Bolobo in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Bolobo sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 378 mm of rain over about 63 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Fall is Bolobo's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. Bolobo has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Bolobo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
24°C
Rainfall
378 mm
63 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
3.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Bolobo in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical fall day in Bolobo reaches about 31°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

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How fall really feels in Bolobo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in fall is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bolobo weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°11018.312.13.8
Feb31° / 24°11217.112.13.4
Mar31° / 24°12220.7123.2
Apr31° / 24°15122.8123.1
May30° / 24°10419.411.93.8
Jun30° / 23°306.811.95.5
Jul30° / 23°164.711.95.8
Aug30° / 23°4811.811.94.8
Sep30° / 23°9920123.8
Oct29° / 23°17125123.4
Nov29° / 23°16724.912.13.3
Dec30° / 23°15723.512.13.5

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Bolobo gets around 378 mm of rain over 63 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 oppressive — 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 March to 11 h 54 min by late May. 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 5.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Bolobo?

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.

3.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bolobo.

What to pack for Bolobo in Fall

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

In fall, Bolobo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 63 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bolobo 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 Bolobo peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 24UV 13Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bolobo 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 Bolobo is worst in August — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (October, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 1163 µg/m³Oct 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun44Poor
Jul58Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep26Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bolobo?

Bolobo sits at 2.2°S, 16.2°E, 321 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Gamboma, 52 km away.

MossakaMushieDjambalaNiokiBandundu ProvinceOwando

Topography around Bolobo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bolobo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 308 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m.

The land around Bolobo is covered by water (41%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), water (27%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
396 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Fall weather nearby: Gamboma 52 km · Oyo 114 km · Mossaka 122 km · Mushie 122 km · Djambala 170 km · Nioki 174 km · Bandundu Province 181 km · Owando 190 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 Bolobo (-2.158°, 16.2325°, elevation 321 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.