Kisangani weather in April

In April, Kisangani sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 161 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 5% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
161 mm
21.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:19 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
81%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Kisangani is city in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Density
619/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 Kisangani 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 about 1°C cooler than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13023
23023
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43023
53023
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73023
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302923

How April really feels in Kisangani

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.

Kisangani weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°7012.8124.3
Feb31° / 23°9014123.7
Mar31° / 23°16119.7123.5
Apr30° / 23°16121.3123.6
May29° / 23°12221.7123.8
Jun29° / 22°9619.1124.2
Jul29° / 22°9619.5124.2
Aug29° / 22°13823.8123.8
Sep29° / 22°16524.5123.6
Oct29° / 22°18626.3123.5
Nov28° / 22°18224.5123.6
Dec29° / 22°10718.8124.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
41882
51882
61783
71783
81783
91684
101585
111585
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kisangani gets around 161 mm of rain over 21.3 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 71% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
169
269
370
470
570
671
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871
972
1072
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1572
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2171
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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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
19010
29010
39010
49010
59010
69010
79010
89010
99010
109010
119010
129010
139010
149010
159010
169010
17919
18919
19919
20919
21919
22919
23919
24919
25919
26919
27919
28919
29919
30919

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 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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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 6:24 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:246:24
212.06:236:24
312.06:236:23
412.06:236:23
512.06:226:23
612.06:226:23
712.06:226:22
812.06:216:22
912.06:216:22
1012.06:216:21
1112.06:216:21
1212.06:206:21
1312.06:206:21
1412.06:206:20
1512.06:196:20
1612.06:196:20
1712.06:196:20
1812.06:196:19
1912.06:186:19
2012.06:186:19
2112.06:186:19
2212.06:186:18
2312.06:176:18
2412.06:176:18
2512.06:176:18
2612.06:176:18
2712.06:176:18
2812.06:166:17
2912.06:166:17
3012.06:166:17

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.0Bright
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205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kisangani?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kisangani.

What to pack for Kisangani in April

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

In April, Kisangani sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kisangani 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 Kisangani peaks around April 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 14Jul 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kisangani 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 Kisangani is worst in February — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.2× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateModerateFeb 1667 µg/m³Oct 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar46Poor
Apr19Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kisangani?

Kisangani sits at 0.5°N, 25.2°E, 400 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Yangambi, 88 km away.

BasokoBabambaButaAketiBumbaWambaIsiro

Topography around Kisangani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kisangani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 394 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m.

The land around Kisangani is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
399 m
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April weather nearby: Yangambi 88 km · Basoko 193 km · Babamba 258 km · Buta 258 km · Aketi 293 km · Bumba 355 km · Wamba 361 km · Isiro 368 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 Kisangani (0.5153°, 25.191°, elevation 400 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).