Bégoua weather in April

In April, Bégoua sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 119 mm of rain across 16.6 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Bégoua's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bégoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
119 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:43 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical April day in Bégoua reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°40°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13323
23323
33323
43323
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
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How April really feels in Bégoua

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.

Bégoua 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
Jan34° / 20°112.211.83.8
Feb34° / 22°244.811.93.1
Mar33° / 23°9113.3123.0
Apr32° / 23°11916.612.13.2
May31° / 23°12317.912.23.5
Jun30° / 23°10317.412.34.0
Jul29° / 22°13721.312.23.9
Aug29° / 22°19025.612.13.4
Sep30° / 22°19825.8123.2
Oct30° / 22°21226.311.93.2
Nov31° / 22°10315.211.83.9
Dec32° / 21°17311.74.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33367
43466
53466
63367
73367
83367
93268
103268
113367
123367
133367
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Bégoua gets around 119 mm of rain over 16.6 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 55% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
149
250
350
451
552
652
753
853
954
1054
1154
1254
1354
1454
1554
1654
1755
1855
1955
2055
2155
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2356
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2557
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2758
2859
2959
3060

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1793
2793
3694
4694
5595
6595
7595
8595
9496
10496
11496
12397
13397
14397
15397
16397
17298
18298
19397
20397
21397
22397
23397
24496
25496
26496
27496
28595
29595
30595

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
28calm
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68calm
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88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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187calm
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287calm
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307calm

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 5:49 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:495:52
212.05:495:51
312.05:495:51
412.05:485:51
512.15:485:51
612.15:475:51
712.15:475:50
812.15:465:50
912.15:465:50
1012.15:465:50
1112.15:455:50
1212.15:455:50
1312.15:445:49
1412.15:445:49
1512.15:445:49
1612.15:435:49
1712.15:435:49
1812.15:425:49
1912.15:425:49
2012.15:425:49
2112.15:415:48
2212.15:415:48
2312.15:415:48
2412.15:405:48
2512.15:405:48
2612.15:405:48
2712.15:395:48
2812.15:395:48
2912.15:395:48
3012.25:395:48

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
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265.7Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Bégoua

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is April a good time to visit Bégoua?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bégoua.

What to pack for Bégoua in April

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

In April, Bégoua sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bégoua in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bégoua peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 20UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bégoua 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 Bégoua is worst in January — around 142 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.1× the cleanest month (September, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateUnhealthyJan 13138 µg/m³Sep 1314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan142Unhealthy
Feb97Unhealthy
Mar44Poor
Apr26Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec123Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bégoua?

Bégoua sits at 4.5°N, 18.5°E, 410 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bangui, 11 km away.

MbaïkiLibengeBossembélé

Topography around Bégoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bégoua has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m.

The land around Bégoua is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), grassland (32%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
254 m
16 km
329 m
80 km
399 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Bangui 11 km · Zongo 14 km · Bimbo 26 km · Boali 59 km · Bobangui 65 km · Mbaïki 89 km · Libenge 90 km · Bossembélé 133 km

Central African Republic travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$556
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
20.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
37.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank

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 Bégoua (4.4544°, 18.5347°, elevation 410 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).