Rumbek weather in April

In April, Rumbek sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 77 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Rumbek's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rumbek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:57 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Rumbek is human settlement.

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 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical April day in Rumbek reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 3°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°40°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13726
23726
33726
43726
53726
63726
73626
83626
93626
103626
113626
123626
133626
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203526
213526
223526
233526
243525
253525
263525
273525
283425
293425
303425

How April really feels in Rumbek

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.

Rumbek weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 24°30.411.62.7
Feb37° / 25°4111.81.7
Mar38° / 26°245.1121.4
Apr36° / 26°7713.712.11.9
May33° / 24°13620.712.32.6
Jun31° / 23°13220.612.43.2
Jul30° / 22°16723.112.43.4
Aug30° / 22°17424.112.23.3
Sep31° / 22°15021.9123.3
Oct31° / 23°13121.111.83.2
Nov33° / 23°338.411.73.6
Dec35° / 23°4111.63.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34357
44258
54060
64060
73862
83763
93664
103664
113466
123367
133367
143268
153268
163268
173169
183169
193169
203169
213169
223169
233169
243169
253268
263268
273268
283268
293268
303268

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Rumbek gets around 77 mm of rain over 13.7 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 45% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
128
229
331
432
534
635
737
839
940
1041
1143
1244
1345
1446
1547
1648
1749
1850
1951
2051
2152
2252
2353
2453
2554
2654
2755
2856
2956
3057

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11316293210
21215293311
31114293512
4913283713
5812283814
6711274015
7610254217
859244318
949234520
1038214621
1137204723
1226184825
1326174927
1425164929
1524144931
1614134933
1713124835
1813114737
1913104739
201294641
211294543
221284445
231284347
240274249
250174151
260164053
270164053
280153955
290153856
300143758

Wind in April

Winds average 8 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
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:047:08
212.17:047:07
312.17:037:07
412.17:037:07
512.17:027:07
612.17:027:07
712.17:017:07
812.17:017:07
912.17:007:07
1012.17:007:07
1112.16:597:06
1212.16:597:06
1312.16:587:06
1412.16:587:06
1512.16:577:06
1612.16:577:06
1712.26:577:06
1812.26:567:06
1912.26:567:06
2012.26:557:06
2112.26:557:06
2212.26:557:06
2312.26:547:06
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2512.26:537:06
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2712.26:537:06
2812.26:527:06
2912.26:527:06
3012.26:527:06

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
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205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Rumbek

In seasonPeak

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

Rumbek's rainy season runs May–October, 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 Rumbek?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rumbek.

What to pack for Rumbek in April

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

In April, Rumbek sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rumbek 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 Rumbek peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 20UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Rumbek 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 Rumbek is worst in January — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.2× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyJan 1281 µg/m³Sep 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan81Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar51Poor
Apr25Moderate
May12Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec80Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Rumbek?

Rumbek sits at 6.8°N, 29.7°E, 428 m above sea level, in South Sudan. The nearest listed city is Tonj, 122 km away.

TonjLeerWauBorKuacjokGogrialYambioJuba

Topography around Rumbek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rumbek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m.

The land around Rumbek is covered by grassland (72%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
47 m
80 km
160 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
April weather nearby: Tonj 122 km · Leer 174 km · Wau 211 km · Bor 218 km · Kuacjok 250 km · Gogrial 259 km · Yambio 286 km · Juba 303 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 Rumbek (6.8062°, 29.6774°, 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).