Léo weather in April

In April, Léo sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 35 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Léo's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Léo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:01 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Léo is city 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical April day in Léo reaches about 37°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 34°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 2°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°40°45°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13827
23827
33827
43827
53827
63827
73827
83827
93827
103827
113827
123727
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303626

How April really feels in Léo

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
20 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.

Léo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°10.111.44.3
Feb36° / 23°20.411.62.7
Mar38° / 26°102.311.91.3
Apr37° / 27°357.412.21.5
May35° / 25°591212.52.4
Jun32° / 24°7413.512.63.5
Jul30° / 23°14520.712.63.7
Aug29° / 23°23225.412.43.5
Sep30° / 23°16020.612.13.7
Oct32° / 23°5610.111.83.9
Nov35° / 21°30.711.53.4
Dec34° / 20°00.111.44.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44852
54753
64753
74654
84654
94654
104456
114456
124456
134357
144258
154258
164159
174159
184159
194060
204060
213862
223862
233961
243862
253862
263961
274060
284060
293961
303961

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Léo gets around 35 mm of rain over 7.4 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 25% 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 (%)
114
215
316
417
518
619
720
821
922
1023
1123
1224
1325
1426
1526
1627
1727
1827
1928
2028
2128
2228
2328
2429
2529
2629
2729
2830
2930
3030

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1251424315
2241424336
3221323356
4201323377
5191222398
6171221419
71611204310
81510194412
91410184513
10139174615
11129164717
12118154819
13107144821
1497134823
1586134825
1676124828
1765114730
1854104733
1954104635
2043104638
213394540
222294443
232294345
241184247
251184050
261173952
270173755
280173656
290163459
300063262

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
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59calm
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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 6:10 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:106:16
212.16:106:16
312.16:096:16
412.16:086:16
512.16:086:16
612.16:076:16
712.26:076:16
812.26:066:16
912.26:056:16
1012.26:056:16
1112.26:046:16
1212.26:046:16
1312.26:036:16
1412.26:026:16
1512.26:026:16
1612.26:016:16
1712.36:016:16
1812.36:006:16
1912.36:006:16
2012.35:596:16
2112.35:596:16
2212.35:586:16
2312.35:586:16
2412.35:576:17
2512.35:576:17
2612.35:566:17
2712.45:566:17
2812.45:556:17
2912.45:556:17
3012.45:546:17

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Léo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Léo 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 Léo?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Léo.

What to pack for Léo in April

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

In April, Léo sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Léo 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 Léo peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 16UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Léo 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 Léo is worst in December — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.3× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyDec 1975 µg/m³Aug 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan62Unhealthy
Feb69Unhealthy
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr43Poor
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov48Poor
Dec78Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Léo?

Léo sits at 11.1°N, 2.1°W, 349 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Tô, 40 km away.

GaoSapouyFara DepartmentJirapaTitaDano

Topography around Léo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Léo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 346 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m.

The land around Léo is covered by shrubs (28%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
97 m
80 km
291 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: 40 km · Gao 62 km · Sapouy 62 km · Fara Department 86 km · Jirapa 90 km · Tita 102 km · Dano 104 km · 105 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 Léo (11.1003°, -2.1065°, elevation 349 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).