Figuil weather in April

In April, Figuil sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 12 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Figuil's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Figuil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:58 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical April day in Figuil reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 3°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14127
24127
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44127
54027
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How April really feels in Figuil

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.

Figuil 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
Jan34° / 19°0011.53.9
Feb37° / 22°0011.72.1
Mar40° / 25°10.211.90.3
Apr40° / 27°12312.20.2
May37° / 27°459.512.41.6
Jun34° / 25°6813.412.62.9
Jul31° / 24°10518.512.53.4
Aug30° / 23°16021.412.33.6
Sep31° / 23°10618.112.13.6
Oct34° / 23°418.211.83.1
Nov36° / 22°10.311.62.7
Dec34° / 19°0011.43.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35743
45743
55743
65644
75644
85545
95545
105446
115446
125248
135248
145149
155149
165050
174951
184852
194753
204753
214654
224555
234555
244555
254555
264555
274654
284555
294555
304654

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Figuil gets around 12 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
43
53
64
74
85
96
106
117
128
139
149
1510
1610
1711
1812
1912
2013
2114
2215
2315
2416
2517
2617
2718
2819
2919
3020

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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 33% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17581430
27291540
37091650
466101761
564101871
662101981
7581120101
8551121112
9521122132
10491123152
11461124173
12431124193
13401025214
14371025234
15341026265
1632926285
1729926306
1827826327
1925826347
2023726368
21217253810
22197243911
23186234112
24166224213
25156214315
26145204416
27145194418
28135184520
29124174621
30114154623

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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
610calm
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309calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:066:11
212.16:066:11
312.16:056:11
412.16:056:11
512.16:046:11
612.16:036:11
712.16:036:11
812.16:026:11
912.26:026:11
1012.26:016:11
1112.26:016:11
1212.26:006:11
1312.25:596:11
1412.25:596:11
1512.25:586:11
1612.25:586:11
1712.25:576:11
1812.25:576:11
1912.25:566:11
2012.35:566:11
2112.35:556:11
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2612.35:536:11
2712.35:536:11
2812.35:526:11
2912.35:526:11
3012.35:526:11

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 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 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
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.7Intense
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206.6Intense
216.6Intense
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236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Figuil

In seasonPeak

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

Figuil's rainy season runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Figuil sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is April a good time to visit Figuil?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Figuil.

What to pack for Figuil in April

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

In April, Figuil sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Figuil 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 Figuil peaks around March 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 14UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Figuil 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 Figuil is worst in March — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorMar 1179 µg/m³Jul 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan66Unhealthy
Feb76Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr55Poor
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Figuil?

Figuil sits at 9.8°N, 14.0°E, 295 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Guider, 20 km away.

GarouaLagdoGuidiguis

Topography around Figuil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Figuil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 282 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 611 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,063 m.

The land around Figuil is covered by cropland (38%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (34%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
611 m
80 km
1,063 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
April weather nearby: Guider 20 km · Mboursou Léré 21 km · Léré 30 km · Pitoa 65 km · Kaélé 66 km · Garoua 80 km · Lagdo 84 km · Guidiguis 92 km

Cameroon travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,972
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
30.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 445
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Muslim 31%Protestant 27%animist 1%

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 Figuil (9.7557°, 13.9647°, elevation 295 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).