Nhamatanda weather in April

In April, Nhamatanda sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 40 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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 54% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Nhamatanda's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nhamatanda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:57 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
41%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Nhamatanda is city 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 29°C through the month.

A typical April day in Nhamatanda reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

15°20°25°30°35°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13021
23021
33021
43021
53021
63021
73021
82921
92921
102921
112920
122920
132920
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282919
292919
302919

How April really feels in Nhamatanda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 3 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
3
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.

Nhamatanda weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°17417.6133.5
Feb31° / 23°13714.912.73.8
Mar31° / 22°10214.712.14.3
Apr29° / 20°408.211.65.8
May28° / 17°133.411.17.4
Jun27° / 16°102.710.98.2
Jul26° / 15°92.8118.2
Aug29° / 16°92.611.37.3
Sep31° / 18°143.211.95.5
Oct33° / 20°275.412.44.3
Nov33° / 22°829.912.93.5
Dec32° / 23°17614.813.13.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37129
47129
57129
67129
77129
87129
97228
107228
117426
127426
137525
147624
157624
167723
177921
187921
198020
208020
218218
228218
238317
248317
258317
268416
278416
288416
298515
308614

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Nhamatanda gets around 40 mm of rain over 8.2 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 27% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
437
536
636
735
834
933
1032
1131
1230
1329
1428
1527
1626
1725
1824
1923
2022
2121
2220
2320
2419
2518
2618
2717
2817
2916
3016

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101740493
201841472
302942452
4021043422
5021145402
6021345382
7021446362
8021547341
9021648321
10031849301
11031949281
12022050271
13022151251
14022152241
15022252231
16022352221
17022353211
18022453200
19022553200
20132651190
21132751180
22132950180
23133049170
24143248160
25143347150
26153545140
27153744130
28163943120
29164141110
3017434090

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:535:43
211.85:535:42
311.85:535:41
411.85:535:40
511.85:545:39
611.75:545:39
711.75:545:38
811.75:545:37
911.75:555:36
1011.75:555:35
1111.75:555:34
1211.65:555:33
1311.65:565:33
1411.65:565:32
1511.65:565:31
1611.65:575:30
1711.55:575:29
1811.55:575:29
1911.55:575:28
2011.55:585:27
2111.55:585:26
2211.55:585:26
2311.45:595:25
2411.45:595:24
2511.45:595:24
2611.45:595:23
2711.46:005:22
2811.46:005:21
2911.36:005:21
3011.36:015:20

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Nhamatanda

In seasonPeak

None of Nhamatanda's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Nhamatanda's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Nhamatanda?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nhamatanda in April

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

In April, Nhamatanda sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nhamatanda in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nhamatanda peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 14Jun 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Nhamatanda 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 Nhamatanda is worst in October — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.7× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodOct 1140 µg/m³Jan 17 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr10Good
May14Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov18Moderate
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nhamatanda?

Nhamatanda sits at 19.3°S, 34.2°E, 59 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Gondola, 63 km away.

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Topography around Nhamatanda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nhamatanda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 788 m.

The land around Nhamatanda is covered by grassland (51%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
417 m
80 km
788 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Gondola 63 km · Dondo 67 km · Gorongosa 68 km · Búzi 71 km · Chimoio 78 km · Beira 92 km · Messica 123 km · Manica 145 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 Nhamatanda (-19.2692°, 34.2128°, elevation 59 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).