Maquela do Zombo weather in April

In April, Maquela do Zombo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 216 mm of rain across 25.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Maquela do Zombo's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maquela do Zombo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 216 mm; 25.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:04 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 8th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

← March Maquela do Zombo year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical April day in Maquela do Zombo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 30°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

Maquela do Zombo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 20°	139	22.6	12.3	4.3
Feb	28° / 20°	110	17.5	12.2	4.4
Mar	29° / 20°	163	22.1	12	3.9
Apr	29° / 20°	216	25.6	11.9	3.4
May	28° / 20°	105	17.9	11.7	5.1
Jun	27° / 18°	8	2.1	11.7	7.8
Jul	27° / 17°	1	0.3	11.7	8.2
Aug	27° / 18°	8	2.4	11.8	7.5
Sep	28° / 19°	30	8.3	12	6.4
Oct	28° / 20°	138	21.2	12.1	4.6
Nov	27° / 20°	209	25.4	12.3	3.9
Dec	27° / 20°	186	26.4	12.3	3.9

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 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

	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 (%)	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	14	14	17	17	18	19
Cloudier (%)	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	86	86	86	87	87	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	87	87	86	86	83	83	82	81

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	12	88
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	18	82
30	19	81

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Maquela do Zombo gets around 216 mm of rain over 25.6 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 85% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	76	77	77	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	87	88	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	78
6	79
7	80
8	81
9	82
10	83
11	84
12	85
13	86
14	87
15	87
16	88
17	89
18	89
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	88
30	87

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

	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
Humid (%)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	66	67	67
Oppressive (%)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	33	33

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	71	28
2	2	70	28
3	2	70	28
4	2	70	28
5	2	70	28
6	2	70	28
7	2	70	28
8	1	71	28
9	1	71	28
10	1	71	28
11	1	71	28
12	1	70	29
13	1	70	29
14	1	70	29
15	0	70	30
16	0	70	30
17	0	69	31
18	0	69	31
19	0	68	32
20	0	68	32
21	0	68	32
22	0	68	32
23	0	67	33
24	0	67	33
25	0	67	33
26	0	67	33
27	0	67	33
28	0	66	34
29	0	67	33
30	0	67	33

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	5	calm
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4	5	calm
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7	5	calm
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17	5	calm
18	5	calm
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28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:51 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)	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03
Sunset (PM)	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:06	6:03
2	11.9	6:06	6:02
3	11.9	6:05	6:02
4	11.9	6:05	6:01
5	11.9	6:05	6:01
6	11.9	6:05	6:00
7	11.9	6:05	6:00
8	11.9	6:05	5:59
9	11.9	6:05	5:59
10	11.9	6:04	5:58
11	11.9	6:04	5:58
12	11.9	6:04	5:58
13	11.9	6:04	5:57
14	11.9	6:04	5:57
15	11.9	6:04	5:56
16	11.9	6:04	5:56
17	11.9	6:04	5:55
18	11.9	6:04	5:55
19	11.9	6:04	5:55
20	11.8	6:03	5:54
21	11.8	6:03	5:54
22	11.8	6:03	5:53
23	11.8	6:03	5:53
24	11.8	6:03	5:53
25	11.8	6:03	5:52
26	11.8	6:03	5:52
27	11.8	6:03	5:52
28	11.8	6:03	5:51
29	11.8	6:03	5:51
30	11.8	6:03	5:51

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 4.95 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	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7
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	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Maquela do Zombo

In seasonPeak

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

Maquela do Zombo's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Maquela do Zombo?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maquela do Zombo.

What to pack for Maquela do Zombo in April

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

In April, Maquela do Zombo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Maquela do Zombo 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 Maquela do Zombo peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 7 (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)	15	14	16	14	9	8	7	7	10	13	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	7	High
Aug	7	High
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Maquela do Zombo 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 Maquela do Zombo is worst in July — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.0× the cleanest month (November, 10 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)	14	16	15	13	30	65	72	57	48	17	10	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	30	Moderate
Jun	65	Unhealthy
Jul	72	Unhealthy
Aug	57	Unhealthy
Sep	48	Poor
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	12	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Maquela do Zombo?

Maquela do Zombo sits at 6.1°S, 15.1°E, 904 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Cuímba, 55 km away.

Topography around Maquela do Zombo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maquela do Zombo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 883 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 805 m.

The land around Maquela do Zombo is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

101 m

grassland 73%

16 km

324 m

grassland 82%

80 km

805 m

grassland 63%

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← March Maquela do Zombo year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Cuímba 55 km · Mbanza-Ngungu 93 km · Kimpese 93 km · Mbanza Kongo 99 km · Inkisi 103 km · Songo 147 km · Kenge 164 km · Kasangulu 164 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 Maquela do Zombo (-6.0572°, 15.1097°, elevation 904 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	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	28	20
28	28	20
29	28	20
30	28	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	12	88
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	18	82
30	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	78
6	79
7	80
8	81
9	82
10	83
11	84
12	85
13	86
14	87
15	87
16	88
17	89
18	89
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	88
30	87

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	71	28
2	2	70	28
3	2	70	28
4	2	70	28
5	2	70	28
6	2	70	28
7	2	70	28
8	1	71	28
9	1	71	28
10	1	71	28
11	1	71	28
12	1	70	29
13	1	70	29
14	1	70	29
15	0	70	30
16	0	70	30
17	0	69	31
18	0	69	31
19	0	68	32
20	0	68	32
21	0	68	32
22	0	68	32
23	0	67	33
24	0	67	33
25	0	67	33
26	0	67	33
27	0	67	33
28	0	66	34
29	0	67	33
30	0	67	33

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	12	88
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	18	82
30	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	78
6	79
7	80
8	81
9	82
10	83
11	84
12	85
13	86
14	87
15	87
16	88
17	89
18	89
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	88
30	87

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	71	28
2	2	70	28
3	2	70	28
4	2	70	28
5	2	70	28
6	2	70	28
7	2	70	28
8	1	71	28
9	1	71	28
10	1	71	28
11	1	71	28
12	1	70	29
13	1	70	29
14	1	70	29
15	0	70	30
16	0	70	30
17	0	69	31
18	0	69	31
19	0	68	32
20	0	68	32
21	0	68	32
22	0	68	32
23	0	67	33
24	0	67	33
25	0	67	33
26	0	67	33
27	0	67	33
28	0	66	34
29	0	67	33
30	0	67	33

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	12	88
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	12	88
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	18	82
30	19	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	76
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	78
6	79
7	80
8	81
9	82
10	83
11	84
12	85
13	86
14	87
15	87
16	88
17	89
18	89
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	88
30	87

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	71	28
2	2	70	28
3	2	70	28
4	2	70	28
5	2	70	28
6	2	70	28
7	2	70	28
8	1	71	28
9	1	71	28
10	1	71	28
11	1	71	28
12	1	70	29
13	1	70	29
14	1	70	29
15	0	70	30
16	0	70	30
17	0	69	31
18	0	69	31
19	0	68	32
20	0	68	32
21	0	68	32
22	0	68	32
23	0	67	33
24	0	67	33
25	0	67	33
26	0	67	33
27	0	67	33
28	0	66	34
29	0	67	33
30	0	67	33