Lubango weather in April

In April, Lubango sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 130 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Lubango's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lubango's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 130 mm; 12.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:16 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 7th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; out of 10

Lubango is city in Angola.

Density: 191/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1885

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical April day in Lubango reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	14
2	23	14
3	23	14
4	23	14
5	23	14
6	23	14
7	23	14
8	23	14
9	23	14
10	23	14
11	23	14
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	14
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	14
19	23	14
20	23	14
21	23	14
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	24	13

Lubango weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 14°	251	20.5	12.8	5.0
Feb	23° / 14°	248	18.3	12.5	5.0
Mar	23° / 15°	331	23.3	12.1	4.6
Apr	23° / 14°	130	12.4	11.7	6.5
May	23° / 12°	7	1.1	11.3	8.9
Jun	23° / 10°	0	0	11.1	9.4
Jul	23° / 10°	0	0	11.2	9.6
Aug	26° / 12°	1	0.2	11.5	9.0
Sep	28° / 13°	13	2.3	11.9	7.7
Oct	27° / 14°	87	12	12.3	6.4
Nov	24° / 14°	227	19.8	12.7	5.3
Dec	23° / 14°	260	20.1	12.9	5.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	32	34	36	38	39	42	44	45	48	50	51	53	55	56	58	59	61	62	63	64	67	68	69	71	71	73	75	76	77	78
Cloudier (%)	68	66	64	62	61	58	56	55	52	50	49	47	45	44	42	41	39	38	37	36	33	32	31	29	29	27	25	24	23	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	34	66
3	36	64
4	38	62
5	39	61
6	42	58
7	44	56
8	45	55
9	48	52
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	53	47
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	58	42
16	59	41
17	61	39
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	67	33
22	68	32
23	69	31
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	73	27
27	75	25
28	76	24
29	77	23
30	78	22

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Lubango gets around 130 mm of rain over 12.4 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 41% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	65	63	62	60	59	57	56	54	53	51	50	48	46	44	43	41	39	38	36	34	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	19	17	16

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	63
3	62
4	60
5	59
6	57
7	56
8	54
9	53
10	51
11	50
12	48
13	46
14	44
15	43
16	41
17	39
18	38
19	36
20	34
21	32
22	30
23	28
24	26
25	24
26	22
27	20
28	19
29	17
30	16

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	20	22	24	25	27	29	30	32	34	35	37	39	40	42	44	46	47	49	51	53	56	58	61	64	66	69	72	74	76	79
Comfortable (%)	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40	38	37	35	33	31	29	26	24	22	20
Humid (%)	40	38	36	34	33	31	29	27	25	23	21	19	17	16	14	12	11	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	20	40	40
2	22	40	38
3	24	40	36
4	25	40	34
5	27	40	33
6	29	41	31
7	30	41	29
8	32	41	27
9	34	41	25
10	35	42	23
11	37	42	21
12	39	42	19
13	40	42	17
14	42	42	16
15	44	42	14
16	46	42	12
17	47	42	11
18	49	41	9
19	51	41	8
20	53	40	7
21	56	38	6
22	58	37	5
23	61	35	4
24	64	33	3
25	66	31	3
26	69	29	2
27	72	26	2
28	74	24	2
29	76	22	2
30	79	20	1

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:48 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:14	6:07
2	11.9	6:15	6:06
3	11.8	6:15	6:05
4	11.8	6:15	6:05
5	11.8	6:15	6:04
6	11.8	6:15	6:03
7	11.8	6:15	6:03
8	11.8	6:15	6:02
9	11.8	6:15	6:01
10	11.7	6:15	6:00
11	11.7	6:16	6:00
12	11.7	6:16	5:59
13	11.7	6:16	5:58
14	11.7	6:16	5:58
15	11.7	6:16	5:57
16	11.7	6:16	5:56
17	11.7	6:16	5:56
18	11.6	6:17	5:55
19	11.6	6:17	5:54
20	11.6	6:17	5:54
21	11.6	6:17	5:53
22	11.6	6:17	5:52
23	11.6	6:17	5:52
24	11.6	6:18	5:51
25	11.5	6:18	5:51
26	11.5	6:18	5:50
27	11.5	6:18	5:50
28	11.5	6:18	5:49
29	11.5	6:19	5:48
30	11.5	6:19	5:48

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Lubango

In seasonPeak

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

Lubango's monsoon runs November–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 Lubango?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Lubango for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lubango in April

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

In April, Lubango sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lubango in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lubango peaks around January 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	15	14	12	10	9	9	9	10	13	15	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	15	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Lubango 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 Lubango is worst in August — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (April, 7 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	8	8	8	7	8	9	14	20	18	13	8	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	7	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	8	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Lubango?

Lubango sits at 14.9°S, 13.5°E, 1,760 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Camucuio, 93 km away.

Topography around Lubango

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lubango has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m around an average of 1,794 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,110 m.

The land around Lubango is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (70%) within 80 km.

3 km

434 m

artificial surfaces 73%

16 km

710 m

shrubs 48%

80 km

2,110 m

shrubs 70%

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← March Lubango year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Camucuio 93 km · Virei 107 km · Quipungo 113 km · Mossamedes 147 km · Caluquembe 155 km · Matala 167 km · Cahama 176 km · Tômbua 202 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

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 Lubango (-14.9172°, 13.4925°, elevation 1,760 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	14
2	23	14
3	23	14
4	23	14
5	23	14
6	23	14
7	23	14
8	23	14
9	23	14
10	23	14
11	23	14
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	14
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	14
19	23	14
20	23	14
21	23	14
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	24	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	34	66
3	36	64
4	38	62
5	39	61
6	42	58
7	44	56
8	45	55
9	48	52
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	53	47
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	58	42
16	59	41
17	61	39
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	67	33
22	68	32
23	69	31
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	73	27
27	75	25
28	76	24
29	77	23
30	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	63
3	62
4	60
5	59
6	57
7	56
8	54
9	53
10	51
11	50
12	48
13	46
14	44
15	43
16	41
17	39
18	38
19	36
20	34
21	32
22	30
23	28
24	26
25	24
26	22
27	20
28	19
29	17
30	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	20	40	40
2	22	40	38
3	24	40	36
4	25	40	34
5	27	40	33
6	29	41	31
7	30	41	29
8	32	41	27
9	34	41	25
10	35	42	23
11	37	42	21
12	39	42	19
13	40	42	17
14	42	42	16
15	44	42	14
16	46	42	12
17	47	42	11
18	49	41	9
19	51	41	8
20	53	40	7
21	56	38	6
22	58	37	5
23	61	35	4
24	64	33	3
25	66	31	3
26	69	29	2
27	72	26	2
28	74	24	2
29	76	22	2
30	79	20	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	14
2	23	14
3	23	14
4	23	14
5	23	14
6	23	14
7	23	14
8	23	14
9	23	14
10	23	14
11	23	14
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	14
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	14
19	23	14
20	23	14
21	23	14
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	24	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	34	66
3	36	64
4	38	62
5	39	61
6	42	58
7	44	56
8	45	55
9	48	52
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	53	47
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	58	42
16	59	41
17	61	39
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	67	33
22	68	32
23	69	31
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	73	27
27	75	25
28	76	24
29	77	23
30	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	63
3	62
4	60
5	59
6	57
7	56
8	54
9	53
10	51
11	50
12	48
13	46
14	44
15	43
16	41
17	39
18	38
19	36
20	34
21	32
22	30
23	28
24	26
25	24
26	22
27	20
28	19
29	17
30	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	20	40	40
2	22	40	38
3	24	40	36
4	25	40	34
5	27	40	33
6	29	41	31
7	30	41	29
8	32	41	27
9	34	41	25
10	35	42	23
11	37	42	21
12	39	42	19
13	40	42	17
14	42	42	16
15	44	42	14
16	46	42	12
17	47	42	11
18	49	41	9
19	51	41	8
20	53	40	7
21	56	38	6
22	58	37	5
23	61	35	4
24	64	33	3
25	66	31	3
26	69	29	2
27	72	26	2
28	74	24	2
29	76	22	2
30	79	20	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	14
2	23	14
3	23	14
4	23	14
5	23	14
6	23	14
7	23	14
8	23	14
9	23	14
10	23	14
11	23	14
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	14
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	14
19	23	14
20	23	14
21	23	14
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	24	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	34	66
3	36	64
4	38	62
5	39	61
6	42	58
7	44	56
8	45	55
9	48	52
10	50	50
11	51	49
12	53	47
13	55	45
14	56	44
15	58	42
16	59	41
17	61	39
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	67	33
22	68	32
23	69	31
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	73	27
27	75	25
28	76	24
29	77	23
30	78	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	63
3	62
4	60
5	59
6	57
7	56
8	54
9	53
10	51
11	50
12	48
13	46
14	44
15	43
16	41
17	39
18	38
19	36
20	34
21	32
22	30
23	28
24	26
25	24
26	22
27	20
28	19
29	17
30	16

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	20	40	40
2	22	40	38
3	24	40	36
4	25	40	34
5	27	40	33
6	29	41	31
7	30	41	29
8	32	41	27
9	34	41	25
10	35	42	23
11	37	42	21
12	39	42	19
13	40	42	17
14	42	42	16
15	44	42	14
16	46	42	12
17	47	42	11
18	49	41	9
19	51	41	8
20	53	40	7
21	56	38	6
22	58	37	5
23	61	35	4
24	64	33	3
25	66	31	3
26	69	29	2
27	72	26	2
28	74	24	2
29	76	22	2
30	79	20	1