Sapouy weather in April

In April, Sapouy sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 26 mm of rain across 5.5 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 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Sapouy's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sapouy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:00 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Sapouy 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 38°C through the month.

A typical April day in Sapouy 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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How April really feels in Sapouy

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.

Sapouy 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° / 19°00.111.44.6
Feb36° / 22°10.411.62.8
Mar38° / 25°51.411.91.2
Apr38° / 27°265.512.21.1
May36° / 26°5210.712.52.1
Jun33° / 24°7012.712.73.4
Jul30° / 23°14820.412.63.6
Aug29° / 23°23125.212.43.5
Sep30° / 23°14719.612.13.8
Oct33° / 23°519.211.73.6
Nov35° / 21°20.611.53.2
Dec34° / 19°0011.34.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35149
45149
55050
65050
74951
84852
94852
104753
114654
124654
134555
144555
154456
164357
174357
184258
194258
204159
214159
224159
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244159
254159
264159
274258
284357
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304357

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Sapouy gets around 26 mm of rain over 5.5 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 18% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
18
28
39
410
510
611
712
813
914
1015
1116
1217
1317
1418
1519
1620
1720
1821
1921
2022
2123
2223
2324
2424
2525
2625
2726
2826
2926
3027

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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1411421222
2391421233
3371322253
4341322273
5321322304
6301222324
7281222344
8261221365
9251121385
10231121406
11211020427
1220919448
1318918469
14178174710
15158164912
16147165013
17127155214
18117145216
1996145318
2086135419
2176135321
2255125523
2345125425
2445115327
2535105329
2624105331
272495134
282494936
291494839
301384641

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 10 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 6:09 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:096:15
212.16:086:15
312.16:086:15
412.16:076:15
512.16:066:15
612.26:066:15
712.26:056:15
812.26:046:15
912.26:046:15
1012.26:036:15
1112.26:036:15
1212.26:026:15
1312.26:016:15
1412.26:016:15
1512.26:006:15
1612.36:006:15
1712.35:596:15
1812.35:596:15
1912.35:586:15
2012.35:576:15
2112.35:576:15
2212.35:566:15
2312.35:566:16
2412.35:556:16
2512.35:556:16
2612.45:546:16
2712.45:546:16
2812.45:536:16
2912.45:536:16
3012.45:536:16

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.48 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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246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.4Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Sapouy

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sapouy 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 Sapouy?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sapouy.

What to pack for Sapouy in April

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

In April, Sapouy 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 Sapouy 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 Sapouy peaks around March 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 16UV 14Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sapouy 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 Sapouy 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 Sapouy?

Sapouy sits at 11.6°N, 1.8°W, 336 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Gao, 45 km away.

LéoKokologoKombissiriSabouMangaZinguédéssé

Topography around Sapouy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sapouy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 341 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m.

The land around Sapouy is covered by cropland (43%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
167 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Gao 45 km · 51 km · Léo 62 km · Kokologo 72 km · Kombissiri 74 km · Sabou 76 km · Manga 78 km · Zinguédéssé 80 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 Sapouy (11.5544°, -1.7736°, elevation 336 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).