Malanville weather in April

In April, Malanville sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Malanville's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malanville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:39 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
54%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Malanville is commune of Benin.

Density
21/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 40°C through the month.

A typical April day in Malanville reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°40°45°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14027
24127
34127
44127
54127
64127
74128
84128
94128
104128
114128
124128
134128
144128
154128
164028
174028
184028
194029
204029
214029
224029
234029
244029
254029
264029
274029
284029
294029
304029

How April really feels in Malanville

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.

Malanville 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° / 19°0011.44.5
Feb36° / 22°00.211.62.4
Mar39° / 25°20.511.90.4
Apr40° / 28°102.512.30.0
May38° / 28°398.612.50.9
Jun35° / 26°7212.712.72.4
Jul32° / 24°14118.912.63.2
Aug30° / 24°22322.212.43.4
Sep31° / 24°1031412.13.8
Oct35° / 24°244.311.73.1
Nov36° / 21°0011.52.7
Dec34° / 19°0011.34.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
35941
45941
55941
65941
75842
85842
95842
105842
115644
125644
135644
145545
155545
165545
175446
185347
195248
205149
215149
225149
235149
245050
254951
265050
275050
285050
294951
305050

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Malanville gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.5 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 9% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
64
74
84
95
105
116
126
137
147
157
168
178
189
199
2010
2111
2211
2312
2413
2514
2615
2716
2817
2918
3019

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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 44% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15914141210
25515151320
35415151420
45116161520
54916161720
64616171830
74416182030
84216182130
93915192340
103715192540
113514192740
123314202950
133113203060
142913203260
152712213470
162411213680
172210213880
182010213990
191892141110
201692142120
211482144130
221272145150
231172046160
24961947180
25861947200
26751848220
27651748240
28551648261
29541547281
30441547301

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

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
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

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 6:48 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:486:54
212.16:486:54
312.16:476:54
412.16:466:54
512.16:466:54
612.26:456:54
712.26:446:54
812.26:446:54
912.26:436:54
1012.26:426:54
1112.26:426:54
1212.26:416:54
1312.26:416:54
1412.26:406:54
1512.36:396:55
1612.36:396:55
1712.36:386:55
1812.36:386:55
1912.36:376:55
2012.36:376:55
2112.36:366:55
2212.36:356:55
2312.36:356:55
2412.36:346:55
2512.46:346:55
2612.46:336:55
2712.46:336:56
2812.46:336:56
2912.46:326:56
3012.46:326:56

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Malanville

In seasonPeak

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

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

Malanville sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is April a good time to visit Malanville?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Malanville.

What to pack for Malanville in April

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

In April, Malanville sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Malanville 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 Malanville peaks around August 19 at about 12 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 19UV 12Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Malanville 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 Malanville is worst in February — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1694 µg/m³Aug 1117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan83Unhealthy
Feb95Unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May34Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct40Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Malanville?

Malanville sits at 11.9°N, 3.4°E, 164 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Gaya, 7.0 km away.

KandiBirnin KebbiSégbanaBanikoara

Topography around Malanville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malanville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 161 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m.

The land around Malanville is covered by cropland (43%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), shrubs (34%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
204 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Gaya 7.0 km · Kamba 30 km · Kandi 95 km · Birnin Kebbi 110 km · Ségbana 110 km · Jega 115 km · Banikoara 121 km · Dosso 133 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 Malanville (11.8682°, 3.3833°, elevation 164 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).