Moanda weather in April

In April, Moanda sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 140 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-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 4% 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 Moanda's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moanda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
140 mm
22.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:08 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Moanda is human settlement.

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 Moanda reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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 Moanda

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.

Moanda weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°13721.812.13.4
Feb31° / 22°13419.812.13.1
Mar31° / 22°14922.8123.0
Apr31° / 22°14022.8123.1
May30° / 22°12122.211.93.6
Jun29° / 21°4210.111.95.6
Jul28° / 21°29811.96.4
Aug29° / 21°4911.911.95.2
Sep29° / 22°10621.7123.7
Oct30° / 21°18926.8123.1
Nov30° / 21°18525.812.13.1
Dec30° / 22°15823.912.13.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22080
32080
42080
52080
61981
71981
81981
91882
101882
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Moanda gets around 140 mm of rain over 22.8 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 75% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
174
274
374
474
574
674
775
875
975
1075
1175
1275
1375
1475
1575
1675
1775
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1976
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2176
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2676
2777
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3077

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.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10982
20982
30982
40982
50982
60982
70982
80982
90982
100982
110982
120982
131972
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211972
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241972
251972
260982
270982
280982
290991
300991

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
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154calm
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274calm
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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 6:12 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:126:11
212.06:126:11
312.06:126:11
412.06:116:10
512.06:116:10
612.06:116:10
712.06:116:09
812.06:106:09
912.06:106:09
1012.06:106:08
1112.06:106:08
1212.06:096:08
1312.06:096:07
1412.06:096:07
1512.06:096:07
1612.06:086:06
1712.06:086:06
1812.06:086:06
1912.06:086:06
2012.06:086:05
2112.06:076:05
2212.06:076:05
2312.06:076:04
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2712.06:066:04
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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 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 5.12 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
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145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
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215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Moanda?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Moanda.

What to pack for Moanda in April

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

In April, Moanda sees daytime highs around 31°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 Moanda in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Moanda peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 16UV 14Jun 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun7High
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Moanda 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 Moanda is worst in July — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJul 1828 µg/m³Oct 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov11Good
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Moanda?

Moanda sits at 1.6°S, 13.2°E, 416 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Franceville, 43 km away.

FrancevilleKoulamoutouMossendjoDjambalaSibitiMouilaMakokouMouyondzi

Topography around Moanda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moanda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 430 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 645 m.

The land around Moanda is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
437 m
80 km
645 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Franceville 43 km · Koulamoutou 95 km · Mossendjo 163 km · Djambala 204 km · Sibiti 236 km · Mouila 241 km · Makokou 241 km · Mouyondzi 282 km

Gabon travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,263
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
23.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 46%Roman Catholic 30%Muslim 11%none 7%

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 Moanda (-1.5665°, 13.1987°, elevation 416 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).