Loutété in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Loutété sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 381 mm of rain over about 61 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 31°C in early March to 29°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Fall is Loutété's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Loutété's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
381 mm
61 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
3.5
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Loutété in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 31°C in early March to 29°C by late May.

A typical fall day in Loutété reaches about 30°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 Loutété

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 84 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
84
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.

Loutété 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
Jan30° / 22°13722.912.23.5
Feb30° / 22°11718.812.13.4
Mar31° / 22°12921.3123.2
Apr31° / 22°16722.911.93.1
May30° / 22°8617.111.84.3
Jun28° / 20°51.111.87.2
Jul27° / 19°10.311.87.4
Aug27° / 19°4111.97.1
Sep29° / 21°154.9125.8
Oct30° / 22°9617.412.14.0
Nov30° / 22°17825.312.23.2
Dec29° / 22°17626.112.23.3

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Loutété gets around 381 mm of rain over 61 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 4 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min in early March to 11 h 48 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 4.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Loutété

In seasonPeak

In fall, Loutété overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Loutété's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is fall a good time to visit Loutété?

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.

3.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Loutété.

What to pack for Loutété in Fall

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

In fall, Loutété sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 61 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Loutété 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 Loutété peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeMar 16UV 15Jul 16UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep10Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Loutété 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 Loutété is worst in July — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 2167 µg/m³Nov 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun41Poor
Jul68Unhealthy
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep44Poor
Oct21Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Loutété?

Loutété sits at 4.3°S, 13.9°E, 215 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bouansa, 13 km away.

KayesNkayiSibitiLoudimaBelizeTshela

Topography around Loutété

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loutété has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m around an average of 219 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 668 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 719 m.

The land around Loutété is covered by grassland (43%) and shrubs (32%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
264 m
16 km
668 m
80 km
719 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Fall weather nearby: Bouansa 13 km · Mouyondzi 35 km · Kayes 63 km · Nkayi 64 km · Sibiti 88 km · Loudima 89 km · Belize 126 km · Tshela 127 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 Loutété (-4.2961°, 13.8508°, elevation 215 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.