Gombe in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Gombe sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 396 mm of rain over about 73 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 28°C in early March to 26°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high: 26°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 18°C
Rainfall: 396 mm; 73 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 4.3; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Gombe in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 28°C in early March to 26°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Gombe reaches about 26°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

Gombe weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 18°	69	14.7	12	5.6
Feb	28° / 18°	68	15.3	12	5.1
Mar	27° / 18°	117	22.2	12	4.5
Apr	26° / 18°	153	26.1	12	3.9
May	25° / 18°	126	24.9	12	4.4
Jun	26° / 17°	62	16.6	12	5.5
Jul	26° / 17°	47	12.6	12	6.1
Aug	26° / 17°	87	20.2	12	5.0
Sep	27° / 17°	111	24.3	12	4.3
Oct	26° / 18°	147	26.7	12	4.0
Nov	26° / 18°	141	25.4	12	4.0
Dec	26° / 18°	93	19.2	12	5.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Gombe gets around 396 mm of rain over 73 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Gombe?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.3

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Gombe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gombe in Spring

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

In spring, Gombe sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 73 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gombe in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gombe peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	14	15	14	12	10	11	12	13	14	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Gombe in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Gombe is worst in January — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 27 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	49	41	32	28	27	35	37	39	38	37	38	42
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	49	Poor
Feb	41	Poor
Mar	32	Moderate
Apr	28	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	35	Moderate
Jul	37	Poor
Aug	39	Poor
Sep	38	Poor
Oct	37	Poor
Nov	38	Poor
Dec	42	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Gombe?

Gombe sits at 0.2°N, 32.1°E, 1,190 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Mityana, 25 km away.

Topography around Gombe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gombe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 1,220 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 540 m.

The land around Gombe is covered by shrubs (48%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (26%), shrubs (26%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

166 m

shrubs 48%

16 km

204 m

shrubs 44%

80 km

540 m

trees 26%

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Spring weather nearby: Mityana 25 km · Mpigi 25 km · Kasanje 35 km · Namayumba 40 km · Kakiri 41 km · Lukaya 44 km · Katabi 44 km · Kiziba 45 km

Uganda travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type G; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,206; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 18%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 29.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 518
Religion

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 Gombe (0.2033°, 32.0881°, elevation 1,190 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.