Makoua weather in April

In April, Makoua sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 148 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-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 7% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Makoua's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Makoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
148 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:58 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Makoua is town in Cuvette Department, Republic of the 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 31°C through the month.

A typical April day in Makoua reaches about 31°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 34°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)
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How April really feels in Makoua

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.

Makoua weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°7614.1124.0
Feb31° / 22°9915.3123.4
Mar32° / 23°14321.2123.0
Apr31° / 23°14822.7123.0
May30° / 23°11922123.4
Jun30° / 22°6614.1124.6
Jul29° / 22°5413.1124.9
Aug30° / 22°8218.2124.2
Sep30° / 22°13724.6123.3
Oct29° / 22°18526.7123.2
Nov30° / 22°17123.5123.4
Dec30° / 22°9517.5123.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52476
62377
72377
82278
92278
102278
112278
122278
132179
142179
152179
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222080
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252179
262278
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302377

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Makoua gets around 148 mm of rain over 22.7 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 (%)
169
270
371
471
572
673
774
875
976
1076
1176
1277
1377
1477
1577
1676
1776
1876
1976
2076
2176
2276
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2476
2576
2676
2776
2876
2976
3076

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21946
22946
23946
24937
25937
26937
27937
28937
29937
30937

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:026:02
212.06:026:02
312.06:016:01
412.06:016:01
512.06:016:01
612.06:016:01
712.06:006:00
812.06:006:00
912.06:006:00
1012.05:595:59
1112.05:595:59
1212.05:595:59
1312.05:585:58
1412.05:585:58
1512.05:585:58
1612.05:585:58
1712.05:575:57
1812.05:575:57
1912.05:575:57
2012.05:575:57
2112.05:565:56
2212.05:565:56
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2512.05:565:56
2612.05:555:55
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3012.05:555:55

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
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245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
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285.1Bright
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305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Makoua?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Makoua.

What to pack for Makoua in April

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

In April, Makoua sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Makoua 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 Makoua peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 14Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Makoua 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 Makoua is worst in February — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodModerateFeb 1237 µg/m³Oct 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar23Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov15Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Makoua?

Makoua sits at 0.0°N, 15.6°E, 324 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Owando, 62 km away.

OwandoOyoPokolaOuessoMossakaGambomaBoloboBolenge

Topography around Makoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 332 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m.

The land around Makoua is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
229 m
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April weather nearby: Owando 62 km · Oyo 136 km · Pokola 173 km · Ouesso 185 km · Mossaka 188 km · Gamboma 211 km · Bolobo 250 km · Bolenge 287 km

Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,515
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
46%
of population, 2021
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22%Protestant 20%none 11%

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 Makoua (0.0069°, 15.6333°, elevation 324 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).