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Equatorial Guinea

About 1.31M people live in Equatorial Guinea, on 28,051 km² in 8 regions; the capital is Malabo. The highest summit is Pico Basilé (3,011 m).

Best timeJan · Jul · Dec
Population1.31M
Area28k km²
CapitalMalabo
The year in Equatorial Guineaweather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec47October
Best timeJan · Jul · Dec
Best weather in OctoberBaney 52
October: highs26° – 28°
Rain this month, on average422mm

Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan · Jul · Dec.

Equatorial Guinea at a glance

The atlas follows 2,014 places here month by month, with 5 mountains and 2 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, July and December.

Equatorial Guinea's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+756%227k in 1950 → 1.94M in 2025 → 3.14M in 2050
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Equatorial Guinea · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$16,1002025 · 107/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy63.92024 · 191/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities72 %2025 · 82/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet63 %2024 · 132/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman4.122024 · 22/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover86 %2024 · 7/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Equatorial Guinea

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

For the beach in August

Places and regions of Equatorial Guinea

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

8 regions

Equatorial Guinea from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Equatorial Guinea
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Malabobest Jan–Feb · Dec51Malabo
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Batabest Jul–Sep47Bata
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Lubabest Jan–Feb · Dec49Luba
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Mongomobest Jun–Jul · Oct47Mongomo
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Cogobest Jun–Aug46Cogo
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Mbinibest Jul–Sep49Mbini
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Baneybest Jan–Feb · Dec52Baney
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Oyalabest Jun–Jul · Oct48Oyala
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Riababest Jan–Feb · Dec48Riaba
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Rebolabest Jan–Feb · Dec52Rebola

Nature in Equatorial Guinea

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Equatorial Guinea

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Equatorial Guinea

2 monuments and 2 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Equatorial Guinea

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Equatorial Guinea

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Equatorial Guinea

3 large airports, 5 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsCE220 V
Emergency112Calling code +240
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyCentral African CFA FrancXAF
LanguagesSpanish · French · Portuguese
Local time14:31Malabo