Mweka weather in April

In April, Mweka sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 163 mm of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Mweka's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mweka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
23.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:37 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Mweka is a locality, capital of the territory of the province of Kasaï in the Democratic Republic of 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 29°C through the month.

A typical April day in Mweka reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12922
22922
32922
42922
52922
62922
72922
82922
92922
102922
112922
122922
132922
142922
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172922
182922
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202922
212922
222922
232922
242922
252922
262922
272922
282922
292922
302922

How April really feels in Mweka

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.

Mweka weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°14321.912.23.8
Feb30° / 22°13619.512.23.7
Mar29° / 22°16822.6123.6
Apr29° / 22°16323.111.93.6
May29° / 22°9015.811.84.5
Jun30° / 21°224.911.75.5
Jul31° / 21°163.811.75.1
Aug30° / 22°7813.811.84.4
Sep29° / 21°13222.2123.7
Oct29° / 21°17325.112.13.5
Nov28° / 21°18224.812.23.6
Dec28° / 21°17025.112.33.6

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 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21783
31783
41783
51684
61684
71684
81684
91684
101684
111585
121585
131585
141585
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201585
211783
221783
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241783
251882
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291882
301981

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mweka gets around 163 mm of rain over 23.1 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 77% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
175
276
376
476
577
677
778
878
978
1079
1179
1279
1379
1479
1579
1679
1779
1878
1978
2077
2177
2276
2376
2475
2574
2674
2773
2873
2972
3071

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11981
21981
31981
41981
51981
61981
71981
81981
91981
101981
110991
120991
130991
140991
150991
160991
170991
180991
190991
200991
211981
221981
231981
241981
251981
261981
272971
282971
292971
302971

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 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
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm

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 6:40 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:406:37
212.06:396:37
312.06:396:36
411.96:396:36
511.96:396:35
611.96:396:35
711.96:396:35
811.96:386:34
911.96:386:34
1011.96:386:33
1111.96:386:33
1211.96:386:32
1311.96:386:32
1411.96:376:32
1511.96:376:31
1611.96:376:31
1711.96:376:30
1811.96:376:30
1911.96:376:30
2011.96:376:29
2111.96:376:29
2211.96:376:29
2311.96:366:28
2411.96:366:28
2511.96:366:28
2611.96:366:27
2711.86:366:27
2811.86:366:27
2911.86:366:26
3011.86:366:26

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Mweka?

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
4.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mweka.

What to pack for Mweka in April

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

In April, Mweka sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mweka 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 Mweka peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 18UV 14Aug 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug4Moderate
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Mweka 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 Mweka is worst in August — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.5× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateAug 1089 µg/m³Nov 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun47Poor
Jul85Unhealthy
Aug90Unhealthy
Sep35Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mweka?

Mweka sits at 4.9°S, 21.6°E, 591 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Luebo, 58 km away.

IleboKanangaTshikapaDibaya-LubweLusamboIdiofa

Topography around Mweka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mweka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 550 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m.

The land around Mweka is covered by trees (46%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
217 m
80 km
401 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Luebo 58 km · Demba 106 km · Ilebo 122 km · Kananga 150 km · Tshikapa 193 km · Dibaya-Lubwe 203 km · Lusambo 209 km · Idiofa 218 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 Mweka (-4.8519°, 21.5595°, elevation 591 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).