Masina weather in April

In April, Masina sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 186 mm of rain across 23.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Masina's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
186 mm
23.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:02 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
79%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Masina is is a commune in the east of the city of Kinshasa, located between Pool Malebo to the north and Boulevard Lumumba to the south..

Density
6,961/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 Masina reaches about 30°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 Masina

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.

Masina weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°11820.812.23.8
Feb30° / 23°10216.512.13.8
Mar31° / 23°12519.3123.4
Apr30° / 23°18623.911.93.1
May30° / 22°991811.84.2
Jun29° / 21°61.511.86.7
Jul29° / 20°10.111.86.9
Aug29° / 20°61.511.96.1
Sep31° / 22°205.7124.9
Oct30° / 22°12420.212.13.7
Nov29° / 22°18825.812.23.3
Dec29° / 22°16025.812.23.4

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 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
32179
42179
52080
62080
72080
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Masina gets around 186 mm of rain over 23.9 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 79% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
170
270
371
471
572
673
774
875
976
1077
1178
1279
1380
1481
1582
1682
1783
1883
1983
2084
2184
2284
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2483
2583
2683
2783
2883
2982
3082

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12953
22953
32944
42944
52944
62944
72944
82944
92935
102935
112935
122935
131945
141945
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161945
170955
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230955
240964
250964
260964
270964
280964
290973
300973

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 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
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54calm
64calm
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84calm
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104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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154calm
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184calm
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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 6:04 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:046:02
212.06:046:02
312.06:046:01
412.06:046:01
511.96:036:00
611.96:036:00
711.96:035:59
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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 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 4.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
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184.9Bright
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204.8Bright
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274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Masina

In seasonPeak

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

Masina's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Masina?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Masina.

What to pack for Masina in April

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

In April, Masina sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Masina 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 Masina peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 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 17UV 15Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Masina 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 Masina is worst in June — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 41 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJun 1990 µg/m³Jan 1441 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr50Poor
May74Unhealthy
Jun91Unhealthy
Jul84Unhealthy
Aug63Unhealthy
Sep61Unhealthy
Oct50Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Masina?

Masina sits at 4.4°S, 15.4°E, 288 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kinshasa, 11 km away.

MouyondziKimpeseLoutété

Topography around Masina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 285 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 432 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 m.

The land around Masina is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
432 m
80 km
604 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Kinshasa 11 km · Brazzaville 18 km · Kasangulu 33 km · Inkisi 91 km · Mbanza-Ngungu 114 km · Mouyondzi 168 km · Kimpese 169 km · Loutété 171 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 Masina (-4.3836°, 15.3914°, elevation 288 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).