Kenge weather in April

In April, Kenge sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 189 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-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 oppressive.

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 Kenge's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kenge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
189 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:09 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
83%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Kenge is town in Bas-Congo province of the Democratic Republic of the 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 31°C through the month.

A typical April day in Kenge reaches about 31°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 33°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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

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.

Kenge weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°14520.112.33.6
Feb31° / 23°11617.212.23.5
Mar31° / 23°13719123.3
Apr31° / 23°18921.811.93.2
May29° / 22°6811.611.75.0
Jun27° / 20°20.211.77.7
Jul26° / 18°1011.77.9
Aug26° / 19°40.611.87.5
Sep27° / 20°103126.8
Oct29° / 22°5811.412.14.9
Nov30° / 22°15122.212.33.4
Dec30° / 22°17122.112.33.5

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21585
31585
41585
51585
61585
71585
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kenge gets around 189 mm of rain over 21.8 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 72% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
160
260
361
461
562
663
765
866
968
1069
1171
1272
1374
1475
1576
1677
1778
1878
1979
2079
2179
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2677
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2975
3074

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14906
25896
35896
45896
55896
65896
75896
85896
95887
104897
114897
123907
133907
143898
152908
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220937
230946
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250946
260946
271945
281945
291945
301945

Wind in April

Winds average 4 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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114calm
124calm
134calm
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154calm
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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 6:11 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:116:09
211.96:116:08
311.96:116:08
411.96:116:07
511.96:116:07
611.96:116:06
711.96:116:06
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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 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.06 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 4.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
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274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kenge

In seasonPeak

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

Kenge'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 Kenge?

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
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kenge.

What to pack for Kenge in April

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

In April, Kenge sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Kenge 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 Kenge peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeMar 16UV 15Jul 24UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kenge 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 Kenge is worst in July — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.4× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateJul 2338 µg/m³Nov 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul38Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep28Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kenge?

Kenge sits at 5.8°S, 13.7°E, 241 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Matadi, 23 km away.

TombôcoMoanda

Topography around Kenge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kenge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m around an average of 256 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 537 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 775 m.

The land around Kenge is covered by grassland (75%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
190 m
16 km
537 m
80 km
775 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Matadi 23 km · Boma 67 km · Mbanza Kongo 85 km · Kimpese 89 km · Cuímba 114 km · Tshela 116 km · Tombôco 121 km · Moanda 143 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 Kenge (-5.7652°, 13.6571°, elevation 241 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).