Pago Pago weather in April

In April, Pago Pago sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 205 mm of rain across 23.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Pago Pago's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pago Pago's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 205 mm; 23.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:33 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 7th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Pago Pago is capital of American Samoa.

Density: 81/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1899

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Pago Pago reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26

How April really feels in Pago Pago

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Pago Pago weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 26°	361	26.1	12.8	3.9
Feb	28° / 26°	291	23.9	12.5	3.9
Mar	28° / 26°	251	25.6	12.1	3.9
Apr	28° / 26°	205	23.7	11.7	4.1
May	28° / 26°	191	21.6	11.3	4.8
Jun	27° / 26°	115	18.3	11.2	5.3
Jul	27° / 26°	107	17.5	11.2	5.7
Aug	27° / 26°	92	16.3	11.5	5.8
Sep	27° / 26°	119	17.9	11.9	5.5
Oct	27° / 26°	193	20.6	12.3	5.0
Nov	28° / 26°	231	23.7	12.7	4.3
Dec	28° / 26°	309	24.9	12.8	4.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	48	50	50	52	53
Cloudier (%)	58	57	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	52	50	50	48	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	52	48
30	53	47

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Pago Pago gets around 205 mm of rain over 23.7 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 78% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	81	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	77	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	81
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	78
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	76
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	76
19	76
20	76
21	77
22	77
23	77
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	78
29	77
30	77

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2
Oppressive (%)	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40
Miserable (%)	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	61	61	60	60	60	60	59	58

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	40	60
2	0	40	60
3	0	40	60
4	0	40	60
5	0	40	60
6	0	40	60
7	0	40	60
8	0	41	59
9	0	41	59
10	0	42	58
11	0	42	58
12	0	42	58
13	0	43	57
14	0	43	57
15	0	43	57
16	0	43	57
17	0	42	58
18	0	42	58
19	0	41	59
20	0	41	59
21	0	40	60
22	0	40	60
23	0	39	61
24	0	39	61
25	1	39	60
26	1	39	60
27	1	39	60
28	1	39	60
29	2	39	59
30	2	40	58

Wind in April

Winds average 18 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	18	light breeze
2	18	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	18	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
8	18	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	18	light breeze
11	18	light breeze
12	18	light breeze
13	18	light breeze
14	18	light breeze
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17	18	light breeze
18	18	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
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22	18	light breeze
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24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	18	light breeze
27	18	light breeze
28	18	light breeze
29	18	light breeze
30	18	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:05 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35
Sunset (PM)	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:31	6:24
2	11.9	6:31	6:23
3	11.9	6:31	6:22
4	11.8	6:31	6:22
5	11.8	6:31	6:21
6	11.8	6:32	6:20
7	11.8	6:32	6:20
8	11.8	6:32	6:19
9	11.8	6:32	6:18
10	11.8	6:32	6:17
11	11.7	6:32	6:17
12	11.7	6:32	6:16
13	11.7	6:32	6:15
14	11.7	6:32	6:15
15	11.7	6:32	6:14
16	11.7	6:33	6:13
17	11.7	6:33	6:13
18	11.7	6:33	6:12
19	11.6	6:33	6:12
20	11.6	6:33	6:11
21	11.6	6:33	6:10
22	11.6	6:33	6:10
23	11.6	6:34	6:09
24	11.6	6:34	6:09
25	11.6	6:34	6:08
26	11.6	6:34	6:07
27	11.5	6:34	6:07
28	11.5	6:35	6:06
29	11.5	6:35	6:06
30	11.5	6:35	6:05

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 5.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Pago Pago?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Pago Pago for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pago Pago in April

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

In April, Pago Pago sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pago Pago in April

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	28	Tropical
Jul	28	Warm
Aug	28	Warm
Sep	28	Warm
Oct	28	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Pago Pago in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pago Pago peaks around February 14 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	18	15	12	10	8	9	11	14	14	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	18	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Pago Pago?

Pago Pago sits at 14.3°S, 170.7°W, 2 m above sea level, in American Samoa. The nearest listed city is Apia, 125 km away.

Topography around Pago Pago

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pago Pago has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m around an average of 130 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 552 m.

The land around Pago Pago is covered by trees (63%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (83%) within 16 km, and water (98%) within 80 km.

3 km

577 m

trees 63%

16 km

582 m

water 83%

80 km

552 m

water 98%

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← March Pago Pago year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Apia 125 km · Alofi 537 km · Mata-Utu 601 km · Nuku‘alofa 899 km · Labasa 1,092 km · Levuka 1,146 km · Nasinu 1,226 km · Suva 1,237 km

American Samoa travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B / I; 120 V · 60 Hz
GDP per capita: $18,017; 2022
Safe drinking water: 91%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 25.5; per 100k, 2018
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

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 Pago Pago (-14.2781°, -170.7025°, elevation 2 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	52	48
30	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	81
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	78
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	76
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	76
19	76
20	76
21	77
22	77
23	77
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	78
29	77
30	77

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	40	60
2	0	40	60
3	0	40	60
4	0	40	60
5	0	40	60
6	0	40	60
7	0	40	60
8	0	41	59
9	0	41	59
10	0	42	58
11	0	42	58
12	0	42	58
13	0	43	57
14	0	43	57
15	0	43	57
16	0	43	57
17	0	42	58
18	0	42	58
19	0	41	59
20	0	41	59
21	0	40	60
22	0	40	60
23	0	39	61
24	0	39	61
25	1	39	60
26	1	39	60
27	1	39	60
28	1	39	60
29	2	39	59
30	2	40	58

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	52	48
30	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	81
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	78
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	76
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	76
19	76
20	76
21	77
22	77
23	77
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	78
29	77
30	77

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	40	60
2	0	40	60
3	0	40	60
4	0	40	60
5	0	40	60
6	0	40	60
7	0	40	60
8	0	41	59
9	0	41	59
10	0	42	58
11	0	42	58
12	0	42	58
13	0	43	57
14	0	43	57
15	0	43	57
16	0	43	57
17	0	42	58
18	0	42	58
19	0	41	59
20	0	41	59
21	0	40	60
22	0	40	60
23	0	39	61
24	0	39	61
25	1	39	60
26	1	39	60
27	1	39	60
28	1	39	60
29	2	39	59
30	2	40	58

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	44	56
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	50	50
28	50	50
29	52	48
30	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	81
3	81
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	79
8	79
9	79
10	78
11	78
12	77
13	77
14	76
15	76
16	76
17	76
18	76
19	76
20	76
21	77
22	77
23	77
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	78
28	78
29	77
30	77

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	40	60
2	0	40	60
3	0	40	60
4	0	40	60
5	0	40	60
6	0	40	60
7	0	40	60
8	0	41	59
9	0	41	59
10	0	42	58
11	0	42	58
12	0	42	58
13	0	43	57
14	0	43	57
15	0	43	57
16	0	43	57
17	0	42	58
18	0	42	58
19	0	41	59
20	0	41	59
21	0	40	60
22	0	40	60
23	0	39	61
24	0	39	61
25	1	39	60
26	1	39	60
27	1	39	60
28	1	39	60
29	2	39	59
30	2	40	58