Ségbana weather in April

In April, Ségbana sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 18 mm of rain across 4.2 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 33% 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 Ségbana's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ségbana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:38 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Ségbana is commune of Benin.

Density
6/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 Ségbana reaches about 39°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 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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How April really feels in Ségbana

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.

Ségbana 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°40.811.90.7
Apr39° / 28°184.212.20.5
May37° / 26°6612.112.51.6
Jun33° / 25°10115.612.62.9
Jul31° / 24°1842212.63.4
Aug29° / 23°27325.412.43.3
Sep30° / 23°16019.112.13.7
Oct33° / 23°397.211.83.7
Nov35° / 21°0011.53.2
Dec34° / 20°0011.44.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45545
55446
65446
75545
85545
95446
105446
115446
125347
135347
145248
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165149
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ségbana gets around 18 mm of rain over 4.2 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 14% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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37
47
57
68
78
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99
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1110
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2015
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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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1411425182
2391426192
3371327203
4351328223
5321228234
6301229254
7281229265
8261129286
9241129306
10231128327
11211028338
12201027358
1318926379
14179253910
15158254111
16148244312
17127234413
18117224615
1997214716
2086194818
2176184920
2265175121
2355165024
2444155126
2534145128
2634135031
2733124933
2823114836
2923104738
302294641

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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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 6:47 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:476:53
212.16:476:53
312.16:466:53
412.16:456:53
512.16:456:53
612.16:446:53
712.26:436:53
812.26:436:53
912.26:426:53
1012.26:426:53
1112.26:416:53
1212.26:406:53
1312.26:406:53
1412.26:396:53
1512.26:396:53
1612.26:386:53
1712.36:386:53
1812.36:376:53
1912.36:376:53
2012.36:366:53
2112.36:366:53
2212.36:356:53
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2412.36:346:53
2512.36:346:53
2612.36:336:53
2712.36:336:53
2812.46:326:54
2912.46:326:54
3012.46:316:54

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.62 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
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146.7Intense
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206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Ségbana

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ségbana 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 Ségbana?

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
3.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ségbana.

What to pack for Ségbana in April

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

In April, Ségbana sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ségbana 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 Ségbana peaks around April 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 15UV 12Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ségbana 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 Ségbana is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.1× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1494 µg/m³Aug 1016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan84Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr55Unhealthy
May30Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov48Poor
Dec72Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ségbana?

Ségbana sits at 10.9°N, 3.7°E, 272 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Babana, 57 km away.

BabanaKalaléKandiKambaGayaMalanvilleNikkiBembèrèkè

Topography around Ségbana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ségbana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 271 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m.

The land around Ségbana is covered by cropland (52%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and shrubs (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
361 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Babana 57 km · Kalalé 78 km · Kandi 86 km · Kamba 103 km · Gaya 110 km · Malanville 110 km · Nikki 122 km · Bembèrèkè 137 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 Ségbana (10.9282°, 3.6943°, elevation 272 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).