Climate averages 1991–2020
Mongu weather
in April.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Mongu: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 17.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 46 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Livingstone (409 km away). In April its highs average 27.8°C, 0.9°C cooler than Mongu, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Zambia, Mongu ranks 1st of 24 for the warmest April highs and joint 7th of 24 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 24 cities is 25.5°C; Mongu is 3.3°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 28.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 26 mm to under 1 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
Mongu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.3°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 262 | 24.9 | 12.913 h |
| February | 27.4°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 217 | 22.0 | 12.613 h |
| March | 27.9°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 149 | 18.6 | 12.212 h |
| April, selected | 28.8°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 26 | 4.3 | 11.812 h |
| May | 28.4°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| June | 26.4°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| July | 26.4°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| August | 30.0°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| September | 33.7°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 3.0 | 0.7 | 12.012 h |
| October | 34.5°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 24 | 5.0 | 12.412 h |
| November | 30.7°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 131 | 18.8 | 12.813 h |
| December | 27.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 232 | 25.0 | 13.013 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
- Livingstone in AprilZambia · 409 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 16.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Choma in AprilZambia · 448 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 14.8°C · 30 mm rain
- Rundu in AprilNamibia · 465 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 16.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Tshilenge in AprilDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 477 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.1°C · 103 mm rain
- Solwezi in AprilZambia · 491 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 15.8°C · 48 mm rain
- Mazabuka in AprilZambia · 500 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 16.9°C · 21 mm rain
- Luena in AprilAngola · 519 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 15.8°C · 73 mm rain
- Maun in AprilBotswana · 527 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 16.7°C · 16 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 Mongu) is explained once on the Mongu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.