Gamboma weather in September

In September, Gamboma sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 113 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-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 8% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Gamboma's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gamboma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:51 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
72%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
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 September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September 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 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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

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

Gamboma weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 8th-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33565
43565
53565
63565
73565
83565
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103466
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Gamboma gets around 113 mm of rain over 22.3 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 74% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
262
363
465
566
667
768
869
971
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1475
1576
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3083

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116930
216831
306733
406535
506337
606040
705842
805545
905347
1005050
1104852
1204555
1304258
1404060
1503862
1603664
1703466
1803268
1903070
2002971
2102872
2202773
2302674
2402575
2502476
2602377
2702377
2802278
2902179
3002080

Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:575:55
212.05:575:55
312.05:575:55
412.05:565:54
512.05:565:54
612.05:555:54
712.05:555:53
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912.05:545:53
1012.05:545:52
1112.05:535:52
1212.05:535:52
1312.05:525:52
1412.05:525:51
1512.05:525:51
1612.05:515:51
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1812.05:505:50
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2012.05:495:49
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2312.05:485:48
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2812.05:465:47
2912.05:465:47
3012.05:455:46

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.22 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 — September's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
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305.1Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Gamboma?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gamboma.

What to pack for Gamboma in September

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

In September, Gamboma sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gamboma in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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