Nakonde weather in April

In April, Nakonde sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 120 mm of rain across 17.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Nakonde's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nakonde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
16°
6th coldest
Rainfall
120 mm
17.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:55 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Nakonde is Town in Muchinga Province, 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 25°C through the month.

A typical April day in Nakonde reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12517
22517
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52517
62517
72517
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92517
102517
112516
122516
132516
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292516
302516

Nakonde weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°27728.512.53.8
Feb25° / 17°21924.612.33.9
Mar25° / 17°24827.512.14.0
Apr25° / 16°12017.211.85.7
May25° / 15°143.211.68.2
Jun24° / 13°00.111.59.1
Jul24° / 12°0011.59.2
Aug26° / 13°10.211.78.8
Sep28° / 15°30.711.97.6
Oct30° / 17°204.812.25.9
Nov29° / 17°11014.512.45.0
Dec26° / 17°24925.212.54.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22080
32179
42278
52476
62575
72674
82872
92971
103169
113367
123466
133664
143961
154159
164357
174555
184654
194852
205050
215248
225347
235545
245644
255743
265941
276040
286139
296238
306337

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Nakonde gets around 120 mm of rain over 17.2 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 57% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
186
286
385
483
582
680
778
876
974
1072
1170
1267
1365
1462
1560
1657
1754
1851
1949
2046
2143
2241
2338
2436
2534
2632
2730
2828
2926
3025

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the humid band about 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
105914
206904
307903
408893
509883
6011863
7012862
8013852
9015832
10016822
11018802
12020791
13021781
14023761
15025741
16127711
17130681
18132661
19134650
20137620
21239590
22242560
23245530
24247510
25350470
26352450
27454420
28556390
29558370
30759340

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3013light breeze

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 5:56 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:565:51
211.95:565:51
311.95:565:50
411.95:565:50
511.95:565:49
611.95:565:48
711.95:565:48
811.95:565:47
911.95:565:47
1011.85:565:46
1111.85:565:46
1211.85:565:45
1311.85:555:45
1411.85:555:44
1511.85:555:44
1611.85:555:43
1711.85:555:43
1811.85:555:42
1911.85:555:42
2011.85:555:41
2111.85:555:41
2211.75:555:40
2311.75:565:40
2411.75:565:39
2511.75:565:39
2611.75:565:38
2711.75:565:38
2811.75:565:38
2911.75:565:37
3011.75:565:37

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.29 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Nakonde

In seasonPeak

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

Nakonde'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 Nakonde?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Nakonde for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nakonde in April

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

In April, Nakonde sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Nakonde 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 Nakonde peaks around February 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 16Jun 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Nakonde 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 Nakonde is worst in October — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodOct 1020 µg/m³May 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nakonde?

Nakonde sits at 9.3°S, 32.7°E, 1,589 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Tunduma, 5.0 km away.

UtenguleKiwiraMbeyaIsoka

Topography around Nakonde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nakonde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m around an average of 1,592 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,568 m.

The land around Nakonde is covered by cropland (58%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (29%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
199 m
16 km
444 m
80 km
1,568 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Tunduma 5.0 km · Vwawa 33 km · Mlowo 46 km · Chitipa 70 km · Utengule 81 km · Kiwira 89 km · Mbeya 92 km · Isoka 92 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 Nakonde (-9.3421°, 32.745°, elevation 1,589 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).