Balombo weather in April

In April, Balombo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 115 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Balombo's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balombo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
16°
8th coldest
Rainfall
115 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:09 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical April day in Balombo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and about 1°C cooler than May.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12616
22616
32616
42616
52616
62616
72616
82616
92616
102616
112616
122616
132616
142616
152616
162616
172616
182616
192615
202615
212615
222615
232615
242615
252615
262715
272715
282715
292715
302715

Balombo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°17119.712.65.1
Feb25° / 16°16717.412.45.1
Mar25° / 16°23923.912.14.4
Apr26° / 16°11516.411.75.6
May27° / 14°61.311.48.3
Jun27° / 12°0011.38.9
Jul28° / 12°0011.38.4
Aug30° / 13°30.711.66.9
Sep30° / 14°458.711.95.6
Oct27° / 16°20525.912.34.2
Nov25° / 16°26826.812.64.0
Dec24° / 16°22423.212.74.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21981
32179
42278
52377
62476
72575
82773
92872
103070
113169
123367
133367
143565
153664
163862
173961
184060
194258
204456
214654
224852
235149
245248
255545
265842
276139
286337
296535
306832

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Balombo gets around 115 mm of rain over 16.4 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 54% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
175
274
373
472
571
669
768
867
966
1065
1164
1262
1361
1460
1559
1657
1756
1854
1952
2050
2147
2244
2341
2438
2535
2632
2729
2826
2924
3021

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the humid band about 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1112834
2113824
3114823
4114823
5115813
6116812
7216802
8217792
9218782
10219781
11219781
12220771
13321751
14322741
15323731
16324721
17425701
18426691
19528661
20629641
21731611
22932581
231034551
241235521
251437480
261638450
271940410
282141380
292442350
302642310

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:096:02
211.96:096:02
311.96:096:01
411.96:096:00
511.96:096:00
611.86:095:59
711.86:095:59
811.86:095:58
911.86:095:57
1011.86:095:57
1111.86:095:56
1211.86:095:55
1311.86:095:55
1411.76:095:54
1511.76:095:53
1611.76:095:53
1711.76:095:52
1811.76:105:52
1911.76:105:51
2011.76:105:51
2111.76:105:50
2211.76:105:50
2311.66:105:49
2411.66:105:48
2511.66:105:48
2611.66:105:47
2711.66:115:47
2811.66:115:46
2911.66:115:46
3011.66:115:46

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Balombo

In seasonPeak

None of Balombo's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Balombo's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Balombo?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Balombo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Balombo in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Balombo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Balombo in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balombo peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 18UV 16Aug 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Balombo in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Balombo is worst in August — around 114 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.5× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 10113 µg/m³Dec 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun72Unhealthy
Jul109Unhealthy
Aug114Unhealthy
Sep51Poor
Oct21Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Balombo?

Balombo sits at 12.4°S, 14.8°E, 1,203 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Chindumbo, 56 km away.

Alto Hama

Topography around Balombo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Balombo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balombo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 1,197 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,436 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,995 m.

The land around Balombo is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, trees (31%), cropland (28%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (31%), grassland (28%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
1,436 m
80 km
1,995 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Chindumbo 56 km · Londuimbali 61 km · Bocoio 70 km · Cubal do Lumbo 70 km · Ucuma 74 km · Ganda 75 km · Longonjo 80 km · Alto Hama 86 km

Angola travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,129
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate
4.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
26.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 413
Religion
Roman Catholic 41%Protestant 38%none 12%other 9%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Balombo (-12.3543°, 14.7723°, elevation 1,203 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).