowers29°27°

On this date: October 26

Today (forecast)
29° / 27°
Average for October 26
27° / 25°

High above average · +2.3°C

  • Highest since 1940: 28.0° · 1940
  • Lowest since 1940: 23.7° · 1975
  • One year ago: 27° / 25°

Every October 26 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 26 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Malabo is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 3.76°N, 8.78°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
3.76°N, 8.78°E
Time zone
Africa/Malabo
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

31 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +1.2°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

March brings the year's peak warmth, with afternoons typically reaching 28.0°C and nights around 26.1°C. In August, the coolest month, afternoons reach about 25.4°C and nights dip to 24.1°C.

Malabo picks up roughly 2,958 mm a year, with a peak of 430 mm in July and as little as 77 mm in January.

Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Malabo has risen by 0.9°C between its first decade and its last. The last decade has also run wetter, about 22% above the long-term precipitation average.

Climate graph (climograph)

March is the warmest month, August the coolest: a yearly swing of 2°C. Wettest month: July (~430 mm). Whole year averages ~2,958 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Malabo month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightHighestLowest
January27.3°25.8°77 mm11.8 h29.4° (2005)23.6° (1965)
February27.8°26.0°97 mm11.9 h29.8° (2020)23.9° (1951)
March28.0°26.1°181 mm12.0 h30.1° (2020)24.0° (1974)
April28.0°26.0°210 mm12.1 h30.4° (2021)24.0° (1991)
May27.6°25.6°280 mm12.2 h29.7° (1995)23.9° (1943)
June26.5°24.8°412 mm12.2 h28.7° (2018)23.2° (1976)
July25.6°24.2°430 mm12.2 h27.9° (1966)22.8° (1955)
August25.4°24.1°344 mm12.1 h27.3° (2023)22.2° (1950)
September25.7°24.2°356 mm12.0 h27.8° (2023)22.8° (1964)
October26.3°24.6°297 mm11.9 h28.5° (2023)23.0° (1991)
November26.9°25.1°182 mm11.8 h28.7° (2007)23.4° (1964)
December27.2°25.7°92 mm11.8 h29.5° (2023)23.2° (1964)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +0.9°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.11°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Sep–Nov is warming fastest: +0.11°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 25°C per year: 331.7 early in the record → 364.9 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 2021, coldest in 1950: 30.4°C / 22.2°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~2,958 mm/year on average. Last decade: +22% vs that average. Long-term trend: +108 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Malabo

Which is the warmest month in Malabo?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Malabo is March (mean daily temperature of about 27.0°C) and the coolest is August (about 24.7°C).
How does today's temperature in Malabo compare to the historical average?
On October 26, 2026, Malabo is forecast to reach a high of 28.8°C and a low of 26.6°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 26.5°C and a low of 24.7°C, so today's high is 2.3°C warmer than that average.
How much has Malabo warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Malabo is about 0.9°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Malabo?
Malabo receives about 2,958 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with July typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Malabo?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Malabo is about 26.0°C. The warmest month is March and the coolest is August.
What are the average temperatures in Malabo by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Malabo (°C, full record since 1940): January 27°/26°, February 28°/26°, March 28°/26°, April 28°/26°, May 28°/26°, June 26°/25°, July 26°/24°, August 25°/24°, September 26°/24°, October 26°/25°, November 27°/25°, December 27°/26°.

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