Carnot weather in April

In April, Carnot sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 176 mm of rain across 21.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 10% 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 Carnot's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carnot's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
176 mm
21.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:53 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
75%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Carnot is city.

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

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 Carnot reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°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 2°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13122
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How April really feels in Carnot

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.

Carnot weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°81.811.74.0
Feb34° / 20°264.711.83.4
Mar32° / 21°10515.6123.3
Apr30° / 22°17621.412.13.4
May29° / 21°16222.512.23.7
Jun28° / 21°13121.912.34.2
Jul27° / 20°14023.712.34.3
Aug27° / 20°17425.512.24.0
Sep28° / 20°23226.5123.6
Oct29° / 20°28728.311.93.2
Nov31° / 20°10814.911.84.0
Dec33° / 19°152.811.74.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72575
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92575
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Carnot gets around 176 mm of rain over 21.4 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 70% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
163
264
365
466
567
668
769
869
969
1069
1169
1269
1370
1470
1570
1670
1770
1870
1971
2071
2171
2271
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2673
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2873
2974
3074

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
115445
205446
305347
405248
505149
604951
704852
804852
904753
1004654
1104555
1204456
1304357
1404258
1504159
1604060
1703961
1803862
1903763
2003664
2103565
2203466
2303367
2403268
2503268
2603169
2703169
2803169
2903169
3003070

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
26calm
36calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
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306calm

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 6:00 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:006:02
212.05:596:02
312.05:596:02
412.15:596:02
512.15:586:02
612.15:586:01
712.15:576:01
812.15:576:01
912.15:566:01
1012.15:566:01
1112.15:556:01
1212.15:556:01
1312.15:556:00
1412.15:546:00
1512.15:546:00
1612.15:536:00
1712.15:536:00
1812.15:536:00
1912.15:526:00
2012.15:526:00
2112.15:525:59
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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 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.6Bright
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55.6Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Carnot

In seasonPeak

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

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

Carnot 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 Carnot?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Carnot.

What to pack for Carnot in April

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

In April, Carnot sees daytime highs around 30°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 Carnot 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 Carnot peaks around March 21 at about 14 (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 highMar 21UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Carnot 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 Carnot is worst in December — around 75 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.0× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyDec 2172 µg/m³Sep 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan62Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar40Poor
Apr24Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec75Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Carnot?

Carnot sits at 4.9°N, 15.9°E, 551 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Berbérati, 76 km away.

BaoroAbbaBouarYalokéBabouaNolaBozoum

Topography around Carnot

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carnot has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m around an average of 506 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 508 m.

The land around Carnot is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
163 m
16 km
348 m
80 km
508 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Berbérati 76 km · Baoro 81 km · Abba 91 km · Bouar 115 km · Yaloké 142 km · Baboua 150 km · Nola 159 km · Bozoum 163 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 Carnot (4.9427°, 15.8773°, elevation 551 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).