Bouar weather in April

In April, Bouar sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 183 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 Bouar's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bouar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
183 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:54 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
76%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Bouar is city in Central African Republic.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical April day in Bouar reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 5 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
5
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.

Bouar weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°20.411.74.9
Feb33° / 20°91.711.84.1
Mar32° / 21°6711.4123.7
Apr30° / 21°18322.312.13.5
May28° / 20°20024.512.33.9
Jun27° / 20°17424.212.34.2
Jul26° / 19°18525.412.34.2
Aug26° / 19°24627.412.23.8
Sep27° / 19°27527.6123.7
Oct28° / 19°21425.111.93.9
Nov30° / 19°407.211.75.1
Dec31° / 18°30.411.75.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42575
52575
62476
72476
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Bouar gets around 183 mm of rain over 22.3 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 73% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
156
258
360
462
563
665
767
869
970
1071
1172
1273
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1475
1575
1676
1776
1877
1977
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2178
2278
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2579
2679
2779
2879
2979
3079

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12216791
22215801
31113841
41112851
51110871
6019891
7017902
8016912
9015922
10015922
11004942
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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136calm
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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 6:01 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:016:04
212.16:006:04
312.16:006:03
412.15:596:03
512.15:596:03
612.15:586:03
712.15:586:03
812.15:576:03
912.15:576:03
1012.15:576:02
1112.15:566:02
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1312.15:556:02
1412.15:556:02
1512.15:546:02
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1812.15:536:02
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2012.25:526:01
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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 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.73 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 Bouar

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bouar sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

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

Is April a good time to visit Bouar?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bouar.

What to pack for Bouar in April

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

In April, Bouar sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bouar 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 Bouar peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highMar 21UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bouar 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 Bouar is worst in February — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorFeb 1653 µg/m³Sep 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr26Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bouar?

Bouar sits at 5.9°N, 15.6°E, 976 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Baoro, 51 km away.

AbbaBabouaBozoumCarnotGaroua BoulaïBocarangaMeïganga

Topography around Bouar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bouar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m around an average of 937 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 784 m.

The land around Bouar is covered by grassland (61%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), shrubs (34%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
286 m
16 km
454 m
80 km
784 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Baoro 51 km · Abba 83 km · Baboua 86 km · Bozoum 97 km · Carnot 115 km · Garoua Boulaï 116 km · Bocaranga 117 km · Meïganga 157 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 Bouar (5.934°, 15.596°, elevation 976 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).