Malabo Sunshine Hours by Month

Sunshine is key to understanding how a place experiences its seasons. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. These values are calculated using 30 years of data (1990–2020) to ensure accuracy.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Seasonal sunshine in Malabo varies. It peaks at 125 hours in February and drops to 47 hours in July. The total annual amount of sun is 1079 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means the city can be enjoyed more throughout the sunniest month of February under a blue sky, with approximately 4.2 hours of sunshine daily. In contrast, the city experiences much darker days in July, with only 1.6 hours of sunlight per day.

Average percent of sunshine

On average the sun shines 36% of the time during the day in February, the highest percentage of any month. July has the lowest percentage at 10%.

Malabo vs Major Cities: Sunshine Compared

Malabo enjoys an average of 1079 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

In Lisbon, Portugal, there are approximately 2801 hours of sunshine annually, highlighting its warm and sunny Mediterranean climate.

In contrast, Tromsø , Norway, receives only about 1270 hours of sunshine per year, known for the polar night with no sunlight for weeks during winter.

In Chicago, USA, the annual sunshine averages 2520 hours, contributing to its humid continental climate.

Adelaide, Australia, enjoys 2770 hours of sunshine annually, with long, sunny summers.

Related Climate Data for Malabo

July, Malabo’s wettest month, receives 173 mm (6.8 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 26°C (79°F). During the driest month January you can expect a temperature of 28°C (82°F).

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Malabo Precipitation page.