Tindouf weather in April

In April, Tindouf sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Tindouf's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tindouf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
6th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
7:13 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover
21%
6th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Tindouf is municipality of Algeria.

Density
1/km²
people per km²
Founded
1852

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical April day in Tindouf reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Tindouf

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tindouf weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 20.710.48.3
Feb23° / 10°50.9118.9
Mar26° / 13°20.311.88.8
Apr30° / 15°10.112.66.8
May33° / 18°10.113.34.5
Jun37° / 21°00.113.71.9
Jul42° / 26°0013.60.0
Aug41° / 26°10.3130.0
Sep37° / 22°20.412.22.3
Oct31° / 18°9111.35.9
Nov25° / 13°20.410.68.8
Dec21° / 40.710.38.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Tindouf gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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51
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
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51000
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Wind in April

Winds average 21 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
420light breeze
520light breeze
620light breeze
720light breeze
820light breeze
920light breeze
1020breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:30 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 8:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.27:307:45
212.37:297:45
312.37:287:46
412.37:267:46
512.47:257:47
612.47:247:47
712.47:237:48
812.47:227:48
912.57:217:49
1012.57:207:49
1112.57:187:50
1212.67:177:50
1312.67:167:51
1412.67:157:51
1512.67:147:52
1612.77:137:53
1712.77:127:53
1812.77:117:54
1912.77:107:54
2012.87:097:55
2112.87:087:55
2212.87:077:56
2312.87:067:56
2412.97:057:57
2512.97:047:58
2612.97:037:58
2712.97:027:59
2813.07:017:59
2913.07:008:00
3013.06:598:00

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 8.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
117.5Intense
127.5Intense
137.5Intense
147.5Intense
157.6Intense
167.6Intense
177.6Intense
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287.8Intense
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307.9Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Tindouf

In seasonPeak

In April, Tindouf sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tindouf sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Tindouf?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Tindouf for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tindouf in April

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

In April, Tindouf sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Tindouf in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tindouf peaks around August 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateAug 14UV 11Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Tindouf 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 Tindouf is worst in June — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 1861 µg/m³Nov 1628 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr53Poor
May51Poor
Jun62Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug53Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov27Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tindouf?

Tindouf sits at 27.7°N, 8.1°W, 402 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Assa, 163 km away.

AssaBou IzakarnTataTiznitTine Biougra

Topography around Tindouf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tindouf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 415 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m.

The land around Tindouf is covered by bare terrain (78%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
190 m
treesartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Assa 163 km · Bou Izakarn 227 km · Tata 231 km · Guelmim 237 km · Tiznit 273 km · Sidi Ifni 274 km · Tan-Tan 302 km · Tine Biougra 307 km

Algeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,051
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
69%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 468
Religion
Muslim 99%

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 Tindouf (27.6711°, -8.1474°, elevation 402 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).