Malabo in August

Among the wettest months.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• DecemberGreatDrier start to the dry season.
• JanuaryGreatDriest and coolest stretch; harmattan haze some years.
• FebruaryGreatDry; good for the seafront.
• OctoberMixedRain easing; Independence Day on 12 Oct.

• MalaboHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 21 °C (70 °F), rain on about 20 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 70 °F (21 °C), rain on about 20 days
• Bioko north (Malabo), Equatorial Guinea · Malabo, Sipopo, Rebolarainy

  Hot and humid; the drier months are December–February.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Freedom Day and Assumption

  3 Aug and 15 Aug · Nationwide

  Public holidays; many offices and shops close.

• Freedom Day

  3 Aug

  Public holiday marking the 1979 change of government; expect closures.

• Assumption Day

  15 Aug

  Religious and public holiday; churches are full and the centre is quiet.

Crowds · Equatorial Guinea overall

Low

Prices · Equatorial Guinea overall

Medium

Equatorial Guinea overall: Mainland dry spell continues.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Malabo, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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