Gbadolite in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Gbadolite sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 383 mm of rain over about 54 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 31°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Gbadolite's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Gbadolite's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 32°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 383 mm; 54 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 3.1; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Gbadolite in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 31°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Gbadolite reaches about 32°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Gbadolite

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Gbadolite weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 21°	15	3	11.8	3.7
Feb	34° / 22°	31	6.2	11.9	3.0
Mar	33° / 23°	98	14.9	12	2.8
Apr	32° / 23°	147	18.5	12.1	3.1
May	31° / 23°	139	21	12.2	3.3
Jun	30° / 22°	111	20.3	12.2	3.6
Jul	30° / 22°	126	22.3	12.2	3.7
Aug	29° / 22°	160	25	12.1	3.4
Sep	30° / 22°	151	24.6	12	3.2
Oct	30° / 22°	181	26	11.9	3.2
Nov	31° / 22°	95	15.8	11.8	3.8
Dec	32° / 21°	20	4.3	11.8	4.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Gbadolite gets around 383 mm of rain over 54 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

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

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Gbadolite?

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.

3.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gbadolite.

What to pack for Gbadolite in Spring

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

In spring, Gbadolite sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 54 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gbadolite in Spring

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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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	12	13	13	11	10	9	12	12	13	10	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Gbadolite 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	120	113	48	21	14	16	16	13	10	11	24	74
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	120	Unhealthy
Feb	113	Unhealthy
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	21	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	10	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	74	Unhealthy

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.

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

grassland 46%

16 km

250 m

trees 49%

80 km

345 m

trees 65%

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Spring 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.