Climate averages 1991–2020
Gbadolite weather
in February.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Gbadolite: daytime highs average 34.7°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 31 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 59 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bambari (169 km away). In February its highs average 36.1°C, 1.4°C warmer than Gbadolite, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gbadolite ranks 1st of 60 for the warmest February highs and 2nd of 60 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 60 cities is 29.4°C; Gbadolite is 5.3°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 33.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 31 mm to 98 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Gbadolite climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.4°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 15 | 3.0 | 11.912 h |
| February, selected | 34.7°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 31 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| March | 33.1°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 98 | 14.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.4°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 147 | 18.5 | 12.212 h |
| May | 30.6°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 138 | 21.0 | 12.312 h |
| June | 29.8°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 110 | 20.2 | 12.412 h |
| July | 29.2°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 126 | 22.3 | 12.312 h |
| August | 28.9°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 160 | 24.9 | 12.312 h |
| September | 29.3°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 151 | 24.6 | 12.112 h |
| October | 29.2°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 181 | 26.0 | 12.012 h |
| November | 30.3°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 95 | 15.8 | 11.912 h |
| December | 32.4°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 20 | 4.3 | 11.912 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Bambari in FebruaryCentral African Republic · 169 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 23.8°C · 16 mm rain
- Gemena in FebruaryDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 178 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 23.1°C · 51 mm rain
- Binga in FebruaryDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 219 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 23.0°C · 69 mm rain
- Lisala in FebruaryDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 243 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 23.3°C · 71 mm rain
- Bangui in FebruaryCentral African Republic · 272 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 24.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Bégoua in FebruaryCentral African Republic · 274 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 25 mm rain
- Bumba in FebruaryDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 284 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 23.6°C · 70 mm rain
- Bimbo in FebruaryCentral African Republic · 287 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 23.6°C · 25 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Gbadolite) is explained once on the Gbadolite year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.