Nouna weather in April

In April, Nouna sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 13 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 40°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Nouna's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nouna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:07 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
53%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Nouna is town 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 40°C through the month.

A typical April day in Nouna reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°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 42°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°40°45°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14026
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54027
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104027
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How April really feels in Nouna

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.

Nouna 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° / 18°00.111.34.8
Feb36° / 21°00.111.62.9
Mar39° / 25°10.511.90.9
Apr40° / 27°133.312.30.2
May39° / 28°277.312.60.7
Jun36° / 26°5711.512.72.1
Jul32° / 24°14618.812.73.1
Aug31° / 23°21122.612.43.3
Sep32° / 24°1201612.13.5
Oct35° / 24°316.411.72.7
Nov36° / 21°00.211.42.7
Dec33° / 18°0011.34.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36337
46139
56139
66139
76139
86040
96139
106040
116040
125941
135941
145842
155842
165743
175644
185644
195545
205545
215446
225446
235248
245248
255149
265149
275050
285050
294951
304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Nouna gets around 13 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 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
15
26
36
47
57
67
78
88
99
109
119
1210
1310
1410
1511
1611
1711
1812
1912
2012
2113
2213
2314
2414
2515
2615
2716
2816
2916
3017

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17114951
269141061
367141171
465141371
563141481
661141591
7591316101
8561318112
9531319132
10511320142
11501321152
12471222162
13451223172
14431224192
15411225202
16381226212
17361227233
18341228243
19321228253
20311229263
21291229283
22271229293
23251229313
24241229323
25221229344
26211228354
27201228364
28191127385
29171127396
30161126406

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
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
2910calm
3010calm

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 6:17 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:176:23
212.16:166:23
312.16:166:23
412.16:156:23
512.26:146:23
612.26:146:24
712.26:136:24
812.26:126:24
912.26:126:24
1012.26:116:24
1112.26:106:24
1212.26:106:24
1312.26:096:24
1412.36:086:24
1512.36:086:24
1612.36:076:24
1712.36:076:24
1812.36:066:24
1912.36:056:24
2012.36:056:25
2112.36:046:25
2212.46:046:25
2312.46:036:25
2412.46:036:25
2512.46:026:25
2612.46:026:25
2712.46:016:25
2812.46:016:26
2912.46:006:26
3012.46:006:26

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Nouna

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nouna sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in April.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Nouna?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nouna.

What to pack for Nouna in April

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

In April, Nouna sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nouna 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 Nouna peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highMar 16UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Nouna 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 Nouna is worst in March — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 964 µg/m³Aug 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb64Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May32Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Nouna?

Nouna sits at 12.7°N, 3.9°W, 277 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Pa, 12 km away.

DédougouSolenzoTouganBamaTomaYorossoKouri

Topography around Nouna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nouna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 272 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m.

The land around Nouna is covered by cropland (35%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), grassland (38%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), shrubs (30%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
30 m
80 km
262 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
April weather nearby: Pa 12 km · Dédougou 53 km · Solenzo 66 km · Tougan 94 km · Bama 97 km · Toma 105 km · Yorosso 107 km · Kouri 119 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 Nouna (12.7294°, -3.863°, elevation 277 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).