Gbadolite weather in August

In August, Gbadolite sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 160 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Gbadolite's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gbadolite's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
160 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:36 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Gbadolite is capital of Nord-Ubangi Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Density
266/km²
people per km²
Founded
1972

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Gbadolite reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Gbadolite

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Gbadolite weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°15311.83.7
Feb34° / 22°316.211.93.0
Mar33° / 23°9814.9122.8
Apr32° / 23°14718.512.13.1
May31° / 23°1392112.23.3
Jun30° / 22°11120.312.23.6
Jul30° / 22°12622.312.23.7
Aug29° / 22°1602512.13.4
Sep30° / 22°15124.6123.2
Oct30° / 22°1812611.93.2
Nov31° / 22°9515.811.83.8
Dec32° / 21°204.311.84.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
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32080
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gbadolite gets around 160 mm of rain over 25 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 81% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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276
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12298
13298
14298
15298
16298
17298
18298
19298
20298
21298
22298
23298
24298
25298
26298
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:365:48
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.98 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Gbadolite?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gbadolite.

What to pack for Gbadolite in August

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

In August, Gbadolite sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gbadolite in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 Gbadolite peaks around October 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highOct 14UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Gbadolite in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Gbadolite is worst in January — around 120 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.8× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyJan 22118 µg/m³Sep 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan120Unhealthy
Feb113Unhealthy
Mar48Poor
Apr21Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov24Moderate
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gbadolite?

Gbadolite sits at 4.3°N, 21.0°E, 416 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Alindao, 86 km away.

KouangoBambariGemenaBangassouBingaIppy

Topography around Gbadolite

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gbadolite has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 406 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m.

The land around Gbadolite is covered by grassland (46%), trees (33%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
250 m
80 km
345 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Alindao 86 km · Businga 105 km · Kouango 140 km · Bambari 169 km · Gemena 178 km · Bangassou 208 km · Binga 219 km · Ippy 223 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 Gbadolite (4.279°, 21.0028°, elevation 416 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).