Obala weather in April

In April, Obala sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 145 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Obala's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Obala's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 145 mm; 21 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:11 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 9th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

Obala is commune of Cameroon.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical April day in Obala reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than 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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22

How April really feels in Obala

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

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.

Obala weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 21°	16	3.8	11.8	4.8
Feb	33° / 22°	24	5.9	11.9	3.8
Mar	32° / 22°	85	15.2	12	3.3
Apr	31° / 22°	145	21	12.1	3.3
May	30° / 22°	147	24.1	12.2	3.4
Jun	28° / 22°	115	21.6	12.2	4.1
Jul	27° / 21°	77	18.2	12.2	5.0
Aug	27° / 21°	78	18.6	12.1	4.8
Sep	28° / 21°	122	23.5	12	4.0
Oct	28° / 21°	182	27.7	11.9	3.4
Nov	29° / 21°	113	16.1	11.8	4.4
Dec	30° / 21°	22	4.7	11.8	5.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

	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 (%)	19	19	18	18	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	22
Cloudier (%)	81	81	82	82	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	82	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	78

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	19	81
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	22	78

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Obala gets around 145 mm of rain over 21 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 69% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	60	61	62	63	64	65	65	66	67	67	68	68	69	69	70	70	71	71	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	61
3	62
4	63
5	64
6	65
7	65
8	66
9	67
10	67
11	68
12	68
13	69
14	69
15	70
16	70
17	71
18	71
19	72
20	72
21	72
22	72
23	73
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	73
29	74
30	74

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 87% 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 (%)	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11
Oppressive (%)	82	82	83	84	84	85	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	11	89
30	11	89

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	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 6:17 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:15 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	12.1	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	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07
Sunset (PM)	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:17	6:20
2	12.0	6:17	6:19
3	12.0	6:17	6:19
4	12.0	6:16	6:19
5	12.0	6:16	6:19
6	12.1	6:15	6:19
7	12.1	6:15	6:18
8	12.1	6:15	6:18
9	12.1	6:14	6:18
10	12.1	6:14	6:18
11	12.1	6:13	6:18
12	12.1	6:13	6:17
13	12.1	6:12	6:17
14	12.1	6:12	6:17
15	12.1	6:12	6:17
16	12.1	6:11	6:17
17	12.1	6:11	6:17
18	12.1	6:11	6:17
19	12.1	6:10	6:16
20	12.1	6:10	6:16
21	12.1	6:10	6:16
22	12.1	6:09	6:16
23	12.1	6:09	6:16
24	12.1	6:09	6:16
25	12.1	6:08	6:16
26	12.1	6:08	6:16
27	12.1	6:08	6:16
28	12.1	6:08	6:16
29	12.1	6:07	6:15
30	12.1	6:07	6:15

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.03 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)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
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	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Obala

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Obala?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Obala.

What to pack for Obala in April

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

In April, Obala sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Obala 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 Obala peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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	12	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	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Obala 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 Obala is worst in February — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (September, 15 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)	71	77	45	34	23	19	17	15	15	21	28	52
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	71	Unhealthy
Feb	77	Unhealthy
Mar	45	Poor
Apr	34	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	28	Moderate
Dec	52	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Obala?

Obala sits at 4.2°N, 11.5°E, 542 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Okoa, 22 km away.

Topography around Obala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Obala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 543 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 974 m.

The land around Obala is covered by trees (53%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km

94 m

trees 53%

16 km

525 m

trees 83%

80 km

974 m

trees 83%

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

April weather nearby: Okoa 22 km · Yaoundé 33 km · Mbandjok 51 km · Nkoteng 68 km · Mbalmayo 72 km · Bafia 73 km · Makak 88 km · Akonolinga 91 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 Obala (4.1667°, 11.5333°, elevation 542 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	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	19	81
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	22	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	61
3	62
4	63
5	64
6	65
7	65
8	66
9	67
10	67
11	68
12	68
13	69
14	69
15	70
16	70
17	71
18	71
19	72
20	72
21	72
22	72
23	73
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	73
29	74
30	74

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	11	89
30	11	89

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	19	81
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	22	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	61
3	62
4	63
5	64
6	65
7	65
8	66
9	67
10	67
11	68
12	68
13	69
14	69
15	70
16	70
17	71
18	71
19	72
20	72
21	72
22	72
23	73
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	73
29	74
30	74

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	11	89
30	11	89

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
10	31	22
11	31	22
12	31	22
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	19	81
6	18	82
7	18	82
8	18	82
9	18	82
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	19	81
16	18	82
17	18	82
18	18	82
19	18	82
20	19	81
21	19	81
22	20	80
23	20	80
24	20	80
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	21	79
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	22	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	61
3	62
4	63
5	64
6	65
7	65
8	66
9	67
10	67
11	68
12	68
13	69
14	69
15	70
16	70
17	71
18	71
19	72
20	72
21	72
22	72
23	73
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	73
29	74
30	74

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	18	82
2	18	82
3	17	83
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	10	90
29	11	89
30	11	89