Okoa weather in April

In April, Okoa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 162 mm of rain across 23.6 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 Okoa's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Okoa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
162 mm
23.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:11 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical April day in Okoa reaches about 30°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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Okoa

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.

Okoa 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°286.211.85.3
Feb31° / 21°398.711.94.3
Mar31° / 22°11018.7123.5
Apr30° / 21°16223.612.13.4
May29° / 21°16726.112.23.4
Jun28° / 21°14524.112.24.1
Jul27° / 21°10821.912.24.6
Aug26° / 20°10622.112.14.5
Sep27° / 21°15726.2123.8
Oct27° / 21°20828.811.93.6
Nov28° / 21°13219.911.84.4
Dec29° / 21°367.811.85.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21585
31585
41585
51585
61585
71585
81585
91585
101585
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Okoa gets around 162 mm of rain over 23.6 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 78% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
172
273
373
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675
776
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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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13070
23070
32971
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52971
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112872
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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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 6:19 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:176:19
212.06:176:19
312.06:166:19
412.06:166:19
512.06:166:18
612.16:156:18
712.16:156:18
812.16:146:18
912.16:146:18
1012.16:146:17
1112.16:136:17
1212.16:136:17
1312.16:126:17
1412.16:126:17
1512.16:126:17
1612.16:116:16
1712.16:116:16
1812.16:106:16
1912.16:106:16
2012.16:106:16
2112.16:096:16
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2612.16:086:15
2712.16:086:15
2812.16:076:15
2912.16:076:15
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Okoa

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is April a good time to visit Okoa?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Okoa.

What to pack for Okoa in April

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

In April, Okoa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Okoa 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 Okoa 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Dec 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Okoa 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 Okoa 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).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateFeb 1361 µg/m³Sep 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb63Unhealthy
Mar39Poor
Apr30Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct17Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Okoa?

Okoa sits at 4.0°N, 11.6°E, 656 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Yaoundé, 16 km away.

AkonolingaNkotengMakakBafia

Topography around Okoa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Okoa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 658 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 959 m.

The land around Okoa is covered by trees (62%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
650 m
80 km
959 m
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April weather nearby: Yaoundé 16 km · Obala 22 km · Mbalmayo 53 km · Mbandjok 62 km · Akonolinga 76 km · Nkoteng 76 km · Makak 79 km · Bafia 94 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 Okoa (3.9833°, 11.6°, elevation 656 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).