Dibaya-Lubwe weather in April

In April, Dibaya-Lubwe sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 156 mm of rain across 22.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 7% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Dibaya-Lubwe's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dibaya-Lubwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 156 mm; 22.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:44 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 8th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Dibaya-Lubwe is place in Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical April day in Dibaya-Lubwe reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

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

How April really feels in Dibaya-Lubwe

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.

Dibaya-Lubwe weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 22°	133	19.9	12.2	3.8
Feb	30° / 23°	134	18.1	12.1	3.7
Mar	30° / 23°	157	22.1	12	3.5
Apr	30° / 23°	156	22.2	11.9	3.6
May	30° / 23°	88	16.4	11.8	4.3
Jun	30° / 22°	24	5.2	11.8	5.5
Jul	31° / 22°	17	4.2	11.8	5.3
Aug	30° / 22°	65	13.4	11.9	4.5
Sep	30° / 22°	125	21.4	12	3.7
Oct	29° / 22°	169	24.9	12.1	3.4
Nov	29° / 22°	178	24.1	12.2	3.5
Dec	29° / 22°	164	23.5	12.2	3.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 80%.

	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 (%)	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	20	20	20	20	21	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	22
Cloudier (%)	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	80	80	80	80	79	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	78

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	21	79
23	20	80
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	22	78

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Dibaya-Lubwe gets around 156 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 75% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	71	70	70

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

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.

	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
Oppressive (%)	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93
Miserable (%)	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7

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 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
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10	4	calm
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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	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:34 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	12.0	12.0	12.0	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	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42
Sunset (PM)	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:46	5:44
2	12.0	5:46	5:44
3	12.0	5:46	5:43
4	12.0	5:46	5:43
5	12.0	5:45	5:42
6	11.9	5:45	5:42
7	11.9	5:45	5:42
8	11.9	5:45	5:41
9	11.9	5:45	5:41
10	11.9	5:44	5:40
11	11.9	5:44	5:40
12	11.9	5:44	5:40
13	11.9	5:44	5:39
14	11.9	5:44	5:39
15	11.9	5:44	5:38
16	11.9	5:44	5:38
17	11.9	5:43	5:38
18	11.9	5:43	5:37
19	11.9	5:43	5:37
20	11.9	5:43	5:37
21	11.9	5:43	5:36
22	11.9	5:43	5:36
23	11.9	5:43	5:36
24	11.9	5:43	5:35
25	11.9	5:42	5:35
26	11.9	5:42	5:35
27	11.9	5:42	5:34
28	11.9	5:42	5:34
29	11.9	5:42	5:34
30	11.9	5:42	5:34

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	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	4.8	4.8	4.8
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	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.8	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	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Dibaya-Lubwe?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dibaya-Lubwe.

What to pack for Dibaya-Lubwe in April

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

In April, Dibaya-Lubwe sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dibaya-Lubwe 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 Dibaya-Lubwe peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 5 (moderate).

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)	12	13	14	13	9	8	7	4	10	13	13	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	7	High
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Dibaya-Lubwe 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 Dibaya-Lubwe is worst in August — around 286 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 21.5× the cleanest month (November, 13 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)	21	27	20	17	32	55	117	286	50	16	13	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	32	Moderate
Jun	55	Unhealthy
Jul	117	Unhealthy
Aug	286	Very unhealthy
Sep	50	Poor
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Dibaya-Lubwe?

Dibaya-Lubwe sits at 4.2°S, 19.9°E, 384 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mangai, 39 km away.

Topography around Dibaya-Lubwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dibaya-Lubwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 378 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m.

The land around Dibaya-Lubwe is covered by trees (43%) and water (35%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km

146 m

trees 43%

16 km

224 m

trees 76%

80 km

347 m

trees 83%

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

April weather nearby: Mangai 39 km · Ilebo 83 km · Idiofa 95 km · Dungu 127 km · Bulungu 146 km · Kikwit 152 km · Mweka 203 km · Luebo 218 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 Dibaya-Lubwe (-4.1587°, 19.8619°, elevation 384 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	30	23
2	30	23
3	30	23
4	30	23
5	30	23
6	30	23
7	30	23
8	30	23
9	30	23
10	30	23
11	29	23
12	29	23
13	29	23
14	29	23
15	29	23
16	29	23
17	29	23
18	29	23
19	29	23
20	29	23
21	29	23
22	29	23
23	29	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23
29	29	23
30	29	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	21	79
23	20	80
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	22	78

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	21	79
23	20	80
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	22	78

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	20	80
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	20	80
10	20	80
11	20	80
12	20	80
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	20	80
22	21	79
23	20	80
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	22	78

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	92	8
2	92	8
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	93	7
29	93	7
30	93	7