Malabo weather in July

In July, Malabo sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 446 mm of rain across 29.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Malabo's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malabo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
446 mm
29.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:25 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
84%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Malabo is city and former capital of Equatorial Guinea.

Density
7,427/km²
people per km²
Founded
1827

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Malabo reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Malabo weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°5215.311.85.7
Feb27° / 26°7216.411.95.1
Mar27° / 26°16526.7123.9
Apr27° / 25°18827.312.13.6
May27° / 25°27329.412.23.5
Jun26° / 24°3882912.23.5
Jul25° / 24°44629.112.23.7
Aug25° / 24°43128.512.13.8
Sep25° / 24°38429123.6
Oct26° / 24°29729.911.93.5
Nov26° / 25°1712711.83.9
Dec27° / 25°6218.211.85.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21189
31189
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51189
61189
71189
81189
91189
101189
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Malabo gets around 446 mm of rain over 29.1 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 94% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
196
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2793
2893
2993
3093
3193

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14496
15496
16496
17595
18595
19694
20694
21793
22793
23793
24892
25892
26892
27892
28991
29892
30892
31892

Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:226:35
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512.26:236:35
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712.26:236:36
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.89 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 3.89 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
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34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Malabo

In seasonPeak

In July, Malabo sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Malabo's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Malabo sees seasonal dust haze (February–March), heaviest in February.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Malabo?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Malabo.

What to pack for Malabo in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Malabo sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Malabo in July

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Malabo in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Malabo peaks around April 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 14Dec 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Malabo in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Malabo is worst in January — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.0× the cleanest month (September, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorJan 2159 µg/m³Sep 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan59Unhealthy
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar30Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep7Good
Oct9Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Malabo?

Malabo sits at 3.8°N, 8.8°E, 34 m above sea level, in Equatorial Guinea. The nearest listed city is Limbe, 56 km away.

Topography around Malabo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Malabo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malabo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,371 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,005 m.

The land around Malabo is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and water (43%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and water (75%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
2,371 m
80 km
4,005 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
July weather nearby: Limbe 56 km · Buea 68 km · Mutengene 70 km · Tiko 73 km · Bamusso 79 km · Muyuka 92 km · Ekondo Titi 98 km · Souza Gare 107 km

Equatorial Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,615
2025
Road deaths
27.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 88%Protestant 5%other 5%Muslim 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Malabo (3.7558°, 8.7817°, elevation 34 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).