Climate averages 1991–2020
Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo weather
in April.
A hot, wet month: the 3rd warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 24.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 101 mm of rain on roughly 15 days, which makes April a wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 59 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Soyo (23 km away). In April its highs average 28.1°C, 0.7°C cooler than Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 100 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 40th of 60 for the warmest April highs and joint 10th of 60 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 60 cities is 28.7°C; Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo is level with that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 27.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 101 mm to 28 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
Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.3°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 87 | 14.4 | 12.412 h |
| February | 28.8°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 96 | 14.5 | 12.312 h |
| March | 29.2°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 94 | 14.7 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 28.7°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 101 | 14.6 | 12.012 h |
| May | 27.7°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 28 | 5.2 | 11.812 h |
| June | 25.7°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| July | 24.5°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| August | 24.5°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 1.6 | 0.2 | 11.912 h |
| September | 25.6°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 4.2 | 1.2 | 12.112 h |
| October | 27.0°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 27 | 7.4 | 12.212 h |
| November | 27.8°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 78 | 13.7 | 12.412 h |
| December | 27.9°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 81 | 13.3 | 12.512 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
- Soyo in AprilAngola · 23 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 25.5°C · 100 mm rain
- Cabinda in AprilAngola · 45 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 25.0°C · 187 mm rain
- Boma in AprilDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 76 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 24.2°C · 184 mm rain
- Matadi in AprilDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 121 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 23.4°C · 193 mm rain
- Pointe-Noire in AprilRepublic of the Congo · 140 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 24.6°C · 131 mm rain
- Dolisie in AprilRepublic of the Congo · 195 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 22.8°C · 180 mm rain
- Mbanza Kongo in AprilAngola · 210 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 21.2°C · 229 mm rain
- Nkayi in AprilRepublic of the Congo · 219 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.0°C · 150 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 Moanda) is explained once on the Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.