Kaputa weather in April

In April, Kaputa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 77 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kaputa's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaputa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:07 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
62%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical April day in Kaputa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

20°23°25°28°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12721
22721
32721
42721
52721
62721
72721
82721
92721
102721
112721
122721
132721
142721
152721
162721
172721
182721
192721
202721
212721
222721
232721
242721
252721
262721
272821
282821
292821
302821

Kaputa weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 21°17925.812.44.0
Feb27° / 21°15220.812.34.3
Mar27° / 21°16322.812.14.5
Apr27° / 21°7713.711.85.8
May28° / 21°71.511.68.1
Jun27° / 19°0011.58.8
Jul27° / 18°0011.68.9
Aug29° / 20°10.211.77.7
Sep30° / 22°30.8126.2
Oct30° / 22°337.212.25.2
Nov28° / 22°11918.412.44.6
Dec27° / 21°19425.212.54.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32773
42872
52971
63070
73268
83367
93466
103763
113763
123961
134060
144357
154456
164555
174852
184951
195050
205149
215248
225347
235446
245545
255644
265743
275842
286040
296139
306238

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kaputa 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 46% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
173
272
372
471
570
668
766
865
963
1061
1159
1256
1354
1451
1549
1646
1743
1840
1937
2035
2132
2230
2328
2426
2524
2622
2721
2819
2918
3017

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 58% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1001387
2001486
3001585
4001783
5001981
6002179
7002377
8002575
9002773
10012970
11013069
12013267
13013465
14023563
15023761
16033958
17034156
18044254
19054451
20064648
21074746
22084843
23095041
240115138
250125236
261135333
271145431
281165429
291175626
302185624

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 7 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
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:086:04
211.96:086:03
311.96:086:03
411.96:086:02
511.96:086:02
611.96:086:01
711.96:086:01
811.96:086:00
911.96:086:00
1011.96:075:59
1111.96:075:58
1211.86:075:58
1311.86:075:57
1411.86:075:57
1511.86:075:56
1611.86:075:56
1711.86:075:55
1811.86:075:55
1911.86:075:55
2011.86:075:54
2111.86:075:54
2211.86:075:53
2311.86:075:53
2411.86:075:52
2511.76:075:52
2611.76:075:52
2711.76:075:51
2811.76:075:51
2911.76:075:50
3011.76:075:50

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kaputa

In seasonPeak

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

Kaputa's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Kaputa?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Kaputa for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kaputa in April

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

In April, Kaputa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kaputa 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 Kaputa peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 20UV 16Aug 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kaputa 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 Kaputa is worst in August — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 14.7× the cleanest month (April, 7 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 20100 µg/m³Apr 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May11Good
Jun37Poor
Jul63Unhealthy
Aug103Unhealthy
Sep87Unhealthy
Oct47Poor
Nov14Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kaputa?

Kaputa sits at 8.5°S, 29.7°E, 950 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Chiengi, 59 km away.

PwetoPepaMporokosoKitukuNchelenge

Topography around Kaputa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaputa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 947 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,183 m.

The land around Kaputa is covered by grassland (44%) and cropland (41%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
430 m
80 km
1,183 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Chiengi 59 km · Pweto 84 km · Pepa 87 km · Mporokoso 113 km · Kituku 115 km · Nchelenge 141 km · Baudhuinville 154 km · Kirando 156 km

Zambia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,318
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
5.2
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
20.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 573
Religion
Protestant 75%Roman Catholic 20%other 3%none 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 Kaputa (-8.4689°, 29.6619°, elevation 950 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).