Mossendjo weather in April

In April, Mossendjo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 212 mm of rain across 25.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-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 1% 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 Mossendjo's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mossendjo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
212 mm
25.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:11 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
84%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Mossendjo is village in Republic of the Congo.

Density
3,821/km²
people per km²

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 Mossendjo 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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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How April really feels in Mossendjo

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.

Mossendjo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°24927.712.23.0
Feb30° / 22°2012412.12.9
Mar30° / 22°19126123.0
Apr30° / 22°21225.611.93.0
May29° / 22°13721.711.93.7
Jun27° / 20°163.911.86.9
Jul26° / 19°61.511.87.4
Aug26° / 19°112.611.97.1
Sep28° / 21°4010.5125.7
Oct29° / 21°21026.612.13.2
Nov29° / 21°30928.512.12.9
Dec29° / 21°30429.312.22.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mossendjo gets around 212 mm of rain over 25.6 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 85% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 (%)
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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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 6:15 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:156:13
212.06:146:13
312.06:146:12
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512.06:146:12
612.06:136:11
712.06:136:11
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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 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 4.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Mossendjo

In seasonPeak

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

Mossendjo's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Mossendjo?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mossendjo.

What to pack for Mossendjo in April

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

In April, Mossendjo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mossendjo in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mossendjo peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun7High
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Mossendjo 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 Mossendjo is worst in July — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJul 1128 µg/m³Nov 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mossendjo?

Mossendjo sits at 2.9°S, 12.7°E, 448 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Sibiti, 108 km away.

SibitiLoudimaDolisieNkayiKayesMoandaFrancevilleMouyondzi

Topography around Mossendjo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mossendjo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 448 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 338 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 751 m.

The land around Mossendjo is covered by trees (65%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
338 m
80 km
751 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Sibiti 108 km · Loudima 136 km · Dolisie 139 km · Nkayi 152 km · Kayes 154 km · Moanda 163 km · Franceville 176 km · Mouyondzi 179 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 Mossendjo (-2.9497°, 12.7042°, elevation 448 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).