When to go · Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil in October
Avoid month. Outside the best window (Jun–Sep (dry, cooler)). Across Gabon: Heavy rains; lodges may run reduced programmes.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 18
- Crowds
- Low
- Gabon overall
- Prices
- Low
- Gabon overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Jun–Sep (dry, cooler)). Across Gabon: Heavy rains; lodges may run reduced programmes.
Is another month better than October?
October is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in October
- Port-GentilHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 18 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 18 days
- Coast, Gabon · Libreville, Port-Gentil, Loango, Mayumbarainy
Main dry season June–August (cloudy, cooler, whales offshore); heaviest rain October–November and March–May; a short drier spell December–January.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Gabon overall
- Low
- Prices · Gabon overall
- Low
Gabon overall: Heavy rains; lodges may run reduced programmes.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Port-Gentil, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Oct: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jun: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Night low
Oct: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Jun: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 18
Jun: 6 (better)
Crowds
Oct: Low
Jun: Medium
Prices
Oct: Low
Jun: High
Festivals listed
Oct: 0
Jun: 0
October: Outside the best window (Jun–Sep (dry, cooler)). Across Gabon: Heavy rains; lodges may run reduced programmes.
June: Inside Port-Gentil's best window: Jun–Sep (dry, cooler).
Port-Gentil: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast