Ziniaré weather in April

In April, Ziniaré sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.6 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 37% 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 Ziniaré's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ziniaré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
11th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:57 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Ziniaré 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 Ziniaré reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 12°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 about 1°C warmer than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°40°45°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13927
23927
33927
43927
53927
63927
73927
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103927
113927
123928
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283928
293928
303928

How April really feels in Ziniaré

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
30 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.

Ziniaré 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° / 19°00.111.35.2
Feb35° / 21°00.111.63.2
Mar38° / 25°20.611.91.2
Apr39° / 28°82.612.30.5
May38° / 28°225.712.61.3
Jun35° / 26°459.212.72.7
Jul32° / 24°11117.212.73.3
Aug31° / 24°18320.912.43.4
Sep32° / 24°9314.312.13.5
Oct35° / 24°255.211.72.9
Nov36° / 21°10.211.42.9
Dec33° / 19°0011.34.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35941
45941
55842
65842
75743
85743
95644
105644
115644
125545
135545
145545
155446
165446
175347
185347
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205248
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265248
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ziniaré gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.6 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 11% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
15
25
36
46
56
66
77
87
97
108
118
128
139
149
159
169
1710
1810
1910
2010
2110
2210
2310
2410
2510
2610
2710
2811
2911
3011

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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 33% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
166131281
263141391
3611414101
4581416111
5561417121
6541418131
7521419141
8481420161
9461421171
10431422191
11411423212
12381324232
13361325242
14341225262
15311226283
16291127303
17271127323
18251027343
19241027364
20221027374
2120927394
2219927414
2317926435
2416826445
2515825466
2614825477
2713724488
2812723499
29117235010
30106225111

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
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
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 6:07 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:076:13
212.16:066:13
312.16:056:13
412.16:056:13
512.26:046:13
612.26:036:13
712.26:036:13
812.26:026:13
912.26:016:13
1012.26:016:13
1112.26:006:13
1212.25:596:14
1312.25:596:14
1412.35:586:14
1512.35:586:14
1612.35:576:14
1712.35:566:14
1812.35:566:14
1912.35:556:14
2012.35:556:14
2112.35:546:14
2212.35:546:14
2312.45:536:14
2412.45:536:15
2512.45:526:15
2612.45:526:15
2712.45:516:15
2812.45:516:15
2912.45:506:15
3012.45:506:15

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 5.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 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
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Ziniaré

In seasonPeak

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

Ziniaré sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is April a good time to visit Ziniaré?

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
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ziniaré.

What to pack for Ziniaré in April

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

In April, Ziniaré sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ziniaré 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 Ziniaré peaks around March 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 15UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ziniaré 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 Ziniaré is worst in March — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1078 µg/m³Aug 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan66Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May36Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov43Poor
Dec56Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ziniaré?

Ziniaré sits at 12.6°N, 1.3°W, 303 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Nioko I, 26 km away.

ZinguédésséKombissiri

Topography around Ziniaré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ziniaré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 307 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m.

The land around Ziniaré is covered by cropland (44%), artificial surfaces (23%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), cropland (36%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
270 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Nioko I 26 km · Saaba 27 km · Ouagadougou 35 km · Barogo 36 km · Korsimoro 37 km · Saonré 46 km · Zinguédéssé 49 km · Kombissiri 57 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 Ziniaré (12.5824°, -1.2975°, elevation 303 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).