Tonga weather in April

In April, Tonga sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 133 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-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 5% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Tonga's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tonga's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 133 mm; 22.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:14 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; 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 Tonga reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°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 2°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)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	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)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

How April really feels in Tonga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 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

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tonga weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 19°	8	2.5	11.7	5.0
Feb	32° / 20°	18	4.8	11.8	4.2
Mar	31° / 20°	70	15.5	12	3.8
Apr	29° / 20°	133	22.4	12.1	3.6
May	28° / 20°	147	25.4	12.2	3.8
Jun	27° / 20°	140	25.7	12.3	4.0
Jul	26° / 19°	142	25.6	12.3	4.2
Aug	25° / 19°	171	26.2	12.2	4.1
Sep	26° / 19°	207	27.9	12	3.7
Oct	27° / 19°	200	28.4	11.9	3.7
Nov	28° / 19°	70	13.9	11.8	5.1
Dec	30° / 19°	10	2.5	11.7	5.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

	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 (%)	22	22	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16
Cloudier (%)	78	78	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	84	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	84

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	16	84
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	16	84

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Tonga gets around 133 mm of rain over 22.4 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 74% and peaks near 78% 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 (%)	65	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	71	72	73	73	74	74	75	75	76	76	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	66
4	67
5	68
6	69
7	70
8	71
9	71
10	72
11	73
12	73
13	74
14	74
15	75
16	75
17	76
18	76
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	77
23	78
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	77

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 85% 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
Humid (%)	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	82	82	82
Oppressive (%)	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	89	9
2	2	89	9
3	1	89	10
4	1	89	10
5	1	88	11
6	1	88	11
7	0	88	12
8	0	88	12
9	0	88	12
10	0	88	12
11	0	87	13
12	0	87	13
13	0	87	13
14	0	86	14
15	0	85	15
16	0	85	15
17	0	84	16
18	0	84	16
19	0	84	16
20	0	84	16
21	0	84	16
22	0	84	16
23	0	84	16
24	0	83	17
25	0	83	17
26	0	83	17
27	0	83	17
28	0	82	18
29	0	82	18
30	0	82	18

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
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14	6	calm
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25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

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 6:21 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:20 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	12.1	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	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10
Sunset (PM)	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:21	6:23
2	12.0	6:20	6:23
3	12.1	6:20	6:23
4	12.1	6:19	6:23
5	12.1	6:19	6:22
6	12.1	6:18	6:22
7	12.1	6:18	6:22
8	12.1	6:17	6:22
9	12.1	6:17	6:22
10	12.1	6:17	6:22
11	12.1	6:16	6:21
12	12.1	6:16	6:21
13	12.1	6:15	6:21
14	12.1	6:15	6:21
15	12.1	6:15	6:21
16	12.1	6:14	6:21
17	12.1	6:14	6:21
18	12.1	6:13	6:20
19	12.1	6:13	6:20
20	12.1	6:13	6:20
21	12.1	6:12	6:20
22	12.1	6:12	6:20
23	12.1	6:12	6:20
24	12.1	6:11	6:20
25	12.1	6:11	6:20
26	12.2	6:11	6:20
27	12.2	6:10	6:20
28	12.2	6:10	6:20
29	12.2	6:10	6:20
30	12.2	6:10	6:20

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.08 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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	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	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Tonga

In seasonPeak

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

Tonga's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Tonga sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Tonga?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tonga.

What to pack for Tonga in April

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

In April, Tonga sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tonga 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 Tonga peaks around April 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 9 (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	11	14	14	13	11	11	12	13	13	11	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	11	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	9	Very high

Air quality in Tonga 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 Tonga is worst in February — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 22 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)	85	109	71	54	34	28	23	22	24	35	44	71
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	85	Unhealthy
Feb	109	Unhealthy
Mar	71	Unhealthy
Apr	54	Poor
May	34	Moderate
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	35	Moderate
Nov	44	Poor
Dec	71	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Tonga?

Tonga sits at 5.0°N, 10.7°E, 809 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Bangangté, 27 km away.

Topography around Tonga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tonga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 795 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,087 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,002 m.

The land around Tonga is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (78%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km

178 m

trees 63%

16 km

1,087 m

trees 78%

80 km

2,002 m

trees 80%

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

April weather nearby: Bangangté 27 km · Bandjoun 55 km · Foumbot 61 km · Bafang 62 km · Bafia 64 km · Bafoussam 65 km · Kekem 78 km · Melong 84 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 Tonga (4.9667°, 10.7°, elevation 809 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	30	20
2	30	20
3	30	20
4	30	20
5	30	20
6	30	20
7	30	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	29	20
14	29	20
15	29	20
16	29	20
17	29	20
18	29	20
19	29	20
20	29	20
21	29	20
22	29	20
23	29	20
24	29	20
25	29	20
26	29	20
27	29	20
28	29	20
29	29	20
30	29	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	16	84
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	66
4	67
5	68
6	69
7	70
8	71
9	71
10	72
11	73
12	73
13	74
14	74
15	75
16	75
17	76
18	76
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	77
23	78
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	77

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	89	9
2	2	89	9
3	1	89	10
4	1	89	10
5	1	88	11
6	1	88	11
7	0	88	12
8	0	88	12
9	0	88	12
10	0	88	12
11	0	87	13
12	0	87	13
13	0	87	13
14	0	86	14
15	0	85	15
16	0	85	15
17	0	84	16
18	0	84	16
19	0	84	16
20	0	84	16
21	0	84	16
22	0	84	16
23	0	84	16
24	0	83	17
25	0	83	17
26	0	83	17
27	0	83	17
28	0	82	18
29	0	82	18
30	0	82	18

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	16	84
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	66
4	67
5	68
6	69
7	70
8	71
9	71
10	72
11	73
12	73
13	74
14	74
15	75
16	75
17	76
18	76
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	77
23	78
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	77

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	89	9
2	2	89	9
3	1	89	10
4	1	89	10
5	1	88	11
6	1	88	11
7	0	88	12
8	0	88	12
9	0	88	12
10	0	88	12
11	0	87	13
12	0	87	13
13	0	87	13
14	0	86	14
15	0	85	15
16	0	85	15
17	0	84	16
18	0	84	16
19	0	84	16
20	0	84	16
21	0	84	16
22	0	84	16
23	0	84	16
24	0	83	17
25	0	83	17
26	0	83	17
27	0	83	17
28	0	82	18
29	0	82	18
30	0	82	18

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	20	80
4	20	80
5	20	80
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	19	81
9	19	81
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	16	84
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	15	85
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	15	85
30	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	66
4	67
5	68
6	69
7	70
8	71
9	71
10	72
11	73
12	73
13	74
14	74
15	75
16	75
17	76
18	76
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	77
23	78
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	77
28	77
29	77
30	77

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	89	9
2	2	89	9
3	1	89	10
4	1	89	10
5	1	88	11
6	1	88	11
7	0	88	12
8	0	88	12
9	0	88	12
10	0	88	12
11	0	87	13
12	0	87	13
13	0	87	13
14	0	86	14
15	0	85	15
16	0	85	15
17	0	84	16
18	0	84	16
19	0	84	16
20	0	84	16
21	0	84	16
22	0	84	16
23	0	84	16
24	0	83	17
25	0	83	17
26	0	83	17
27	0	83	17
28	0	82	18
29	0	82	18
30	0	82	18