Monapo weather in April

In April, Monapo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 72 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 34% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Monapo's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monapo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:29 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
51%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Monapo is town in Mozambique.

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 Monapo 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 28°C and 31°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 Monapo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 23 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
23
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.

Monapo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°28026.212.82.7
Feb31° / 23°2372312.52.9
Mar30° / 23°1832312.13.3
Apr30° / 22°7214.211.74.8
May29° / 20°175.411.36.5
Jun27° / 19°123.711.17.6
Jul27° / 18°133.611.27.8
Aug28° / 18°92.811.57.3
Sep30° / 19°82.311.96.2
Oct32° / 21°193.612.34.9
Nov33° / 23°487.612.73.8
Dec32° / 23°17019.712.93.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 37% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35446
45644
55743
65842
76040
86139
96337
106436
116634
126832
137030
147228
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Monapo gets around 72 mm of rain over 14.2 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 47% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
169
268
367
466
565
664
763
861
959
1057
1156
1254
1352
1450
1548
1646
1744
1842
1940
2038
2136
2234
2333
2431
2530
2629
2727
2826
2925
3024

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11107712
21117612
31127611
41127710
5113779
6115759
7116758
8217747
9219727
10220726
11221716
12223696
13224695
14226684
15227674
16329653
17331633
18333613
19335602
20336592
21438562
22440551
23441541
24543511
25545491
26647471
27649450
28751420
29852400
30854380

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:275:20
211.95:275:19
311.85:275:18
411.85:285:17
511.85:285:17
611.85:285:16
711.85:285:15
811.85:285:15
911.85:285:14
1011.75:285:13
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1311.75:295:11
1411.75:295:10
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1911.65:295:07
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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 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.0Bright
285.0Bright
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305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Monapo

In seasonPeak

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

Monapo sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Monapo's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is April a good time to visit Monapo?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Monapo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Monapo in April

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

In April, Monapo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Monapo in April

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 62 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Monapo 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 Monapo peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jun 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec15Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Monapo?

Monapo sits at 14.9°S, 40.3°E, 111 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Namialo, 34 km away.

NampulaNametilNamapa-eratiAngoche

Topography around Monapo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monapo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 926 m.

The land around Monapo is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (31%), grassland (26%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
257 m
80 km
926 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
April weather nearby: Namialo 34 km · Mossuril 39 km · Mozambique 48 km · Nacala 57 km · Nampula 113 km · Nametil 136 km · Namapa-erati 143 km · Angoche 152 km

Mozambique travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$627
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
28%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.6
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
30
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 465
Religion
Catholic 27%Islam 19%Pentecostal 17%Saio/Zione 16%

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 Monapo (-14.9169°, 40.3022°, elevation 111 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).