Kandi weather in April

In April, Kandi sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 21 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Kandi's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kandi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:41 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Kandi is commune of Benin.

Density
16/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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month.

A typical April day in Kandi reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 41°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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How April really feels in Kandi

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
30 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.

Kandi 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
Jan33° / 20°0011.44.3
Feb36° / 23°10.311.62.3
Mar39° / 26°4111.90.6
Apr39° / 27°214.912.20.5
May37° / 26°5912.412.51.6
Jun33° / 25°9114.812.62.9
Jul31° / 24°15920.412.63.5
Aug29° / 23°23824.112.43.5
Sep30° / 23°14018.212.13.8
Oct33° / 23°406.511.83.6
Nov35° / 21°00.111.52.9
Dec34° / 20°0011.44.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45446
55545
65446
75545
85545
95446
105446
115545
125446
135446
145446
155347
165248
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244654
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304357

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kandi gets around 21 mm of rain over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
17
27
38
48
58
68
79
89
910
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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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 53% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14614211630
24414221740
34114231840
43914241950
53614242050
63414252260
73213252370
83013252570
92813252680
102612252890
1125122430100
1223112431110
1321102333120
1420102235130
151892137140
161792138160
171582040170
181381941190
191271843200
201071744220
21961744240
22761645260
23651545280
24551445310
25551344330
26441244360
27341143380
28341042400
29331041431
3023940451

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 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 6:50 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:506:56
212.16:496:56
312.16:496:56
412.16:486:56
512.16:486:56
612.16:476:56
712.26:466:56
812.26:466:56
912.26:456:56
1012.26:456:56
1112.26:446:56
1212.26:436:56
1312.26:436:56
1412.26:426:56
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1612.26:416:56
1712.36:416:56
1812.36:406:56
1912.36:396:56
2012.36:396:56
2112.36:386:56
2212.36:386:56
2312.36:376:56
2412.36:376:56
2512.36:366:56
2612.36:366:57
2712.46:356:57
2812.46:356:57
2912.46:356:57
3012.46:346:57

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
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126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.6Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
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196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.4Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kandi

In seasonPeak

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

Kandi's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kandi 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 Kandi?

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

0.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kandi.

What to pack for Kandi in April

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

In April, Kandi sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kandi 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 Kandi peaks around September 11 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highSep 11UV 12Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kandi 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 Kandi is worst in February — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.9× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1488 µg/m³Aug 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan78Unhealthy
Feb90Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May27Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kandi?

Kandi sits at 11.1°N, 2.9°E, 294 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Banikoara, 58 km away.

BanikoaraSégbanaMalanvilleKérouGayaBembèrèkèKalaléSinendé

Topography around Kandi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kandi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 299 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m.

The land around Kandi is covered by cropland (39%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and shrubs (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
233 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Banikoara 58 km · Ségbana 86 km · Malanville 95 km · Kérou 97 km · Gaya 100 km · Bembèrèkè 105 km · Kalalé 105 km · Sinendé 107 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 Kandi (11.1342°, 2.9386°, elevation 294 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).