Monze weather in April

In April, Monze sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 30 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in April, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Monze's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monze's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:21 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
41%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Monze is town in 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 26°C through the month.

A typical April day in Monze reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C warmer than May.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12717
22717
32717
42717
52717
62717
72717
82616
92616
102616
112616
122616
132616
142616
152616
162616
172616
182615
192615
202615
212615
222615
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242615
252615
262615
272615
282615
292615
302614

How April really feels in Monze

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.

Monze weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°23624.912.94.1
Feb27° / 19°17121.112.54.4
Mar27° / 18°12417.912.15.4
Apr26° / 16°306.111.67.5
May25° / 13°30.611.38.9
Jun23° / 11°10.111.19.2
Jul23° / 11°10.211.19.2
Aug26° / 13°0011.59.1
Sep30° / 17°10.211.96.8
Oct32° / 20°153.212.45.0
Nov30° / 20°9113.912.84.3
Dec28° / 19°21123.6134.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26535
36733
46733
56931
67030
77129
87228
97228
107327
117327
127525
137525
147525
157624
167723
177822
187822
197921
208020
218119
228218
238218
248218
258416
268416
278515
288614
298614
308812

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Monze gets around 30 mm of rain over 6.1 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 21% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
139
237
336
435
534
633
732
830
929
1028
1127
1225
1324
1422
1520
1619
1717
1816
1915
2013
2112
2211
2310
249
259
268
277
287
296
306

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the comfortable band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16204431
26214428
37224526
48244524
58254521
69274519
710284418
811294416
912314315
1013324213
1114334112
1215343911
1317353810
1418363610
151937359
162138338
172339317
182439297
192640286
202840266
213140245
223340235
233539214
243839204
254039183
264238173
274537162
284737142
295036131
305235121

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2511calm
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2711calm
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2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:196:11
211.86:196:10
311.86:196:09
411.86:196:08
511.86:196:08
611.86:206:07
711.86:206:06
811.86:206:05
911.76:206:04
1011.76:206:04
1111.76:206:03
1211.76:216:02
1311.76:216:01
1411.76:216:01
1511.66:216:00
1611.66:215:59
1711.66:215:59
1811.66:225:58
1911.66:225:57
2011.66:225:57
2111.66:225:56
2211.56:225:55
2311.56:235:55
2411.56:235:54
2511.56:235:53
2611.56:235:53
2711.56:245:52
2811.56:245:52
2911.46:245:51
3011.46:245:51

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Monze

In seasonPeak

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

Monze's monsoon runs December–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 Monze?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Monze for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Monze in April

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

In April, Monze sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Monze 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 Monze peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 highExtremeJan 19UV 16Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Monze 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 Monze is worst in September — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1628 µg/m³Dec 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun10Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Monze?

Monze sits at 16.3°S, 27.5°E, 1,131 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Mazabuka, 55 km away.

ChomaKafueNampundweSinazongweChilanga TownshipNamalombweNamwala

Topography around Monze

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monze has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 1,118 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,042 m.

The land around Monze is covered by grassland (44%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (26%), trees (23%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
145 m
80 km
1,042 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Mazabuka 55 km · Choma 79 km · Kafue 94 km · Nampundwe 97 km · Sinazongwe 110 km · Chilanga Township 115 km · Namalombwe 124 km · Namwala 125 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 Monze (-16.2715°, 27.4772°, elevation 1,131 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).