Babamba in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Babamba sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 650 mm of rain over about 79 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels muggy.

Fall is Babamba's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Babamba's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
28°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
20°C
Rainfall
650 mm
79 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
3.8
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Babamba in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical fall day in Babamba reaches about 28°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest September.

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How fall really feels in Babamba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

fall sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Babamba weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°7613124.6
Feb30° / 21°9113.8124.0
Mar29° / 21°15321.8123.7
Apr29° / 21°18224.5123.5
May28° / 21°17726.1123.6
Jun28° / 20°14323.4124.2
Jul28° / 20°14422.9124.3
Aug28° / 20°19225.8123.9
Sep28° / 20°20926.1123.8
Oct28° / 20°23527.7123.7
Nov27° / 20°20725.1123.9
Dec29° / 20°11819.7124.4

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Babamba gets around 650 mm of rain over 79 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 4 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early September to 12 hours by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Babamba?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Babamba.

What to pack for Babamba in Fall

From fall's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In fall, Babamba sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 79 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Babamba in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Babamba peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Jul 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Babamba in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Babamba is worst in February — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateFeb 1031 µg/m³Oct 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Babamba?

Babamba sits at 0.2°N, 27.5°E, 760 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Lubero, 199 km away.

LuberoButemboKatwaKaynaManginaKanyobagongaBeniWamba

Topography around Babamba

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Babamba.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Babamba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m around an average of 773 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 559 m.

The land around Babamba is covered by trees (100%) within 3 km, trees (99%) within 16 km, and trees (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
269 m
16 km
346 m
80 km
559 m
trees
Fall weather nearby: Lubero 199 km · Butembo 201 km · Katwa 203 km · Kayna 207 km · Mangina 208 km · Kanyobagonga 212 km · Beni 224 km · Wamba 226 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Babamba (0.1833°, 27.4833°, elevation 760 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.