Dibaya-Lubwe in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Dibaya-Lubwe sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 471 mm of rain over about 70 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Dibaya-Lubwe's weakest season of the year 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
29°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
471 mm
70 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
3.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Dibaya-Lubwe in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical spring day in Dibaya-Lubwe reaches about 29°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How spring really feels in Dibaya-Lubwe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 91 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
91
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Dibaya-Lubwe weather by month

How the three spring 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
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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Dibaya-Lubwe gets around 471 mm of rain over 70 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early September to 12 h 12 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Dibaya-Lubwe?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dibaya-Lubwe in Spring

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

In spring, Dibaya-Lubwe sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 70 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dibaya-Lubwe in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring 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 Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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
Spring 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.