Kokologo weather in April

In April, Kokologo sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.1 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 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 Kokologo's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kokologo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:00 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Kokologo is village in 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 38°C through the month.

A typical April day in Kokologo reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°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 about 1°C warmer than 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 Kokologo

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
14 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.

Kokologo 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
Jan32° / 19°00.111.45.4
Feb35° / 21°10.111.63.4
Mar38° / 25°20.911.91.5
Apr38° / 27°133.112.30.9
May37° / 27°317.812.61.7
Jun34° / 25°5810.812.73.0
Jul31° / 24°13819.412.63.4
Aug30° / 23°21823.512.43.4
Sep31° / 23°12817.212.13.6
Oct34° / 23°36711.73.3
Nov35° / 21°10.211.43.3
Dec33° / 19°0011.34.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55644
65644
75644
85545
95545
105545
115545
125446
135446
145347
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205050
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kokologo gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.1 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 17% 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
88
98
109
119
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139
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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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 39% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
158131991
2561320101
3541321111
4501322132
5481322142
6461323162
7441324182
8411324192
9391325212
10371325233
11341225253
12321226273
13301126294
14281126314
15261026334
16241026365
17221026385
1820926405
1918925426
2016925436
2115925457
2213924477
2312824488
2411823499
25108225010
2697225111
2787215212
2877205313
2976195315
3066185416

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 9 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
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69calm
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159calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
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309calm

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 6:09 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:096:15
212.16:086:15
312.16:086:15
412.16:076:15
512.16:066:15
612.26:066:15
712.26:056:15
812.26:056:15
912.26:046:15
1012.26:036:16
1112.26:036:16
1212.26:026:16
1312.26:016:16
1412.26:016:16
1512.36:006:16
1612.36:006:16
1712.35:596:16
1812.35:586:16
1912.35:586:16
2012.35:576:16
2112.35:576:16
2212.35:566:16
2312.35:566:16
2412.45:556:17
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2612.45:546:17
2712.45:546:17
2812.45:536:17
2912.45:536:17
3012.45:526:17

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
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246.6Intense
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266.6Intense
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286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kokologo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kokologo sees seasonal dust haze (February–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 Kokologo?

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
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kokologo.

What to pack for Kokologo in April

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

In April, Kokologo sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kokologo 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 Kokologo peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 16UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kokologo 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 Kokologo is worst in February — around 74 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1973 µg/m³Aug 1115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb74Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov43Poor
Dec57Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kokologo?

Kokologo sits at 12.2°N, 1.9°W, 328 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Kindi, 32 km away.

BousséNioko IKoudougou

Topography around Kokologo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kokologo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 326 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m.

The land around Kokologo is covered by cropland (58%) within 3 km, cropland (48%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%), grassland (31%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
280 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Kindi 32 km · Zinguédéssé 32 km · Saonré 34 km · Sabou 41 km · Ouagadougou 42 km · Boussé 52 km · Nioko I 53 km · Koudougou 54 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 Kokologo (12.1939°, -1.8769°, elevation 328 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).