Gamba weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇦 Gabon · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Gamba is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with June and August close behind. Gamba averages about 1,197 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,197
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 1,346 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 7 m
When is the best time to visit Gamba?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gamba is July, then June and August. The dullest month is January (58/100, 172 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gamba?
Gamba isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,197 hours of sunshine a year. July (85/100) is noticeably better than January (58). It ranks #6 of 6 destinations in Gabon for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,595 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 43% of the annual 1,346 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 172 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 58 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 168 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 58 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 196 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 58 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 161 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 70 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 85 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 84 | 25° / 77°F | 22° / 72°F | 7 mm | 5 | 26° / 79°F |
| July | 85 | 23° / 73°F | 21° / 70°F | 2 mm | 5 | 24° / 75°F |
| August | 84 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 4 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| September | 82 | 25° / 77°F | 23° / 73°F | 20 mm | 5 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 62 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 128 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 58 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 230 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 58 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 173 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Gamba by month
The sea off Gamba is warmest in March at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in July at 24°C / 75°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Pointe Noire Congo - Brazzaville · 304 km · best in Jul · 1,577 h sun/yr
- Libreville Gabon · 368 km · best in Jul · 1,592 h sun/yr
- Brazzaville Congo - Brazzaville · 600 km · best in Jul · 1,782 h sun/yr
- Kinshasa Congo - Kinshasa · 625 km · best in Jul · 1,782 h sun/yr
- Malabo Equatorial Guinea · 742 km · best in Dec · 1,221 h sun/yr
- Yaoundé Cameroon · 743 km · best in Jan · 1,748 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Port Gentil Gabon · 272 km · 1,680 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Cabinda Angola · 393 km · 1,496 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Franceville Gabon · 397 km · 1,695 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Corisco Equatorial Guinea · 419 km · 1,591 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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