Makak weather in April

In April, Makak sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 230 mm of rain across 27 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Makak's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Makak's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 230 mm; 27 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:14 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 8th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

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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 Makak reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°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 on par with March and on par with May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21

How April really feels in Makak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 27 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Makak weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 21°	80	16.3	11.8	4.6
Feb	30° / 21°	95	17.7	11.9	3.9
Mar	29° / 21°	202	25.9	12	3.2
Apr	29° / 21°	230	27	12.1	3.1
May	29° / 21°	242	28.8	12.2	3.2
Jun	27° / 21°	210	27.4	12.2	3.6
Jul	26° / 20°	161	26.8	12.2	3.9
Aug	26° / 20°	153	28	12.1	3.7
Sep	27° / 20°	244	29.1	12	3.4
Oct	27° / 20°	329	30.2	11.9	3.3
Nov	28° / 21°	278	27.6	11.8	3.4
Dec	28° / 21°	122	20.3	11.8	4.3

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 7% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	9
Cloudier (%)	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	91	91

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	9	91
30	9	91

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Makak gets around 230 mm of rain over 27 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 90% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Muggy (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Oppressive (%)	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:17 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10
Sunset (PM)	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:20	6:21
2	12.0	6:19	6:21
3	12.0	6:19	6:21
4	12.0	6:18	6:21
5	12.0	6:18	6:21
6	12.0	6:18	6:20
7	12.0	6:17	6:20
8	12.1	6:17	6:20
9	12.1	6:16	6:20
10	12.1	6:16	6:20
11	12.1	6:16	6:19
12	12.1	6:15	6:19
13	12.1	6:15	6:19
14	12.1	6:14	6:19
15	12.1	6:14	6:19
16	12.1	6:14	6:18
17	12.1	6:13	6:18
18	12.1	6:13	6:18
19	12.1	6:13	6:18
20	12.1	6:12	6:18
21	12.1	6:12	6:18
22	12.1	6:12	6:18
23	12.1	6:11	6:17
24	12.1	6:11	6:17
25	12.1	6:11	6:17
26	12.1	6:11	6:17
27	12.1	6:10	6:17
28	12.1	6:10	6:17
29	12.1	6:10	6:17
30	12.1	6:10	6:17

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.64 kWh/m² to a high of 4.87 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Makak

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Makak?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Makak.

What to pack for Makak in April

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

In April, Makak sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Makak 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 Makak peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	12	14	14	13	11	11	11	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Makak 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 Makak is worst in February — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	50	63	39	30	21	18	16	14	12	17	24	40
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	50	Poor
Feb	63	Unhealthy
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	30	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	40	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Makak?

Makak sits at 3.5°N, 11.0°E, 648 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Eséka, 32 km away.

Topography around Makak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 654 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,201 m.

The land around Makak is covered by trees (92%) within 3 km, trees (99%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km

110 m

trees 92%

16 km

388 m

trees 99%

80 km

1,201 m

trees 97%

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← March Makak year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Eséka 32 km · Lolodorf 48 km · Mbalmayo 52 km · Yaoundé 64 km · Ébolowa 73 km · Okoa 79 km · Obala 88 km · Edéa 104 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

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 Makak (3.55°, 11.0333°, elevation 648 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	9	91
30	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	9	91
30	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	21
2	29	21
3	29	21
4	29	21
5	29	21
6	29	21
7	29	21
8	29	21
9	29	21
10	29	21
11	29	21
12	29	21
13	29	21
14	29	21
15	29	21
16	29	21
17	29	21
18	29	21
19	29	21
20	29	21
21	29	21
22	29	21
23	29	21
24	29	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	8	92
4	8	92
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	8	92
10	8	92
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	8	92
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	9	91
30	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	90
17	90
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	91
24	91
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90