climigo

Gabon

When to go?

The best months are June–August. Avoid November–December (hot and often rainy, at times torrential rain), September–October (hot, at times often rainy), January–May (hot, at times often rainy).

Climate zones

AngolaDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoEquatorial GuineaCameroonLibrevilleLibrevilleLibrevillePort-GentilPort-GentilPort-GentilFrancevilleFrancevilleFrancevilleMayumbaMayumbaMayumbaTchibangaTchibangaTchibanga

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 30°23°
February 31°23°
March 31°23°
April 31°24°
May 30°23°
June 29°22°
July 28°21°
August 28°21°
September 29°22°
October 29°23°
November 30°23° torrential rain
December 30°23°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec22.6 · 30.4 °CJanuary: 22.6 · 30.4 °C23.1 · 30.9 °CFebruary: 23.1 · 30.9 °C23.4 · 31.1 °CMarch: 23.4 · 31.1 °C23.5 · 30.9 °CApril: 23.5 · 30.9 °C23.0 · 30.1 °CMay: 23.0 · 30.1 °C21.6 · 28.6 °CJune: 21.6 · 28.6 °C20.5 · 27.9 °CJuly: 20.5 · 27.9 °C20.9 · 28.3 °CAugust: 20.9 · 28.3 °C22.0 · 29.1 °CSeptember: 22.0 · 29.1 °C22.7 · 29.4 °COctober: 22.7 · 29.4 °C22.7 · 29.7 °CNovember: 22.7 · 29.7 °C22.6 · 30.0 °CDecember: 22.6 · 30.0 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 22.6 – 30.4 °C
Feb 23.1 – 30.9 °C
Mar 23.4 – 31.1 °C
Apr 23.5 – 30.9 °C
May 23.0 – 30.1 °C
Jun 21.6 – 28.6 °C
Jul 20.5 – 27.9 °C
Aug 20.9 – 28.3 °C
Sep 22.0 – 29.1 °C
Oct 22.7 – 29.4 °C
Nov 22.7 – 29.7 °C
Dec 22.6 – 30.0 °C

How much it rains

January 132 mm14 d
February 141 mm13 d
March 240 mm17 d
April 257 mm17 d
May 148 mm13 d
June 42 mm5 d
July 24 mm3 d
August 29 mm4 d
September 92 mm12 d
October 278 mm22 d
November 327 mm22 d torrential rain
December 201 mm17 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec132 mm · 14 rain days · 9 mm a dayJanuary: 132 mm · 14 rain days · 9 mm a day141 mm · 13 rain days · 11 mm a dayFebruary: 141 mm · 13 rain days · 11 mm a day240 mm · 17 rain days · 14 mm a dayMarch: 240 mm · 17 rain days · 14 mm a day257 mm · 17 rain days · 15 mm a dayApril: 257 mm · 17 rain days · 15 mm a day148 mm · 13 rain days · 11 mm a dayMay: 148 mm · 13 rain days · 11 mm a day42 mm · 5 rain days · 8 mm a dayJune: 42 mm · 5 rain days · 8 mm a day24 mm · 3 rain days · 8 mm a dayJuly: 24 mm · 3 rain days · 8 mm a day29 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a dayAugust: 29 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a day92 mm · 12 rain days · 8 mm a daySeptember: 92 mm · 12 rain days · 8 mm a day278 mm · 22 rain days · 13 mm a dayOctober: 278 mm · 22 rain days · 13 mm a day327 mm · 22 rain days · 15 mm a dayNovember: 327 mm · 22 rain days · 15 mm a day201 mm · 17 rain days · 12 mm a dayDecember: 201 mm · 17 rain days · 12 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 132 mm14 d
Feb 141 mm13 d
Mar 240 mm17 d
Apr 257 mm17 d
May 148 mm13 d
Jun 42 mm5 d
Jul 24 mm3 d
Aug 29 mm4 d
Sep 92 mm12 d
Oct 278 mm22 d
Nov 327 mm22 d
Dec 201 mm17 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 12 h 10
February 12 h 08
March 12 h 07
April 12 h 06
May 12 h 05
June 12 h 05
July 12 h 05
August 12 h 05
September 12 h 06
October 12 h 08
November 12 h 09
December 12 h 10

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities