Mongu weather in April

In April, Mongu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 26 mm of rain across 4.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-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 55% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Mongu's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mongu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
5th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
4.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:38 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
40%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Mongu is city in Western Zambia.

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 Mongu reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22919
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42919
52919
62919
72919
82919
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102919
112918
122918
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212918
222918
232918
242918
252918
262918
272918
282917
292917
302917

How April really feels in Mongu

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.

Mongu weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°26124.912.84.0
Feb28° / 20°21421.712.54.2
Mar28° / 19°14918.612.14.6
Apr29° / 18°264.311.76.4
May28° / 16°10.211.37.8
Jun27° / 13°0011.19.1
Jul27° / 12°0011.29.1
Aug30° / 15°0011.56.9
Sep33° / 19°30.711.94.4
Oct34° / 21°24512.33.3
Nov31° / 20°13118.812.73.5
Dec28° / 20°2322512.93.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35842
46040
56139
66436
76535
86733
96832
107030
117129
127228
137327
147525
157624
167822
177822
188020
198119
208218
218416
228515
238614
248713
258713
268911
278911
288911
299010
30919

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mongu gets around 26 mm of rain over 4.3 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 16% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
140
238
335
433
531
628
726
824
922
1020
1119
1217
1315
1414
1512
1611
1710
189
198
207
217
226
236
245
255
264
274
284
293
303

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
110192743
211202841
312212938
414222934
515243032
617253029
718263026
820263023
922273021
1024273019
1126283017
1228282915
1330282814
1433282712
1535282611
1637272610
174027249
184226238
194526227
204725216
215024206
225323195
235622184
245821174
256220153
266419143
276718132
286917122
297216111
307415101

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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
1110calm
1210calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:366:28
211.96:366:28
311.86:366:27
411.86:366:26
511.86:366:25
611.86:376:25
711.86:376:24
811.86:376:23
911.86:376:22
1011.76:376:22
1111.76:376:21
1211.76:376:20
1311.76:386:20
1411.76:386:19
1511.76:386:18
1611.76:386:17
1711.66:386:17
1811.66:386:16
1911.66:386:15
2011.66:396:15
2111.66:396:14
2211.66:396:14
2311.66:396:13
2411.66:396:12
2511.56:406:12
2611.56:406:11
2711.56:406:11
2811.56:406:10
2911.56:406:10
3011.56:416:09

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 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
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255.9Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Mongu

In seasonPeak

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

Mongu'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 Mongu?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mongu in April

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

In April, Mongu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mongu in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mongu peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeExtremeJan 19UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mongu 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 Mongu is worst in September — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.7× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1435 µg/m³Apr 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May9Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct24Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mongu?

Mongu sits at 15.2°S, 23.1°E, 1,016 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Kalabo, 56 km away.

SenangaLukuluKaomaZambeziKabompoLumbalaManyinga

Topography around Mongu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mongu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 1,024 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m.

The land around Mongu is covered by wetland (53%) within 3 km, wetland (57%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and wetland (31%), trees (26%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
118 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Kalabo 56 km · Senanga 98 km · Lukulu 98 km · Kaoma 187 km · Zambezi 190 km · Kabompo 217 km · Lumbala 222 km · Manyinga 242 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 Mongu (-15.2484°, 23.1274°, elevation 1,016 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).