Kouango weather in April

In April, Kouango sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 111 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kouango's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kouango's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:37 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Kouango is human settlement.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical April day in Kouango reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13424
23424
33424
43324
53324
63324
73324
83324
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103324
113324
123324
133324
143324
153324
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How April really feels in Kouango

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.

Kouango weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°81.611.73.4
Feb35° / 23°214.411.82.6
Mar34° / 24°7912.4122.6
Apr33° / 24°11114.912.13.0
May32° / 23°12818.112.23.4
Jun30° / 23°12018.612.33.7
Jul30° / 22°15222.212.33.7
Aug30° / 22°18824.912.23.4
Sep30° / 22°16724123.2
Oct30° / 22°20225.511.93.1
Nov32° / 22°9513.511.83.8
Dec33° / 21°143.111.74.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63664
73466
83466
93367
103367
113367
123169
133169
143268
153169
163169
173169
183169
193070
203070
213169
223169
233169
243169
253367
263367
273367
283367
293367
303367

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kouango gets around 111 mm of rain over 14.9 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 49% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
446
546
647
747
848
948
1048
1149
1249
1349
1449
1549
1649
1750
1850
1950
2050
2150
2251
2351
2451
2552
2653
2753
2854
2954
3054

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1112870
2112870
3111880
4110890
509910
609910
708920
807930
907930
1006940
1106940
1205950
1305950
1405950
1505950
1604960
1704960
1804960
1904960
2004960
2104960
2204960
2305950
2405941
2505941
2605941
2704951
2804951
2904951
3004951

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:445:46
212.05:435:46
312.15:435:46
412.15:425:46
512.15:425:45
612.15:415:45
712.15:415:45
812.15:405:45
912.15:405:45
1012.15:405:45
1112.15:395:44
1212.15:395:44
1312.15:385:44
1412.15:385:44
1512.15:375:44
1612.15:375:44
1712.15:375:44
1812.15:365:43
1912.15:365:43
2012.15:365:43
2112.15:355:43
2212.15:355:43
2312.15:355:43
2412.15:345:43
2512.15:345:43
2612.25:345:43
2712.25:335:43
2812.25:335:43
2912.25:335:43
3012.25:325:43

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kouango

In seasonPeak

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

Kouango's rainy season runs April–November, 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 Kouango?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kouango.

What to pack for Kouango in April

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

In April, Kouango sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kouango 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 Kouango peaks around October 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highOct 12UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kouango 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 Kouango is worst in February — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.8× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateFeb 1091 µg/m³Sep 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan83Unhealthy
Feb94Unhealthy
Mar41Poor
Apr22Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct12Good
Nov24Moderate
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kouango?

Kouango sits at 5.0°N, 20.0°E, 363 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bambari, 117 km away.

BambariSibutAlindaoGbadoliteZongoBégouaBanguiDekoa

Topography around Kouango

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kouango has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 370 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m.

The land around Kouango is covered by grassland (65%) and water (27%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
353 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Bambari 117 km · Sibut 127 km · Alindao 138 km · Gbadolite 140 km · Zongo 168 km · Bégoua 169 km · Bangui 171 km · Dekoa 177 km

Central African Republic travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$556
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
20.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
37.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank

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 Kouango (4.9934°, 19.9619°, elevation 363 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).