Owando in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Owando sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 416 mm of rain over about 66 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Fall is Owando's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. Owando has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Owando's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
416 mm
66 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
3.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Owando 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 Owando reaches about 31°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

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How fall really feels in Owando

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.

Owando 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° / 22°8115.4123.7
Feb32° / 22°10716.5123.2
Mar32° / 23°14521.4123.0
Apr31° / 23°14923.2122.9
May31° / 23°12121.8123.4
Jun30° / 22°5913.3124.6
Jul29° / 22°4912.3125.0
Aug30° / 22°7917.2124.2
Sep30° / 22°13123.6123.3
Oct30° / 22°18327.1123.0
Nov30° / 22°17424.4123.2
Dec30° / 22°11219.9123.6

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Owando gets around 416 mm of rain over 66 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 12 hours 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 5.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Owando?

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
4.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Owando.

What to pack for Owando in Fall

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

In fall, Owando sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 66 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Owando 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 Owando peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (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 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Owando 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 Owando is worst in August — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateAug 1040 µg/m³Oct 1811 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul39Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep17Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Owando?

Owando sits at 0.5°S, 15.9°E, 355 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Makoua, 62 km away.

MakouaOyoMossakaGambomaBoloboPokolaOuessoDjambala

Topography around Owando

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Owando has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m.

The land around Owando is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
173 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Makoua 62 km · Oyo 76 km · Mossaka 129 km · Gamboma 155 km · Bolobo 190 km · Pokola 215 km · Ouesso 234 km · Djambala 262 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 Owando (-0.4819°, 15.8999°, elevation 355 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.