Dibaya-Lubwe in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Dibaya-Lubwe sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 401 mm of rain over about 61 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Fall is Dibaya-Lubwe's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Dibaya-Lubwe 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 Dibaya-Lubwe's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
401 mm
61 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
3.8
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Dibaya-Lubwe in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical fall day in Dibaya-Lubwe reaches about 30°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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How fall really feels in Dibaya-Lubwe

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.

Dibaya-Lubwe 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
Jan29° / 22°13319.912.23.8
Feb30° / 23°13418.112.13.7
Mar30° / 23°15722.1123.5
Apr30° / 23°15622.211.93.6
May30° / 23°8816.411.84.3
Jun30° / 22°245.211.85.5
Jul31° / 22°174.211.85.3
Aug30° / 22°6513.411.94.5
Sep30° / 22°12521.4123.7
Oct29° / 22°16924.912.13.4
Nov29° / 22°17824.112.23.5
Dec29° / 22°16423.512.23.7

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Dibaya-Lubwe gets around 401 mm of rain over 61 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 h 06 min in early March to 11 h 48 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 5.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Dibaya-Lubwe?

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
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dibaya-Lubwe.

What to pack for Dibaya-Lubwe in Fall

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

In fall, Dibaya-Lubwe sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 61 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dibaya-Lubwe 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 Dibaya-Lubwe peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 16UV 14Aug 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug4Moderate
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Dibaya-Lubwe 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 Dibaya-Lubwe is worst in August — around 286 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 21.5× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateAug 15262 µg/m³Nov 1514 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun55Unhealthy
Jul117Unhealthy
Aug286Very unhealthy
Sep50Poor
Oct16Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dibaya-Lubwe?

Dibaya-Lubwe sits at 4.2°S, 19.9°E, 384 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mangai, 39 km away.

DunguBulunguKikwitMwekaLuebo

Topography around Dibaya-Lubwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dibaya-Lubwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 378 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m.

The land around Dibaya-Lubwe is covered by trees (43%) and water (35%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
224 m
80 km
347 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Mangai 39 km · Ilebo 83 km · Idiofa 95 km · Dungu 127 km · Bulungu 146 km · Kikwit 152 km · Mweka 203 km · Luebo 218 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 Dibaya-Lubwe (-4.1587°, 19.8619°, elevation 384 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.