Kalalé weather in April

In April, Kalalé sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 32 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kalalé's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalalé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:40 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
62%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Kalalé is town in Benin.

Density
10/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical April day in Kalalé reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 3°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23826
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How April really feels in Kalalé

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
29 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.

Kalalé weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°10.111.54.2
Feb36° / 23°10.311.72.6
Mar38° / 26°61.511.91.3
Apr37° / 26°326.912.21.4
May35° / 25°8714.712.52.3
Jun32° / 24°12818.612.63.1
Jul30° / 23°20522.912.53.4
Aug29° / 22°26826.412.33.3
Sep30° / 23°18621.212.13.5
Oct33° / 23°569.211.83.8
Nov35° / 22°10.211.53.3
Dec34° / 21°00.111.44.0

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 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35050
45050
55050
65050
74951
84951
94951
104951
114951
124951
134951
144852
154951
164852
174852
184654
194654
204456
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224357
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264258
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304159

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kalalé gets around 32 mm of rain over 6.9 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 22% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
110
210
311
412
512
613
713
814
915
1016
1116
1217
1318
1419
1520
1621
1722
1824
1925
2026
2128
2229
2331
2432
2534
2635
2736
2837
2938
3039

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1191327328
2181327349
31612263510
41512263711
51311253912
61210254113
7119244214
8109234415
998224516
1087214618
1176204720
1276194722
1375174724
1465164726
1564154728
1654144731
1743134633
1843124636
1932114539
2022104442
212294245
221284048
231173952
241173754
251163557
260153361
270153262
280153064
290142966
300142768

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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59calm
610calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:496:54
212.16:486:54
312.16:476:54
412.16:476:54
512.16:466:54
612.16:466:54
712.16:456:54
812.26:446:54
912.26:446:54
1012.26:436:53
1112.26:436:53
1212.26:426:53
1312.26:416:53
1412.26:416:53
1512.26:406:54
1612.26:406:54
1712.26:396:54
1812.26:396:54
1912.36:386:54
2012.36:386:54
2112.36:376:54
2212.36:376:54
2312.36:366:54
2412.36:366:54
2512.36:356:54
2612.36:356:54
2712.36:356:54
2812.36:346:54
2912.36:346:54
3012.46:336:54

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kalalé

In seasonPeak

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

Kalalé's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kalalé sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is April a good time to visit Kalalé?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kalalé.

What to pack for Kalalé in April

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

In April, Kalalé sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kalalé in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kalalé peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 14UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kalalé 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 Kalalé is worst in February — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.5× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1193 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan86Unhealthy
Feb94Unhealthy
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May27Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kalalé?

Kalalé sits at 10.3°N, 3.4°E, 406 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Nikki, 44 km away.

NikkiBabanaPèrèrèSégbanaBembèrèkèNdaliKaiamaKandi

Topography around Kalalé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalalé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 398 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m.

The land around Kalalé is covered by trees (43%) and shrubs (41%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (47%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
210 m
80 km
339 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Nikki 44 km · Babana 50 km · Pèrèrè 70 km · Ségbana 78 km · Bembèrèkè 79 km · Ndali 87 km · Kaiama 98 km · Kandi 105 km

Benin travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,658
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 406
Religion
Muslim 28%Roman Catholic 26%Protestant 14%Vodoun 12%

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 Kalalé (10.2927°, 3.3837°, elevation 406 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).