Gabú in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Gabú sees average daytime highs around 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 11 mm of rain over about 2 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 38°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high: 38°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 11 mm; 2 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 1.3; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Gabú in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 38°C.

A typical spring day in Gabú reaches about 38°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Gabú

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

58 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

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.

Gabú 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° / 19°	0	0.1	11.4	4.0
Feb	36° / 21°	0	0.1	11.6	2.6
Mar	38° / 23°	0	0.1	11.9	1.5
Apr	38° / 25°	0	0.1	12.3	1.1
May	38° / 26°	11	2.2	12.6	1.4
Jun	34° / 25°	81	11.8	12.7	2.6
Jul	31° / 24°	258	24.6	12.6	2.8
Aug	30° / 24°	334	28	12.4	2.7
Sep	31° / 23°	253	25	12.1	2.7
Oct	33° / 24°	107	15.2	11.7	3.3
Nov	33° / 21°	12	2.3	11.4	4.0
Dec	33° / 19°	1	0.2	11.3	4.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Gabú gets around 11 mm of rain over 2 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 9 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 42 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 6.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Gabú

In seasonPeak

In spring, Gabú overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Gabú's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Gabú sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in June.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Gabú?

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.

1.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gabú.

What to pack for Gabú in Spring

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

In spring, Gabú sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Gabú 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 Gabú peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (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)	8	11	13	11	11	12	12	13	12	10	9	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Gabú 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 Gabú is worst in May — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (August, 14 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)	51	73	63	54	80	35	18	14	16	31	37	49
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	51	Poor
Feb	73	Unhealthy
Mar	63	Unhealthy
Apr	54	Poor
May	80	Unhealthy
Jun	35	Poor
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	37	Poor
Dec	49	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Gabú?

Gabú sits at 12.3°N, 14.2°W, 64 m above sea level, in Guinea-Bissau. The nearest listed city is Bafatá, 49 km away.

Topography around Gabú

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gabú has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m.

The land around Gabú is covered by trees (61%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km

31 m

trees 61%

16 km

70 m

trees 77%

80 km

314 m

trees 71%

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Spring weather nearby: Bafatá 49 km · Diaoubé 71 km · Kamabi 89 km · Xitole 89 km · Koumbia 95 km · Vélingara 97 km · Wendou Borou 101 km · Koundara 103 km

Guinea-Bissau travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,124; 2025
Safe drinking water: 24%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.1; per 100k, 2017
Road deaths: 32.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
Religion

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 Gabú (12.28°, -14.2222°, elevation 64 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.