Tenkodogo weather in April

In April, Tenkodogo sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.8 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 39°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 Tenkodogo's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tenkodogo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:54 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Tenkodogo 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 39°C through the month.

A typical April day in Tenkodogo reaches about 39°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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How April really feels in Tenkodogo

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
23 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.

Tenkodogo 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° / 20°0011.44.6
Feb36° / 23°10.211.62.8
Mar38° / 26°40.911.91.1
Apr39° / 28°173.812.30.9
May36° / 27°37812.51.9
Jun34° / 25°5610.412.73.2
Jul31° / 24°11217.412.63.7
Aug30° / 23°20222.312.43.5
Sep31° / 23°11515.812.13.8
Oct34° / 24°387.511.73.3
Nov36° / 22°20.311.52.9
Dec34° / 20°0011.34.2

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 18% 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 (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55446
65446
75347
85347
95248
105248
115149
125149
135050
144951
154951
164852
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194654
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Tenkodogo gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
47
57
68
78
88
99
109
119
1210
1310
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1511
1612
1713
1813
1914
2014
2115
2216
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3021

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 58% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1461221192
2441221212
3411221223
4391221243
5371222263
6341222294
7321122314
8301121335
9281121355
10261020376
11251020397
1223919428
1321818449
1420817469
15187164810
16167155111
17156145312
18136145413
19116135614
20106135516
2185125817
2275125719
2365115721
2454115723
2544105725
264495528
273395530
283385333
292385136
302274939

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
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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 6:03 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:036:09
212.16:036:09
312.16:026:09
412.16:016:09
512.16:016:09
612.26:006:09
712.25:596:09
812.25:596:09
912.25:586:09
1012.25:576:09
1112.25:576:09
1212.25:566:09
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1412.25:556:09
1512.35:546:10
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2512.45:496:10
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2712.45:486:11
2812.45:486:11
2912.45:476:11
3012.45:476:11

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.63 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
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236.6Intense
246.6Intense
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266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.5Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Tenkodogo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tenkodogo 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 Tenkodogo?

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 Tenkodogo.

What to pack for Tenkodogo in April

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

In April, Tenkodogo sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tenkodogo 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 Tenkodogo peaks around March 15 at about 13 (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 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tenkodogo 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 Tenkodogo is worst in February — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1875 µg/m³Aug 1214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb76Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov43Poor
Dec55Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tenkodogo?

Tenkodogo sits at 11.8°N, 0.4°W, 237 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Garango, 20 km away.

PouytengaZorgoBittouGomboussougouZabré

Topography around Tenkodogo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tenkodogo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 305 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m.

The land around Tenkodogo is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
271 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Garango 20 km · Béguédo 39 km · Koupéla 44 km · Pouytenga 52 km · Zorgo 58 km · Bittou 59 km · Gomboussougou 59 km · Zabré 73 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 Tenkodogo (11.7844°, -0.3718°, elevation 237 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).