Gamboma weather in April

In April, Gamboma sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 149 mm of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Gamboma's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gamboma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
149 mm
23.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:58 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Gamboma is city in Nkéni-Alima, Republic of the Congo.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical April day in Gamboma reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Gamboma

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Gamboma weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°11920.212.13.4
Feb31° / 22°13119.312.13.1
Mar32° / 22°12921.5123.0
Apr31° / 22°14923.1122.9
May31° / 22°10219.511.93.5
Jun30° / 21°399.711.95.0
Jul30° / 21°29711.95.5
Aug30° / 21°641511.94.5
Sep30° / 21°11322.3123.5
Oct30° / 21°19527.2123.1
Nov30° / 21°17224.612.13.2
Dec30° / 21°14423.712.13.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52278
62179
72179
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92179
102080
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Gamboma gets around 149 mm of rain over 23.1 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 76% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April 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 (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
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10298
11298
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30199

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April.

Across April, 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 April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:026:01
212.06:016:00
312.06:016:00
412.06:016:00
512.06:015:59
612.06:005:59
712.06:005:59
812.06:005:58
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1012.05:595:57
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1312.05:595:56
1412.05:585:56
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1712.05:585:55
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1912.05:575:55
2012.05:575:54
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Gamboma?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gamboma.

What to pack for Gamboma in April

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

In April, Gamboma sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gamboma in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gamboma peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Gamboma in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Gamboma is worst in July — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (October, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateModerateJul 1956 µg/m³Oct 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun48Poor
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug52Poor
Sep23Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gamboma?

Gamboma sits at 1.9°S, 15.9°E, 356 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bolobo, 52 km away.

OyoMossakaDjambalaOwandoMushieMakouaNioki

Topography around Gamboma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gamboma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 349 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m.

The land around Gamboma is covered by trees (46%) and grassland (45%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
199 m
80 km
422 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Bolobo 52 km · Oyo 80 km · Mossaka 127 km · Djambala 144 km · Owando 155 km · Mushie 173 km · Makoua 211 km · Nioki 223 km

Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,515
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
46%
of population, 2021
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22%Protestant 20%none 11%

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 Gamboma (-1.8764°, 15.8644°, elevation 356 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).