Gamboma in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Gamboma sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 380 mm of rain over about 64 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high
31°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
380 mm
64 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
3.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Gamboma in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical fall day in Gamboma reaches about 31°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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How fall really feels in Gamboma

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.

Gamboma 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
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 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

Gamboma gets around 380 mm of rain over 64 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 5 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early March to 11 h 54 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 5.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Gamboma?

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.

3.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gamboma.

What to pack for Gamboma in Fall

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

In fall, Gamboma sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 64 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gamboma 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 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 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 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
Fall 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.