Boma weather in April

In April, Boma sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 184 mm of rain across 22.2 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Boma's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boma's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 184 mm; 22.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:12 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 6th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Boma is city in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Density: 4,569/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1550

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 31°C through the month.

A typical April day in Boma reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C warmer than 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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	31	24
6	31	24
7	31	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24

How April really feels in Boma

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Boma 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 23°	176	21.9	12.3	3.4
Feb	30° / 24°	144	19.2	12.2	3.4
Mar	31° / 24°	147	20.5	12	3.3
Apr	31° / 24°	184	22.2	11.9	3.2
May	29° / 23°	63	11.6	11.7	4.9
Jun	27° / 20°	3	0.4	11.7	7.5
Jul	26° / 18°	2	0.1	11.7	7.7
Aug	26° / 19°	6	0.8	11.8	7.3
Sep	27° / 20°	12	2.6	12	6.8
Oct	29° / 22°	52	10.4	12.1	5.0
Nov	30° / 23°	155	22	12.3	3.4
Dec	30° / 23°	187	23.4	12.3	3.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

	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 (%)	13	13	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10
Cloudier (%)	87	87	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	87	87	87	88	88	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Boma gets around 184 mm of rain over 22.2 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 73% and peaks near 79% 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 (%)	65	64	65	65	66	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	77	78	78	79	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	75	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	64
3	65
4	65
5	66
6	66
7	67
8	68
9	69
10	70
11	71
12	72
13	73
14	74
15	75
16	76
17	77
18	77
19	78
20	78
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	78
25	78
26	77
27	77
28	76
29	75
30	73

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oppressive (%)	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	47	49
Miserable (%)	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	54	53	51

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	47	52
2	1	47	52
3	1	47	52
4	1	46	53
5	1	46	53
6	1	46	53
7	1	46	53
8	1	45	54
9	1	45	54
10	1	45	54
11	1	44	55
12	1	44	55
13	1	43	56
14	1	43	56
15	1	42	57
16	1	42	57
17	0	42	58
18	0	42	58
19	0	42	58
20	0	43	57
21	0	43	57
22	0	43	57
23	0	43	57
24	0	44	56
25	0	44	56
26	0	45	55
27	0	45	55
28	0	46	54
29	0	47	53
30	0	49	51

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.

	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	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	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
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	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 6:14 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 5:59 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	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11
Sunset (PM)	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:14	6:11
2	11.9	6:14	6:11
3	11.9	6:14	6:10
4	11.9	6:13	6:10
5	11.9	6:13	6:09
6	11.9	6:13	6:09
7	11.9	6:13	6:08
8	11.9	6:13	6:08
9	11.9	6:13	6:07
10	11.9	6:13	6:07
11	11.9	6:12	6:06
12	11.9	6:12	6:06
13	11.9	6:12	6:05
14	11.9	6:12	6:05
15	11.9	6:12	6:05
16	11.9	6:12	6:04
17	11.9	6:12	6:04
18	11.9	6:12	6:03
19	11.9	6:12	6:03
20	11.9	6:11	6:03
21	11.8	6:11	6:02
22	11.8	6:11	6:02
23	11.8	6:11	6:01
24	11.8	6:11	6:01
25	11.8	6:11	6:01
26	11.8	6:11	6:00
27	11.8	6:11	6:00
28	11.8	6:11	6:00
29	11.8	6:11	5:59
30	11.8	6:11	5:59

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 4.86 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 4.28 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)	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9
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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.0	Bright
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.0	Moderate
29	4.0	Moderate
30	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Boma

In seasonPeak

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

Boma's rainy season runs November–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 Boma?

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

4.6

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boma.

What to pack for Boma in April

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

In April, Boma sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Boma 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 Boma peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 18 at about 6 (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)	14	14	15	13	8	7	6	7	10	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	7	High
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Boma 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 Boma is worst in July — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× 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)	12	14	12	14	20	27	30	24	19	13	10	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Boma?

Boma sits at 5.9°S, 13.1°E, 11 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Matadi, 45 km away.

Topography around Boma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 585 m.

The land around Boma is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), grassland (23%) and water (20%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

142 m

artificial surfaces 33%

16 km

436 m

grassland 58%

80 km

585 m

trees 54%

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

April weather nearby: Matadi 45 km · Kenge 67 km · Moanda 76 km · Soyo 82 km · Tshela 96 km · Cabinda 100 km · Tombôco 110 km · Buco Zau 133 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 Boma (-5.851°, 13.0536°, elevation 11 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	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	31	24
6	31	24
7	31	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	64
3	65
4	65
5	66
6	66
7	67
8	68
9	69
10	70
11	71
12	72
13	73
14	74
15	75
16	76
17	77
18	77
19	78
20	78
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	78
25	78
26	77
27	77
28	76
29	75
30	73

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	47	52
2	1	47	52
3	1	47	52
4	1	46	53
5	1	46	53
6	1	46	53
7	1	46	53
8	1	45	54
9	1	45	54
10	1	45	54
11	1	44	55
12	1	44	55
13	1	43	56
14	1	43	56
15	1	42	57
16	1	42	57
17	0	42	58
18	0	42	58
19	0	42	58
20	0	43	57
21	0	43	57
22	0	43	57
23	0	43	57
24	0	44	56
25	0	44	56
26	0	45	55
27	0	45	55
28	0	46	54
29	0	47	53
30	0	49	51

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	31	24
6	31	24
7	31	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	64
3	65
4	65
5	66
6	66
7	67
8	68
9	69
10	70
11	71
12	72
13	73
14	74
15	75
16	76
17	77
18	77
19	78
20	78
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	78
25	78
26	77
27	77
28	76
29	75
30	73

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	47	52
2	1	47	52
3	1	47	52
4	1	46	53
5	1	46	53
6	1	46	53
7	1	46	53
8	1	45	54
9	1	45	54
10	1	45	54
11	1	44	55
12	1	44	55
13	1	43	56
14	1	43	56
15	1	42	57
16	1	42	57
17	0	42	58
18	0	42	58
19	0	42	58
20	0	43	57
21	0	43	57
22	0	43	57
23	0	43	57
24	0	44	56
25	0	44	56
26	0	45	55
27	0	45	55
28	0	46	54
29	0	47	53
30	0	49	51

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	31	24
6	31	24
7	31	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	24
27	30	24
28	30	24
29	30	24
30	30	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	64
3	65
4	65
5	66
6	66
7	67
8	68
9	69
10	70
11	71
12	72
13	73
14	74
15	75
16	76
17	77
18	77
19	78
20	78
21	79
22	79
23	79
24	78
25	78
26	77
27	77
28	76
29	75
30	73

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	47	52
2	1	47	52
3	1	47	52
4	1	46	53
5	1	46	53
6	1	46	53
7	1	46	53
8	1	45	54
9	1	45	54
10	1	45	54
11	1	44	55
12	1	44	55
13	1	43	56
14	1	43	56
15	1	42	57
16	1	42	57
17	0	42	58
18	0	42	58
19	0	42	58
20	0	43	57
21	0	43	57
22	0	43	57
23	0	43	57
24	0	44	56
25	0	44	56
26	0	45	55
27	0	45	55
28	0	46	54
29	0	47	53
30	0	49	51