Gamboma weather in November

In November, Gamboma sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 172 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of November to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Gamboma's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gamboma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
172 mm
24.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:39 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
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 November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical November day in Gamboma reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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How November really feels in Gamboma

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November 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 November is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Gamboma weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Gamboma gets around 172 mm of rain over 24.6 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 82% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in November

Winds average 4 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 4 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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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of November to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.03 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — November's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Gamboma?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gamboma.

What to pack for Gamboma in November

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

In November, Gamboma sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gamboma in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 11 (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 November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November 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.

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80 km
422 m
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November 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).