Toma weather in April

In April, Toma sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.7 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 39% 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 Toma's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Toma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:03 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
52%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Toma 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 39°C through the month.

A typical April day in Toma reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°40°45°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13925
23925
33925
43925
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63926
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303927

How April really feels in Toma

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
29 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.

Toma 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
Jan32° / 17°00.111.35.4
Feb35° / 20°00.111.63.6
Mar38° / 24°10.411.91.5
Apr39° / 27°102.712.30.5
May38° / 27°246.712.60.9
Jun35° / 26°5210.612.72.3
Jul32° / 24°13618.212.73.2
Aug30° / 23°20922.112.43.4
Sep32° / 23°1101512.13.6
Oct35° / 24°275.511.72.9
Nov35° / 20°00.111.43.0
Dec33° / 18°0011.34.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
66040
75941
86040
96040
105941
116040
126040
136040
146040
156040
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185842
195743
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215644
225545
235446
245446
255347
265248
275248
285149
295149
305050

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Toma gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
55
65
75
86
96
107
117
128
138
149
159
1610
1710
1810
1911
2011
2112
2212
2313
2413
2514
2614
2714
2815
2915
3015

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
169131161
267131271
364141381
462141491
5591416101
6571417111
7541318132
8521319142
9501320152
10471322162
11451323172
12431224183
13411225193
14391226203
15361127223
16341128234
17331129244
18311129254
19291130264
20271130284
21251130295
22241130305
23221130325
24211130335
25191129356
26181129366
27171128377
28151128397
29141127408
30131126418

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 9 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
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209calm
219calm
229calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 6:13 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:136:19
212.16:126:19
312.16:126:20
412.16:116:20
512.26:106:20
612.26:106:20
712.26:096:20
812.26:086:20
912.26:086:20
1012.26:076:20
1112.26:066:20
1212.26:066:20
1312.26:056:20
1412.36:056:20
1512.36:046:20
1612.36:036:20
1712.36:036:20
1812.36:026:21
1912.36:026:21
2012.36:016:21
2112.36:006:21
2212.46:006:21
2312.45:596:21
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2512.45:586:21
2612.45:586:21
2712.45:576:22
2812.45:576:22
2912.45:566:22
3012.45:566:22

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.72 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
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
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146.7Intense
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206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Toma

In seasonPeak

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

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

Toma 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 Toma?

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

0.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Toma.

What to pack for Toma in April

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

In April, Toma sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Toma 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 Toma peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Toma 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 Toma is worst in February — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2268 µg/m³Aug 1514 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan57Unhealthy
Feb68Unhealthy
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May32Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Toma?

Toma sits at 12.8°N, 2.9°W, 287 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Tougan, 40 km away.

RéoDédougouYakoGourcyKoudougouKindiTita

Topography around Toma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Toma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 286 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m.

The land around Toma is covered by cropland (41%), grassland (26%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, grassland (43%), shrubs (28%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), shrubs (31%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
72 m
80 km
296 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
April weather nearby: Tougan 40 km · Réo 67 km · Dédougou 69 km · Yako 73 km · Gourcy 77 km · Koudougou 81 km · Kindi 100 km · Tita 102 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 Toma (12.7584°, -2.8988°, elevation 287 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).