Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gombe features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 32 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 488 mm (19.2 inches) and receives 65 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gombe enjoys an average of 3839 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 31 minutes to 12 hours 41 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Gombe are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 32 °C (87 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gombe experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 38°C (101°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (99°F) |
Mean maximum | 36°C (97°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (97°F) |
Average high | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 33°C (91°F) |
Daily mean | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average low | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Mean minimum | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Minimum | 10°C (51°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Gombe, Nigeria with other places around the world.
Gombe usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 16 rainy days and 130 mm (5.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gombe are January, November and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 24 (0.9) | 50 (2.0) | 118 (4.6) | 188 (7.4) | 83 (3.3) | 22 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Gombe are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 53 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gombe: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 35 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 268 | 299 | 333 | 325 | 343 | 330 | 336 | 305 | 310 | 331 | 323 | 332 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 35m | 11h 47m | 12h 3m | 12h 20m | 12h 34m | 12h 41m | 12h 38m | 12h 25m | 12h 9m | 11h 52m | 11h 38m | 11h 31m |
Gombe experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Gombe UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |