Manga weather in April

In April, Manga sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.9 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 30% 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 Manga's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:57 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
59%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Manga 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month.

A typical April day in Manga reaches about 38°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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43927
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How April really feels in Manga

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
22 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.

Manga 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°00.111.44.8
Feb36° / 22°10.211.62.9
Mar38° / 25°3111.91.2
Apr38° / 28°183.912.30.9
May37° / 27°368.612.51.7
Jun34° / 25°5911.512.73.0
Jul31° / 24°1281912.63.5
Aug30° / 23°21123.612.43.4
Sep31° / 23°11815.512.13.9
Oct34° / 24°387.111.73.3
Nov35° / 21°20.311.52.9
Dec33° / 19°0011.34.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 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
75248
85248
95248
105149
115050
125050
135050
145050
154852
164852
174753
184654
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204654
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Manga gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
58
68
79
89
99
1010
1111
1211
1312
1413
1513
1614
1714
1815
1915
2016
2116
2217
2317
2417
2518
2618
2718
2819
2919
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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 56% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1451322192
2431322202
3401223222
4381223243
5361223263
6341223283
7321223304
8291123324
9271123345
10251123365
11231022386
1222922417
1320921438
1418820459
15178194710
16157184911
17147175012
18126175213
19106165414
2095155615
2185155517
2265145718
2355135720
2454135721
2544125723
2634125526
2733115528
2823105530
2923105332
302395135

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
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89calm
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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 6:06 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:066:12
212.16:056:12
312.16:056:12
412.16:046:12
512.16:036:12
612.26:036:12
712.26:026:12
812.26:026:12
912.26:016:12
1012.26:006:12
1112.26:006:12
1212.25:596:12
1312.25:586:12
1412.25:586:12
1512.25:576:12
1612.35:576:12
1712.35:566:12
1812.35:566:12
1912.35:556:12
2012.35:556:13
2112.35:546:13
2212.35:536:13
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2412.35:526:13
2512.45:526:13
2612.45:516:13
2712.45:516:13
2812.45:516:13
2912.45:506:13
3012.45:506:14

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.6 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
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.6Intense
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146.6Intense
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166.6Intense
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186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Manga

In seasonPeak

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

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

Manga 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 Manga?

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 Manga.

What to pack for Manga in April

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

In April, Manga sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Manga 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 Manga peaks around March 15 at about 14 (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 14Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Manga 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 Manga 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 Manga?

Manga sits at 11.7°N, 1.1°W, 284 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Béguédo, 39 km away.

KombissiriGarangoZabréMogtédoTenkodogo

Topography around Manga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 277 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 259 m.

The land around Manga is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
97 m
80 km
259 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Béguédo 39 km · Gomboussougou 42 km · Kombissiri 53 km · 56 km · Garango 58 km · Zabré 72 km · Mogtédo 73 km · Tenkodogo 77 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 Manga (11.665°, -1.0698°, elevation 284 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).