Kabinda weather in April

In April, Kabinda sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 162 mm of rain across 20.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-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 10% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kabinda's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabinda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
162 mm
20.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:26 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
75%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Kabinda is town in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Density
8,126/km²
people per km²

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 Kabinda reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°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 about 1°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Kabinda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kabinda 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
Jan29° / 20°1942512.33.6
Feb29° / 20°17121.812.23.4
Mar29° / 20°20124.5123.4
Apr30° / 20°16220.611.93.7
May31° / 20°427.811.74.7
Jun32° / 20°71.511.75.0
Jul32° / 20°30.811.74.9
Aug31° / 20°41811.84.5
Sep30° / 20°12820.2123.8
Oct29° / 20°20626.112.13.5
Nov28° / 20°22926.512.33.4
Dec28° / 20°21826.712.33.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
42080
52080
62080
72179
82278
92278
102278
112278
122476
132476
142476
152575
162674
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182872
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203070
213070
223268
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243565
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273763
283862
293961
304060

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kabinda gets around 162 mm of rain over 20.6 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 79% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
179
279
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479
579
679
779
879
979
1079
1178
1278
1377
1476
1575
1673
1771
1869
1967
2065
2163
2261
2359
2457
2555
2653
2752
2850
2948
3046

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1007030
2007129
3007129
4007228
5007327
6007426
7007426
8017425
9017425
10017524
11017524
12017524
13017524
14027424
15027424
16037324
17037324
18047224
19057223
20067123
21067123
22077122
23087121
240106921
250116920
260126919
270136918
281146817
291156717
301166716

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 6 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 11 h 54 min 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 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:286:25
211.96:286:25
311.96:286:24
411.96:286:24
511.96:286:23
611.96:286:23
711.96:276:22
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kabinda

In seasonPeak

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

Kabinda's rainy season runs September–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 Kabinda?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kabinda.

What to pack for Kabinda in April

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

In April, Kabinda sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kabinda in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kabinda peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 18UV 15Aug 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kabinda 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 Kabinda is worst in July — around 113 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.8× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateJul 18111 µg/m³Nov 2315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May53Poor
Jun84Unhealthy
Jul113Unhealthy
Aug96Unhealthy
Sep35Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kabinda?

Kabinda sits at 6.1°S, 24.5°E, 884 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Gandajika, 89 km away.

MiabiKabeya-KamwangaLuputaMwene-DituKanyamaLubao

Topography around Kabinda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabinda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m around an average of 836 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m.

The land around Kabinda is covered by grassland (45%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
189 m
16 km
254 m
80 km
485 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Gandajika 89 km · Mbuji-Mayi 99 km · Miabi 121 km · Kabeya-Kamwanga 137 km · Luputa 143 km · Mwene-Ditu 149 km · Kanyama 157 km · Lubao 163 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 Kabinda (-6.1379°, 24.4818°, elevation 884 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).