Climate averages 1991–2020
Manono weather
in April.
A hot, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Manono: daytime highs average 30.8°C and nights cool to about 21.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 97 mm of rain on roughly 15 days, which makes April a wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mulongo (74 km away). In April its highs average 30.1°C, 0.6°C cooler than Manono, with 109 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Manono ranks 2nd of 60 for the warmest April highs and 9th of 60 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 60 cities is 28.7°C; Manono is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 33.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 97 mm to 12 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Manono climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 203 | 23.7 | 12.512 h |
| February | 29.6°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 158 | 18.6 | 12.312 h |
| March | 29.9°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 164 | 21.2 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 30.8°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 97 | 14.7 | 11.912 h |
| May | 33.4°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 12 | 3.3 | 11.812 h |
| June | 34.5°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| July | 34.4°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| August | 35.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 4.1 | 1.2 | 11.912 h |
| September | 33.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 35 | 7.0 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.6°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 120 | 18.5 | 12.312 h |
| November | 28.9°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 194 | 24.2 | 12.412 h |
| December | 28.3°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 209 | 25.8 | 12.513 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Mulongo in AprilDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 74 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.7°C · 109 mm rain
- Kabalo in AprilDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 149 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 21.8°C · 129 mm rain
- Kongolo in AprilDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 217 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 21.9°C · 108 mm rain
- Kalima in AprilDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 221 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 20.2°C · 101 mm rain
- Kalemie in AprilDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 249 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 21.4°C · 180 mm rain
- Baudhuinville in AprilDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 259 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 18.0°C · 175 mm rain
- Nchelenge in AprilZambia · 271 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 21.9°C · 132 mm rain
- Bukama in AprilDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 272 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 21.5°C · 60 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Manono) is explained once on the Manono year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.