Ilebo in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Ilebo sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 364 mm of rain over about 58 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 10% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

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

Temperature in Ilebo 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 Ilebo 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 Ilebo

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.

Ilebo 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° / 22°12719.812.23.8
Feb30° / 23°12718.212.13.6
Mar30° / 23°14521.6123.5
Apr30° / 23°13821.111.93.7
May30° / 23°8115.411.84.3
Jun30° / 22°234.811.85.3
Jul31° / 22°163.911.85.0
Aug31° / 22°6713.311.94.3
Sep30° / 22°12321.8123.5
Oct30° / 22°14924.312.13.4
Nov29° / 22°15823.412.23.5
Dec29° / 22°15323.212.23.6

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

Ilebo gets around 364 mm of rain over 58 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 Ilebo?

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
5.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ilebo.

What to pack for Ilebo in Fall

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

In fall, Ilebo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 58 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ilebo 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 Ilebo peaks around March 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateExtremeMar 15UV 14Aug 13UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug4Moderate
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Ilebo 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 Ilebo is worst in August — around 152 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 13.7× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateModerateAug 15141 µg/m³Nov 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun48Poor
Jul72Unhealthy
Aug152Very unhealthy
Sep46Poor
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ilebo?

Ilebo sits at 4.3°S, 20.6°E, 440 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Dibaya-Lubwe, 83 km away.

MangaiMwekaIdiofaLueboDunguKikwitBulungu

Topography around Ilebo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilebo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 397 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m.

The land around Ilebo is covered by trees (40%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
265 m
80 km
364 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Dibaya-Lubwe 83 km · Mangai 122 km · Mweka 122 km · Idiofa 131 km · Luebo 146 km · Dungu 208 km · Kikwit 211 km · Bulungu 221 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 Ilebo (-4.3311°, 20.5864°, elevation 440 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.