Loum weather in April

In April, Loum sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 312 mm of rain across 29.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Loum's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Loum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
312 mm
29.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:18 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
88%
9th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Loum is commune of Cameroon.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical April day in Loum reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23022
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42922
52922
62922
72922
82922
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112922
122922
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232922
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How April really feels in Loum

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Loum weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°5814.211.84.3
Feb31° / 21°9415.411.83.6
Mar30° / 22°25427.9122.8
Apr29° / 22°31229.612.12.8
May28° / 22°29930.412.23.0
Jun27° / 21°33929.812.33.3
Jul26° / 21°40030.212.23.5
Aug26° / 21°43130.512.23.4
Sep27° / 21°39629.8123.3
Oct27° / 21°38730.911.93.2
Nov28° / 21°22428.311.83.2
Dec29° / 21°7317.511.74.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4694
5793
6793
7694
8694
9694
10694
11694
12595
13595
14595
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25694
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28595
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30595

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Loum gets around 312 mm of rain over 29.6 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 98% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
198
299
399
499
599
699
799
899
999
1099
1199
1299
1399
1499
1599
1698
1798
1898
1998
2098
2198
2298
2398
2498
2597
2697
2797
2897
2997
3097

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11972
20982
30982
40982
50982
60991
70991
80991
90991
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Wind in April

Winds average 3 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 12 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 6:25 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:256:27
212.06:246:27
312.06:246:27
412.16:236:26
512.16:236:26
612.16:226:26
712.16:226:26
812.16:216:26
912.16:216:25
1012.16:216:25
1112.16:206:25
1212.16:206:25
1312.16:196:25
1412.16:196:25
1512.16:196:25
1612.16:186:24
1712.16:186:24
1812.16:176:24
1912.16:176:24
2012.16:176:24
2112.16:166:24
2212.16:166:24
2312.16:166:24
2412.16:156:24
2512.16:156:23
2612.16:156:23
2712.16:146:23
2812.26:146:23
2912.26:146:23
3012.26:146:23

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Loum

In seasonPeak

None of Loum's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Loum sees seasonal dust haze (January–March), heaviest in February.

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

Is April a good time to visit Loum?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Loum.

What to pack for Loum in April

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

In April, Loum sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Loum in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Loum peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 14Dec 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Loum 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 Loum is worst in February — around 112 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 13108 µg/m³Aug 1627 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan85Unhealthy
Feb112Unhealthy
Mar64Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May37Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov46Poor
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Loum?

Loum sits at 4.7°N, 9.7°E, 235 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Tombel, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Loum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m around an average of 268 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,034 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,267 m.

The land around Loum is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (96%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
249 m
16 km
2,034 m
80 km
3,267 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesmangroves
April weather nearby: Tombel 8.0 km · Penja 11 km · Manjo 17 km · Njombé 17 km · Mbanga 30 km · Kumba 33 km · Nkongsamba 35 km · Melong 51 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 Loum (4.7182°, 9.7351°, elevation 235 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).