Cuímba weather in April

In April, Cuímba sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 230 mm of rain across 24.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Cuímba's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cuímba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
230 mm
24.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:06 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
83%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical April day in Cuímba reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Cuímba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Cuímba weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°17123.112.33.7
Feb30° / 21°12618.712.23.7
Mar30° / 21°16921.5123.5
Apr30° / 21°23024.811.93.2
May29° / 21°9916.711.74.7
Jun28° / 19°30.711.77.8
Jul27° / 17°10.111.78.0
Aug27° / 18°30.911.87.5
Sep28° / 20°134.1126.6
Oct29° / 21°10616.912.14.5
Nov29° / 21°23125.312.33.4
Dec29° / 21°2252612.33.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81387
91387
101288
111288
121288
131288
141090
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Cuímba gets around 230 mm of rain over 24.8 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 82% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
172
272
372
473
573
674
775
877
978
1079
1180
1281
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1484
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11783
21684
31684
41585
51585
61486
71486
81387
91387
101288
111189
121090
13991
14991
15892
16793
17694
18694
19595
20595
21496
22496
23496
24496
25496
26496
27496
28496
29595
30595

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:086:05
211.96:086:04
311.96:076:04
411.96:076:03
511.96:076:03
611.96:076:02
711.96:076:02
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911.96:076:01
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1911.86:065:56
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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45.1Bright
55.0Bright
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85.0Bright
94.9Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Cuímba

In seasonPeak

In April, Cuímba sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Cuímba's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is April a good time to visit Cuímba?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cuímba.

What to pack for Cuímba in April

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

In April, Cuímba sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cuímba in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cuímba peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 9 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 15UV 15Aug 9UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Cuímba 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 Cuímba is worst in July — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodJul 2256 µg/m³Nov 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun44Poor
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug55Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct16Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cuímba?

Cuímba sits at 6.1°S, 14.6°E, 536 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Mbanza Kongo, 45 km away.

Mbanza-NgunguKengeInkisiMatadiSongo

Topography around Cuímba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cuímba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 531 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 893 m.

The land around Cuímba is covered by grassland (70%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
640 m
80 km
893 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Mbanza Kongo 45 km · Maquela do Zombo 55 km · Kimpese 66 km · Mbanza-Ngungu 99 km · Kenge 114 km · Inkisi 120 km · Matadi 132 km · Songo 139 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 Cuímba (-6.1208°, 14.6209°, elevation 536 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).