Barisal weather in April

In April, Barisal sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 127 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Barisal's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barisal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
127 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:43 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
42%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Barisal is city in Bangladesh.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 21.8 µg/m³ · 2018
Founded
2001

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical April day in Barisal reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and on par with May.

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

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
30
23 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Barisal weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 14°71.110.89.1
Feb28° / 17°182.711.27.5
Mar32° / 22°40511.84.7
Apr34° / 25°12711.112.53.2
May33° / 26°22717.213.12.9
Jun32° / 27°36125.613.42.4
Jul31° / 27°36629.913.32.3
Aug31° / 27°32029.212.82.3
Sep31° / 26°26226.312.12.5
Oct31° / 25°15314.611.54.2
Nov29° / 20°452.310.97.2
Dec26° / 16°8110.68.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28119
38119
48119
58020
67921
77921
87921
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Barisal gets around 127 mm of rain over 11.1 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 37% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
132
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334
434
535
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735
834
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1034
1134
1234
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1535
1635
1735
1836
1937
2037
2138
2239
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2644
2745
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2947
3047

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14175821
24165624
33155626
43145528
52135431
62125333
72115235
81115137
91105039
10194941
11184843
12084745
13074647
14064548
15064450
16054451
17054352
18044353
19044254
20034156
21034156
22034057
23023959
24023860
25023860
26023761
27023662
28023563
29013465
30013366

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:576:09
212.25:566:09
312.25:556:10
412.35:546:10
512.35:536:10
612.35:526:11
712.35:516:11
812.45:506:12
912.45:496:12
1012.45:496:12
1112.45:486:13
1212.45:476:13
1312.55:466:13
1412.55:456:14
1512.55:446:14
1612.55:436:14
1712.55:426:15
1812.65:416:15
1912.65:406:16
2012.65:396:16
2112.65:396:16
2212.75:386:17
2312.75:376:17
2412.75:366:18
2512.75:356:18
2612.75:356:18
2712.85:346:19
2812.85:336:19
2912.85:326:20
3012.85:326:20

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Barisal

In seasonPeak

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

Barisal sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Barisal's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is April a good time to visit Barisal?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barisal. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Barisal in April

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

In April, Barisal sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Barisal in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Barisal peaks around July 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 15 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 20UV 13Jan 15UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb5High
Mar9Very high
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Barisal 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 Barisal is worst in January — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.1× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Barisal's WHO annual average of 21.8 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorJan 1246 µg/m³Jul 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb33Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul8Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct19Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Barisal?

Barisal sits at 22.7°N, 90.4°E, 10 m above sea level, in Bangladesh. The nearest listed city is Bagerhat, 60 km away.

BagerhatKhulnaDhakaJessoreChittagongKolkataCox's BazarMymensingh

Topography around Barisal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barisal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m.

The land around Barisal is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
20 m
80 km
27 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
April weather nearby: Bagerhat 60 km · Khulna 83 km · Dhaka 112 km · Jessore 129 km · Chittagong 156 km · Kolkata 207 km · Cox's Bazar 220 km · Mymensingh 228 km

Bangladesh travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / C / D / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 25% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,597
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
59%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.3
per 100k, 2018
Road deaths
15.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 506
Religion
Muslim 91%Hindu 8%other 1%

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 Barisal (22.705°, 90.3701°, elevation 10 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).