Kuacjok weather in April

In April, Kuacjok sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 42 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kuacjok's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kuacjok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:03 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Kuacjok is city in South Sudan.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical April day in Kuacjok reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 3°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°40°45°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13826
23826
33826
43827
53827
63827
73827
83827
93827
103827
113827
123827
133827
143827
153827
163827
173827
183827
193827
203727
213727
223727
233727
243727
253727
263727
273727
283726
293726
303726

How April really feels in Kuacjok

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
17 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Kuacjok weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°00.111.62.9
Feb37° / 24°10.411.71.7
Mar39° / 26°162.711.90.9
Apr38° / 27°4210.112.21.1
May35° / 26°9817.812.42.0
Jun33° / 24°12219.912.52.8
Jul31° / 23°1712312.43.2
Aug30° / 22°19425.212.33.2
Sep31° / 23°14822.2123.2
Oct32° / 23°10318.111.83.2
Nov35° / 23°122.611.63.3
Dec35° / 23°0011.53.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35446
45446
55347
65248
75149
85050
95050
105050
114951
125050
134951
144951
154852
164753
174654
184654
194555
204555
214456
224456
234357
244357
254357
264258
274159
284159
294159
304159

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kuacjok gets around 42 mm of rain over 10.1 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 34% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
116
217
319
420
521
623
724
825
927
1028
1129
1231
1332
1433
1535
1636
1737
1838
1939
2040
2141
2242
2343
2443
2544
2645
2746
2847
2947
3048

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1421719184
2391720204
3361721215
4331722235
5311623255
6281623266
7261624287
8231525307
9211425328
10191425339
11171326359
121512263710
131411263811
141310254012
151110254113
16109244314
17108234415
1898224516
1988214617
2077204818
2177204918
2267195019
2366185020
2456175121
2556165122
2646155223
2745145324
2835135326
2935125327
3024125428

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:11 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:117:15
212.17:107:15
312.17:107:15
412.17:097:15
512.17:087:14
612.17:087:14
712.17:077:14
812.17:077:14
912.17:067:14
1012.17:067:14
1112.17:057:14
1212.27:057:14
1312.27:047:14
1412.27:047:14
1512.27:037:14
1612.27:037:14
1712.27:027:14
1812.27:027:14
1912.27:017:14
2012.27:017:14
2112.27:017:14
2212.27:007:14
2312.27:007:14
2412.26:597:14
2512.26:597:14
2612.36:587:14
2712.36:587:14
2812.36:587:14
2912.36:577:14
3012.36:577:14

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kuacjok

In seasonPeak

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

Kuacjok's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is April a good time to visit Kuacjok?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kuacjok.

What to pack for Kuacjok in April

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

In April, Kuacjok sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Kuacjok 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 Kuacjok peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kuacjok 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 Kuacjok is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateModerateMar 1542 µg/m³Aug 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar43Poor
Apr26Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov42Poor
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kuacjok?

Kuacjok sits at 8.3°N, 28.0°E, 428 m above sea level, in South Sudan. The nearest listed city is Gogrial, 29 km away.

AweilWinejokTonjAbyeiLeerRumbek

Topography around Kuacjok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kuacjok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m.

The land around Kuacjok is covered by wetland (45%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and shrubs (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
161 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Gogrial 29 km · Wau 67 km · Aweil 82 km · Winejok 91 km · Tonj 138 km · Abyei 152 km · Leer 238 km · Rumbek 250 km

South Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Prices
≈ 6% of US
price level, 2021
GDP per capita
$1,080
2015
Happiness
2.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Homicide rate
14
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
36.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 61%folk religion 33%Muslim 6%

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 Kuacjok (8.3028°, 27.98°, elevation 428 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).