Pô weather in April

In April, Pô sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 29 mm of rain across 5.8 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 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see 's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:57 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

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

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical April day in Pô 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 35°C and 40°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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103827
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303727

How April really feels in Pô

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
26 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.

Pô 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
Jan33° / 20°00.211.44.4
Feb36° / 23°20.311.62.7
Mar38° / 26°61.611.91.1
Apr38° / 27°295.812.21.1
May36° / 26°5311.212.52.1
Jun33° / 25°7213.112.63.3
Jul30° / 23°14621.212.63.5
Aug29° / 23°23425.612.43.4
Sep30° / 23°14119.512.13.7
Oct33° / 23°499.211.73.6
Nov35° / 21°30.511.53.0
Dec34° / 20°0011.44.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
34951
44951
54951
64951
74852
84753
94753
104654
114654
124555
134555
144456
154456
164357
174357
184258
194258
204159
214159
224159
234060
244159
254159
264159
274258
284258
294159
304159

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Pô gets around 29 mm of rain over 5.8 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 20% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
111
211
312
412
513
613
714
814
915
1015
1116
1216
1317
1418
1518
1619
1720
1821
1921
2022
2123
2224
2325
2426
2527
2627
2728
2829
2930
3031

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 66% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1331325264
2311225285
3291225295
4271125316
5251124337
6231024358
7211023378
820922399
9189224110
10178214311
11168204412
12157184614
13137174715
14126164817
15116154919
16106145021
1785135123
1875135025
1964125127
2054125029
2143125031
2233114934
2323114836
2422114738
2512104641
2612104444
2711104246
280194049
290193951
300183754

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:066:12
212.16:066:12
312.16:056:12
412.16:056:12
512.16:046:12
612.16:036:12
712.26:036:12
812.26:026:12
912.26:016:12
1012.26:016:12
1112.26:006:12
1212.26:006:12
1312.25:596:12
1412.25:596:12
1512.25:586:12
1612.25:576:12
1712.35:576:12
1812.35:566:12
1912.35:566:12
2012.35:556:12
2112.35:556:13
2212.35:546:13
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2412.35:536:13
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2612.35:526:13
2712.45:526:13
2812.45:516:13
2912.45:516:13
3012.45:506:13

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
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196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Pô

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pô 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 Pô?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pô.

What to pack for Pô in April

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

In April, sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pô 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 peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Pô 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 is worst in December — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 1077 µg/m³Aug 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb74Unhealthy
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr45Poor
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Pô?

Pô sits at 11.2°N, 1.1°W, 319 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Navrongo, 31 km away.

GomboussougouBolgatangaMangaZabréSapouyBéguédoBittou

Topography around Pô

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pô has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 313 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m.

The land around is covered by shrubs (35%), cropland (23%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and shrubs (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%), grassland (35%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
328 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Navrongo 31 km · Gomboussougou 50 km · Bolgatanga 53 km · Manga 56 km · Zabré 56 km · Sapouy 81 km · Béguédo 81 km · Bittou 92 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 (11.1697°, -1.145°, elevation 319 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).