Orodara weather in April

In April, Orodara sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 51 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. 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 Orodara's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orodara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:13 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Orodara 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 35°C through the month.

A typical April day in Orodara reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 2°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°40°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13625
23625
33625
43625
53625
63625
73625
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How April really feels in Orodara

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Orodara 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
Jan31° / 19°10.411.45.6
Feb34° / 21°30.811.63.8
Mar36° / 24°133.111.92.5
Apr35° / 25°519.912.22.3
May33° / 24°8315.312.52.9
Jun31° / 23°9616.912.63.7
Jul29° / 22°1912412.63.7
Aug28° / 22°26326.512.43.5
Sep29° / 22°17022.612.13.7
Oct31° / 22°781511.84.0
Nov33° / 21°61.211.54.6
Dec32° / 19°00.211.45.4

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 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
34951
44951
55050
64951
74951
84951
94951
104951
114951
124951
134852
144852
154852
164654
174654
184555
194357
204357
214258
224159
234159
244060
253961
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Orodara gets around 51 mm of rain over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
118
219
321
422
523
625
726
827
929
1030
1131
1232
1333
1434
1535
1636
1737
1837
1938
2038
2138
2238
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1251027353
2231027364
321927385
419926406
518925427
617824438
715823459
8147224710
9137214811
10127205012
11116185114
12106175215
1395165317
1485155418
1574135620
1664125622
1764115524
1853105725
194395727
204395529
213385531
223375532
233275434
242265436
252265337
262255239
272255041
281254943
291254745
301254647

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
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159calm
169calm
179calm
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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 6:22 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:226:27
212.16:216:27
312.16:206:27
412.16:206:27
512.16:196:27
612.16:186:27
712.26:186:27
812.26:176:27
912.26:176:27
1012.26:166:27
1112.26:156:27
1212.26:156:27
1312.26:146:27
1412.26:146:27
1512.26:136:27
1612.26:136:27
1712.36:126:27
1812.36:126:27
1912.36:116:27
2012.36:106:27
2112.36:106:27
2212.36:096:28
2312.36:096:28
2412.36:086:28
2512.36:086:28
2612.36:086:28
2712.36:076:28
2812.46:076:28
2912.46:066:28
3012.46:066:28

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.41 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
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
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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 Orodara

In seasonPeak

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

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

Orodara sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is April a good time to visit Orodara?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Orodara.

What to pack for Orodara in April

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

In April, Orodara sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Orodara 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 Orodara peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 18UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Orodara 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 Orodara is worst in February — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateModerateFeb 1854 µg/m³Aug 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb55Unhealthy
Mar50Poor
Apr41Poor
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec35Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Orodara?

Orodara sits at 11.0°N, 4.9°W, 532 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Karankasso, 40 km away.

Bobo-DioulassoFinnkoloNiangolokoSikassoZégouaKaouara

Topography around Orodara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orodara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 544 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m.

The land around Orodara is covered by trees (43%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (35%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
295 m
80 km
499 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Karankasso 40 km · Banfora 42 km · Bobo-Dioulasso 72 km · Finnkolo 72 km · Niangoloko 78 km · Sikasso 90 km · Zégoua 97 km · Kaouara 103 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 Orodara (10.9811°, -4.9188°, elevation 532 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).