Malabo
Capital of Equatorial Guinea: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Malabo a 13-oct-01: Ipisking at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Malabo is the capital of Equatorial Guinea, in Bioko Norte. About 155,963 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Equatorial Guinea in our atlas.
It lies at 3.76° N, 8.78° E, about 34 m (112 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Malabo time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Malabo. Green dots: other major cities of Equatorial Guinea. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Malabo has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 29°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 25°C (77°F). Around 2,736 mm (108 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in Equatorial GuineaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2309527 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3818 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Malabo a 13-oct-01: Ipisking at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Estadio de Malabo Equatorial Guinea: Tadpolefarmer at English Wikipedia, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
