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Equatorial Guinea travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

Malabo
Malabo. Photo: Jmhi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
7hflight from London
Central African CFA franccurrency
Apply onlinefor UK passports
Type C, Eplugs

Volcanic island rainforests and nesting turtles

Don't miss

  1. Bioko Island
  2. Malabo
  3. Monte Alén
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Best time to visit Equatorial Guinea from the UK

Best value: Nov–Feb. Dec–Feb: drier.

27.6 C28°J27.9 C28°F28.1 C28°M28.1 C28°A27.8 C28°M26.9 C27°J26 C26°J25.6 C26°A25.9 C26°S26.5 C26°O27 C27°N27.4 C27°D
Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Malabo, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Malabo for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

  • Our pick: January and FebruaryThe warmest of the best-value months (28°C), with fewer crowds than peak season.
  • Quiet season: Mar–OctAround 26–28°C. The cheapest and least crowded time, though often because of rain or heat.
  • Warmest: March (28°C) · coolest: August (26°C)Temperatures barely change through the year, so the season matters more than the weather.
Temperatures as a table
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
27.627.928.128.127.826.92625.625.926.52727.4

Festivals and events

  • Malabo Hispanic Cultural Festival Apr · Malabo

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time
About 7h
Distance
5,375 km
Main airport
SSG

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

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Practical info and travel guidance

Central African CFA francCapital: Malabo
Type C, E · 220VBring a UK adapter
Drive on the rightOpposite to the UK
114
EmergencyAmbulance 3101
Drink bottledOr treated water
  • VisaApply online before you goApply online first
  • HealthcareNo free healthcareYou pay for treatment, so travel insurance with medical cover is essential.
  • LGBT+ travellersLegal, but attitudes can be conservativePublic affection may draw attention.
  • Women travellersNo specific FCDO warningTake the usual precautions.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Equatorial Guinea, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 8 January 2026. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Equatorial Guinea before you book and again before you go.

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