Garango weather in April

In April, Garango sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.3 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 39°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Garango's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garango's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:55 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
59%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Garango is city in Boulgou, Burkina Faso.

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 Garango reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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

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.

Garango 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°0011.44.6
Feb36° / 23°10.211.62.8
Mar38° / 26°4111.91.1
Apr39° / 28°163.312.30.9
May36° / 27°358.112.51.8
Jun34° / 25°5510.412.73.2
Jul31° / 24°11818.212.63.6
Aug30° / 23°20422.812.43.5
Sep31° / 23°11715.312.13.8
Oct34° / 24°35711.73.4
Nov35° / 22°20.311.52.9
Dec34° / 20°0011.34.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45347
55347
65347
75149
85149
95050
105050
114951
124951
134852
144852
154852
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Garango gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.3 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 11% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
47
57
67
77
87
98
108
118
129
139
1410
1510
1611
1711
1812
1912
2013
2114
2214
2315
2416
2516
2617
2717
2818
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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1451121212
2431122222
3401122242
4381122263
5361122283
6341122303
7311121324
8291121354
9271021375
10261020396
1124919416
1222918447
1321817468
1419816489
15177155110
16167145211
17147135412
18136125613
19116125615
2096115816
2185115917
2275105919
2365105821
245495923
254495825
263495628
273385531
282385433
292375236
302374939

Wind in April

Winds average 9 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
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109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
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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 6:04 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:046:10
212.16:036:10
312.16:036:10
412.16:026:10
512.16:016:10
612.26:016:10
712.26:006:10
812.25:596:10
912.25:596:10
1012.25:586:10
1112.25:586:10
1212.25:576:10
1312.25:566:10
1412.25:566:10
1512.35:556:10
1612.35:556:10
1712.35:546:10
1812.35:536:10
1912.35:536:10
2012.35:526:11
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2512.45:506:11
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2812.45:486:11
2912.45:486:12
3012.45:476:12

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
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126.7Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
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246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Garango

In seasonPeak

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

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

Garango sees seasonal dust haze (February–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 Garango?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Garango.

What to pack for Garango in April

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

In April, Garango sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Garango in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Garango peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Garango 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 Garango is worst in February — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1876 µg/m³Aug 1115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May29Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov41Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Garango?

Garango sits at 11.8°N, 0.6°W, 304 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Tenkodogo, 20 km away.

ZorgoPouytengaMangaMogtédo

Topography around Garango

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garango has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 296 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m.

The land around Garango is covered by cropland (53%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
174 m
80 km
274 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Tenkodogo 20 km · Béguédo 20 km · Koupéla 47 km · Gomboussougou 48 km · Zorgo 50 km · Pouytenga 52 km · Manga 58 km · Mogtédo 62 km

Burkina Faso travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,148
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
31
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 64%Roman Catholic 20%Animiste 9%Protestant 6%

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 Garango (11.8°, -0.5506°, elevation 304 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).