Butembo weather in April

In April, Butembo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 180 mm of rain across 20.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Butembo's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Butembo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
180 mm
20.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:03 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
86%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Butembo is city of the Democratic Republic of thé Congo.

Density
1,504/km²
people per km²
Founded
2001

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 26°C through the month.

A typical April day in Butembo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12717
22717
32717
42617
52617
62617
72617
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102617
112617
122617
132617
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Butembo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 16°538.4126.4
Feb28° / 16°578.3126.1
Mar27° / 16°15418.1125.0
Apr26° / 17°18020.5124.6
May26° / 17°14318.4125.2
Jun25° / 16°12416125.6
Jul25° / 16°13417.4125.6
Aug25° / 16°17521125.0
Sep25° / 16°20622.3124.6
Oct25° / 16°22623.7124.5
Nov25° / 16°19623.1124.5
Dec25° / 16°10515.4125.7

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 6% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
3991
4991
5991
6991
71090
8991
9991
10991
11991
12892
13793
14793
15793
16793
17793
18892
19892
20892
21892
22892
23892
24892
25892
26892
27892
28991
29991
30991

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Butembo gets around 180 mm of rain over 20.5 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 69% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
166
267
367
467
567
668
768
868
969
1069
1169
1269
1369
1469
1569
1669
1769
1869
1969
2069
2169
2269
2369
2469
2569
2669
2769
2869
2969
3069

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the humid band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
116813
215823
314833
414833
513843
612844
711854
810864
99874
108875
117885
127885
136895
146895
155905
165905
175896
184906
194906
204906
214906
224906
234906
244906
254897
263907
273907
283907
293898
303898

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:07 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:076:08
212.06:076:07
312.06:076:07
412.06:066:07
512.06:066:06
612.06:066:06
712.06:066:06
812.06:056:05
912.06:056:05
1012.06:056:05
1112.06:046:05
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1312.06:046:04
1412.06:046:04
1512.06:036:03
1612.06:036:03
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1812.06:026:03
1912.06:026:02
2012.06:026:02
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2212.06:026:02
2312.06:016:02
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2512.06:016:01
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2712.06:016:01
2812.06:006:01
2912.06:006:00
3012.06:006:00

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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85.0Bright
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135.0Bright
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155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
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205.0Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
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284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Butembo?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Butembo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Butembo in April

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

In April, Butembo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Butembo in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Butembo peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Butembo 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 Butembo is worst in February — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModerateFeb 1151 µg/m³Oct 1824 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar35Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul43Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Butembo?

Butembo sits at 0.1°N, 29.3°E, 1,736 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Katwa, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Butembo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Butembo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m around an average of 1,762 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,253 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,296 m.

The land around Butembo is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
324 m
16 km
1,253 m
80 km
4,296 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Katwa 6.0 km · Lubero 34 km · Beni 44 km · Mpondwe 50 km · Mangina 51 km · Kisinga 65 km · Hyosha 67 km · Kayna 85 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 Butembo (0.1416°, 29.2912°, elevation 1,736 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).