Boende weather in April

In April, Boende sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 159 mm of rain across 22.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-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 6% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Boende's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boende's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
159 mm
22.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:37 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Boende is capital of the Tshuapa province in the Democratic Republic of Congo..

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 30°C through the month.

A typical April day in Boende reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53123
63123
73123
83123
93123
103023
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193023
203023
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253023
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How April really feels in Boende

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.

Boende weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°9415.9123.8
Feb31° / 23°12116.3123.4
Mar31° / 23°15821.4123.2
Apr30° / 23°15922.9123.2
May30° / 23°12321.7123.5
Jun30° / 22°8816.8124.1
Jul30° / 22°10719124.0
Aug29° / 22°16124.3123.4
Sep30° / 22°17825.8123.2
Oct29° / 22°18626.6123.2
Nov29° / 22°18525.1123.3
Dec30° / 22°12820.2123.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
41981
51981
61981
71981
81981
91981
101981
111981
121981
132179
142179
152179
162080
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222278
232278
242278
252278
262278
272278
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302377

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Boende gets around 159 mm of rain over 22.9 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 75% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
172
273
373
474
574
675
776
876
976
1076
1177
1276
1376
1476
1576
1675
1775
1875
1975
2075
2175
2276
2376
2476
2576
2676
2776
2876
2976
3076

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18713
28812
38812
48812
58812
68812
78911
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119010
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Wind in April

Winds average 4 km/h in April.

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
15calm
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45calm
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65calm
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125calm
134calm
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154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:415:41
212.05:415:41
312.05:415:40
412.05:405:40
512.05:405:40
612.05:405:39
712.05:395:39
812.05:395:39
912.05:395:39
1012.05:385:38
1112.05:385:38
1212.05:385:38
1312.05:385:37
1412.05:375:37
1512.05:375:37
1612.05:375:37
1712.05:375:36
1812.05:365:36
1912.05:365:36
2012.05:365:36
2112.05:365:35
2212.05:365:35
2312.05:355:35
2412.05:355:35
2512.05:355:34
2612.05:355:34
2712.05:355:34
2812.05:345:34
2912.05:345:34
3012.05:345:34

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Boende?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boende.

What to pack for Boende in April

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

In April, Boende sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Boende 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 Boende peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 24UV 13Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Boende 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 Boende is worst in February — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 1331 µg/m³Oct 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Boende?

Boende sits at 0.3°S, 20.9°E, 349 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Basankusu, 206 km away.

BasankusuLisalaMbandakaBolengeBingaBumbaInongoBasoko

Topography around Boende

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boende has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 343 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m.

The land around Boende is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
88 m
80 km
133 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Basankusu 206 km · Lisala 280 km · Mbandaka 294 km · Bolenge 298 km · Binga 298 km · Bumba 326 km · Inongo 341 km · Basoko 348 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo 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
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

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 Boende (-0.2816°, 20.8805°, elevation 349 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).