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Best time to visit Gombe

January is the best time to visit Gombe for general sightseeing, with average highs of 32 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly September to January.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 72/100
The least cloud December 28 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 0 mm
Warmth April 38 °C
Cooler weather August 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 72 32 °C 0
2 December 72 32 °C 0
3 October 68 33 °C 4
4 November 66 34 °C 0
5 September 63 30 °C 12
6 February 62 34 °C 0
7 June 57 34 °C 8
8 July 56 30 °C 15
9 August 55 28 °C 20
10 May 53 36 °C 5
11 March 50 38 °C 0
12 April 48 38 °C 2

When to think twice

April scores lowest with about 2 wet days and highs near 38 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 31.5 °C 0 mm 32 %
February 34.4 °C under 1 mm 37 %
March 37.5 °C under 1 mm 50 %
April 38.1 °C 8 mm 59 %
May 36.3 °C 24 mm 61 %
June 33.6 °C 43 mm 62 %
July 30.4 °C 99 mm 75 %
August 28.4 °C 166 mm 83 %
September 29.7 °C 70 mm 72 %
October 32.7 °C 20 mm 57 %
November 33.9 °C under 1 mm 42 %
December 31.9 °C 0 mm 28 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.