Apac weather in April

In April, Apac sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 168 mm of rain across 22.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 10% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
168 mm
22.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:49 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Apac is place in Northern Uganda, Uganda.

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 Apac reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°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
52921
62921
72921
82921
92921
102921
112921
122921
132921
142921
152921
162921
172921
182921
192921
202921
212821
222821
232821
242821
252821
262821
272821
282821
292821
302821

How April really feels in Apac

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Apac weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°275.411.94.9
Feb32° / 21°306.611.94.1
Mar31° / 21°10414.6123.9
Apr29° / 21°16822.5123.8
May28° / 20°14222.812.14.4
Jun28° / 20°9718.112.15.1
Jul27° / 19°9518.112.15.2
Aug28° / 19°13121.512.14.8
Sep28° / 19°12319.6124.5
Oct28° / 20°16121.8124.2
Nov28° / 20°12717.611.94.6
Dec30° / 20°477.911.95.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43268
53169
62971
72971
82872
92872
102674
112674
122674
132674
142377
152377
162377
172377
182377
192377
202179
212179
222080
232080
242080
252080
262080
272080
282179
292278
302278

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Apac gets around 168 mm of rain over 22.5 wet days in April, the wettest month. 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 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
165
265
366
466
567
668
768
869
970
1071
1172
1273
1374
1475
1576
1676
1777
1878
1978
2079
2180
2280
2381
2481
2582
2682
2782
2882
2982
3082

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1210880
2110890
319900
418910
518910
607921
707921
806931
906931
1005941
1105941
1204951
1304951
1403961
1503961
1602971
1702971
1802971
1901981
2001981
2101981
2201981
2301981
2400991
2500991
2600982
2700991
2800991
2900991
3000991

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 06 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 6:54 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:546:55
212.06:546:55
312.06:536:54
412.06:536:54
512.06:536:54
612.06:526:54
712.06:526:53
812.06:516:53
912.06:516:53
1012.06:516:53
1112.06:506:52
1212.06:506:52
1312.06:506:52
1412.06:496:52
1512.06:496:52
1612.06:496:51
1712.06:486:51
1812.06:486:51
1912.06:486:51
2012.16:486:51
2112.16:476:50
2212.16:476:50
2312.16:476:50
2412.16:476:50
2512.16:466:50
2612.16:466:50
2712.16:466:50
2812.16:466:49
2912.16:456:49
3012.16:456:49

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Apac?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Apac.

What to pack for Apac in April

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

In April, Apac sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Apac in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Apac peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Apac 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 Apac is worst in January — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.4× the cleanest month (April, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 1852 µg/m³Apr 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb39Poor
Mar21Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Apac?

Apac sits at 2.0°N, 32.5°E, 1,038 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kiryandongo Refugee Camp, 42 km away.

Kiryandongo Refugee CampBuyaleLiraKigumbaOpitDokoloGuluAnaka

Topography around Apac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apac has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 1,049 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 m.

The land around Apac is covered by shrubs (38%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
62 m
80 km
528 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Kiryandongo Refugee Camp 42 km · Buyale 47 km · Lira 50 km · Kigumba 62 km · Opit 71 km · Dokolo 72 km · Gulu 93 km · Anaka 96 km

Uganda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,206
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 518
Religion
Protestant 45%Roman Catholic 39%Muslim 14%other 2%

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 Apac (1.9756°, 32.5386°, elevation 1,038 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).