Kongolo weather in April

In April, Kongolo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 108 mm of rain across 15.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 12% 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 Kongolo's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kongolo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:16 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
76%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Kongolo is city.

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 Kongolo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°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 2°C cooler than May.

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

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.

Kongolo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 21°19223.212.33.8
Feb29° / 22°14418.212.23.9
Mar29° / 22°16320.5123.9
Apr30° / 22°10815.911.94.2
May32° / 22°204.911.84.6
Jun33° / 21°30.611.74.3
Jul33° / 21°20.311.74.2
Aug33° / 22°163.311.84.1
Sep31° / 22°6110.6124.1
Oct29° / 21°15621.112.13.8
Nov28° / 21°21923.912.23.9
Dec28° / 21°21725.412.33.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41981
51981
62080
72080
82080
92080
102080
112179
122278
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kongolo gets around 108 mm of rain over 15.9 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 53% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
165
265
365
465
565
665
764
864
963
1062
1161
1260
1359
1458
1556
1655
1753
1852
1950
2048
2146
2245
2343
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2540
2639
2738
2837
2936
3034

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1001090
2001189
3001189
4001189
5001189
6001288
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8001288
9001387
10001387
11001486
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14001684
15001684
16001783
17001882
18001981
19002179
20002278
21012475
22012574
23012772
24012871
25022969
26023167
27033265
28033364
29043561
30143659

Wind in April

Winds average 6 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
15calm
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206calm
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306calm

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 6:18 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:186:15
212.06:186:15
311.96:186:14
411.96:176:14
511.96:176:13
611.96:176:13
711.96:176:13
811.96:176:12
911.96:176:12
1011.96:176:11
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1211.96:166:10
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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 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
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285.4Bright
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305.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kongolo

In seasonPeak

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

Kongolo's monsoon runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Kongolo?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Kongolo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kongolo in April

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

In April, Kongolo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kongolo 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 Kongolo peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 18UV 15Aug 14UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug6High
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kongolo 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 Kongolo is worst in July — around 126 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.5× the cleanest month (April, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodJul 19122 µg/m³Apr 910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May37Poor
Jun84Unhealthy
Jul126Unhealthy
Aug102Unhealthy
Sep35Poor
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kongolo?

Kongolo sits at 5.4°S, 27.0°E, 562 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kabalo, 75 km away.

NyunzuKalimaLubaoKampeneManonoKalemie

Topography around Kongolo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kongolo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 564 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 731 m.

The land around Kongolo is covered by grassland (37%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and trees (52%), shrubs (24%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
411 m
80 km
731 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Kabalo 75 km · Kasongo 113 km · Nyunzu 129 km · Kalima 135 km · Lubao 139 km · Kampene 202 km · Manono 217 km · Kalemie 251 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 Kongolo (-5.3853°, 27.0003°, elevation 562 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).