Samfya weather in April

In April, Samfya sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 51 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 11.8 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 41% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Samfya's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Samfya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:10 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
50%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Samfya is human settlement 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 Samfya reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°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)
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Samfya 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
Jan26° / 20°29628.912.63.6
Feb26° / 20°24324.112.43.9
Mar26° / 20°21125.112.14.4
Apr26° / 19°517.911.87.1
May26° / 17°20.411.58.8
Jun25° / 15°0011.39.4
Jul24° / 14°0011.49.5
Aug27° / 16°0011.68.9
Sep30° / 19°10.311.96.9
Oct31° / 21°183.212.35.5
Nov29° / 21°13515.812.54.7
Dec26° / 20°29827.912.73.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24852
34852
45050
55149
65347
75446
85545
95644
105743
115941
126040
136238
146337
156535
166634
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197129
207228
217327
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307921

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Samfya gets around 51 mm of rain over 7.9 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 28% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
164
261
359
456
553
650
748
845
942
1039
1136
1233
1330
1427
1525
1622
1720
1818
1916
2014
2112
2211
239
248
257
266
275
285
294
304

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1033562
2033760
3043957
4044254
5054451
6054649
7064846
8074944
9085141
10085339
11095437
120105634
130115732
140125830
150145828
160155926
170166024
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190206020
201225918
211245817
221265815
231285714
242315512
253335311
263355210
27437509
28538498
29740477
30842446

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:096:04
211.96:096:03
311.96:096:02
411.96:096:02
511.96:096:01
611.96:096:00
711.86:096:00
811.86:095:59
911.86:095:59
1011.86:095:58
1111.86:095:57
1211.86:095:57
1311.86:095:56
1411.86:095:56
1511.86:105:55
1611.76:105:54
1711.76:105:54
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1911.76:105:53
2011.76:105:52
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2211.76:105:51
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2511.76:105:50
2611.66:105:49
2711.66:105:49
2811.66:115:48
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3011.66:115:47

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Samfya

In seasonPeak

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

Samfya'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 Samfya?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Samfya in April

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

In April, Samfya sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Samfya 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 Samfya peaks around February 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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 21UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Samfya 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 Samfya is worst in August — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.5× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateAug 2376 µg/m³May 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun10Good
Jul30Moderate
Aug76Unhealthy
Sep74Unhealthy
Oct39Poor
Nov18Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Samfya?

Samfya sits at 11.4°S, 29.6°E, 1,183 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Mansa, 75 km away.

MansaLuwinguMokamboKawambwaMwansabombweMufuliraMapaloNdola

Topography around Samfya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Samfya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 1,175 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m.

The land around Samfya is covered by water (34%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, water (38%) within 16 km, and trees (24%) and wetland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
96 m
80 km
327 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Mansa 75 km · Luwingu 129 km · Mokambo 177 km · Kawambwa 183 km · Mwansabombwe 192 km · Mufulira 195 km · Mapalo 199 km · Ndola 203 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 Samfya (-11.3649°, 29.5565°, elevation 1,183 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).