Gabon in May

Rain easing late in the month.

May is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• JuneGreatDry season starts: grey skies, cooler air, easier trails.
• JulyGreatBest park month; humpback whales arrive off Loango.
• AugustGreatWhales and dry trails; Independence Day (17 Aug) holiday.
• DecemberGoodShort dry spell and turtle nesting; Christmas flights fill.

• Coast · 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.

• Central forest and savanna · Lopé, Ivindo, Makokourainy

  Rain in every month; trails and bais easiest in June–August.

• South-east plateaux · Franceville, Batéké Plateau, Léconifine

  Grass plateau with cooler dry-season nights; south of the equator, so a clearer dry season.

• Libreville31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 14 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 14 rain days
• Franceville31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 13 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 13 rain days
• Gamba30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 10 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 10 rain days
• Mayumba30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 7 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 7 rain days
• Port-Gentil30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 16 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 16 rain days
• Tchibanga28 °C (82 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 8 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 8 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Labour Day

  1 May

  Public holiday.

• Ascension and Whit Monday

  May–Jun (moves yearly)

  Public holidays.

• Eid al-Adha (Tabaski)

  About 27 May 2026 (lunar — check)

  Public holiday.

Crowds · Gabon

Low

Prices · Gabon

Low

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Gabon, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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