Best Travel Time and Climate for Equatorial Guinea
Best travel time
As the name suggests, Equatorial Guinea is located on the equator, which means that the country has a tropical climate. The islands and mainland tend to have high humidity, warm temperatures and heavy rains. However, there are cloudy days all year round. Precipitation is particularly heavy from May to June and from September to October. The average temperatures are between 30-34 ° C, at night it cools down to 17-20 ° C. Equatorial Guinea can be divided into two seasons: the dry season and the rainy season. The wettest months are April to October, while December to March is the driest.
The best time to travel to Equatorial Guinea is during the dry season from December to February . This is because the island and capital are much further north than the continental mainland. The optimal travel time for the mainland of Equatorial Guinea is in the months of June to August . The climate is tropical all year round, but you always have to expect heavy rainfalls. Light, waterproof clothing is advisable, and dark clothing should be avoided as it attracts mosquitoes.
In the winter months, a hot, dry wind can blow from the mainland. The sky is often cloudy, especially from June to August. Malabo is one of the least sunny capitals in the world, it is usually cloudy or even foggy. As a result, the vegetation is very lush. On the island of Bioko , not far from Malabo, is the 3,011 meter high Pico Basile , the highest peak in Equatorial Guinea.
Climate in Malabo
According to eningbo, the maximum temperature in Equatorial Guinea is 31 ° C in February, March and April. The summer (June to September) with average 28 ° C very warm . In the winter months it is around 30 ° C hot . During the day, the annual mean temperature in Equatorial Guinea is a warm 29.4 ° C.
At night it gets coldest with 21 ° C. The thermometer rarely falls below 22 ° C in April, May and November. While the nights in summer are averages of pleasantly warm 21 ° C, the thermometer drops to a pleasantly warm 21 ° C between November and March at night. The temperature at night is on average a pleasant 21.3 ° C throughout the year.
The water temperature is up to 29 ° C, in August the sea has a maximum of 26 ° C. In the summer months from June to September the water is very warm with an average of 27 ° C. Between November and March the values are a very warm 28 ° C. Over the year, the sea has an average temperature of 27.9 ° C.
With 14 rainy days, September is the rainiest month of the year. The January and December are with 3 days of rain, the driest months of the year . From June to September Equatorial Guinea is relatively humid with an average of around 12 rainy days each, the winter (November to March) is quite dry with 5 rainy days. An annual average of 9.1 days of rain falls per month.
