Yaoundé vs Malabo: which is sunnier?
🇨🇲 Cameroon vs 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea · 316 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Yaoundé is the sunnier overall: about 1,748 hours of sunshine a year to Malabo's 1,221. Yaoundé has the higher Sunshine Score in 12 of 12 months — a clean sweep.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Yaoundé | Malabo | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,748 | 1,221 |
| Sunniest month | January (86/100) | December (81/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 79/100 | 73/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 65/100 | 58/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,527 mm | 2,737 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 9 (very high) | 8 (very high) |
Yaoundé vs Malabo month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaoundé | Malabo | Yaoundé | Malabo | Yaoundé | Malabo | |
| January | 86 | 80 | 28° | 28° | 16 | 30 |
| February | 81 | 72 | 29° | 28° | 42 | 73 |
| March | 66 | 58 | 28° | 29° | 126 | 148 |
| April | 61 | 58 | 27° | 29° | 172 | 190 |
| May | 61 | 58 | 26° | 28° | 155 | 202 |
| June | 66 | 58 | 26° | 27° | 122 | 347 |
| July | 68 | 58 | 26° | 26° | 113 | 424 |
| August | 61 | 58 | 25° | 26° | 168 | 480 |
| September | 61 | 58 | 25° | 26° | 221 | 410 |
| October | 61 | 58 | 25° | 27° | 236 | 257 |
| November | 64 | 58 | 26° | 28° | 136 | 150 |
| December | 85 | 81 | 27° | 28° | 20 | 26 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Yaoundé · Feb Yaoundé · Mar Yaoundé · Apr Yaoundé · May Yaoundé · Jun Yaoundé · Jul Yaoundé · Aug Yaoundé · Sep Yaoundé · Oct Yaoundé · Nov Yaoundé · Dec Yaoundé.
When to pick which
- November–February: Yaoundé (average score 79/100 vs 73). Daytime highs are similar (28°C vs 28°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Yaoundé (average score 63/100 vs 58). Malabo is the warmer, around 29°C daytime highs vs 27°C.
- June–August: Yaoundé (average score 65/100 vs 58). Daytime highs are similar (26°C vs 26°C).
- September–October: Yaoundé (average score 61/100 vs 58). Malabo is the warmer, around 27°C daytime highs vs 25°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Yaoundé weather by month · Malabo weather by month.
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