Paoua weather in April

In April, Paoua sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 52 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Paoua's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:50 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
68%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Paoua is town in Ouham-Pendé prefecture, 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 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical April day in Paoua reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 3°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13725
23725
33725
43725
53725
63725
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93725
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How April really feels in Paoua

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.

Paoua weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°0011.64.0
Feb36° / 21°10.211.82.5
Mar37° / 24°102.9121.5
Apr36° / 25°5210.812.21.9
May33° / 24°9616.112.32.8
Jun31° / 22°13019.312.43.4
Jul30° / 22°2412712.43.2
Aug29° / 21°30028.412.23.1
Sep30° / 21°22525.6123.1
Oct31° / 22°12117.911.83.5
Nov34° / 21°132.511.73.8
Dec34° / 19°00.111.64.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34060
43961
53961
63961
73862
83763
93763
103763
113763
123763
133664
143763
153763
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Paoua gets around 52 mm of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
119
220
321
423
524
626
727
829
930
1032
1133
1234
1336
1437
1538
1639
1740
1840
1941
2041
2142
2242
2342
2443
2543
2644
2744
2844
2945
3045

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1131438351
2121337371
3101237401
491136421
581036452
66935482
75834503
84732543
94631554
103630574
113528595
122427616
132425636
142323657
152322658
161220689
171219699
1812177010
1911167111
2011157112
2111137213
2211127214
2311117215
2411107315
2501107316
260197317
270087418
280077419
290077320
300067321

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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209calm
219calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min 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 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:576:01
212.15:576:01
312.15:566:00
412.15:566:00
512.15:556:00
612.15:556:00
712.15:546:00
812.15:546:00
912.15:536:00
1012.15:536:00
1112.15:526:00
1212.15:526:00
1312.15:515:59
1412.15:515:59
1512.25:505:59
1612.25:505:59
1712.25:495:59
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1912.25:485:59
2012.25:485:59
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3012.25:445:59

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 6.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
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226.1Intense
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246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Paoua

In seasonPeak

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

Paoua's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Paoua sees seasonal dust haze (March–April), heaviest in March.

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

Is April a good time to visit Paoua?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paoua.

What to pack for Paoua in April

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

In April, Paoua sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Paoua 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 Paoua 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
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Paoua 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 Paoua is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1247 µg/m³Jul 2413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr29Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Paoua?

Paoua sits at 7.2°N, 16.4°E, 601 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bocaranga, 93 km away.

BocarangaBozoumTouboroBossangoaMoundouGoréBébédjaDoba

Topography around Paoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 597 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 811 m.

The land around Paoua is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%), trees (36%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
201 m
80 km
811 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Bocaranga 93 km · Bozoum 103 km · Touboro 133 km · Bossangoa 140 km · Moundou 153 km · Goré 157 km · Bébédja 160 km · Doba 164 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 Paoua (7.2427°, 16.4406°, elevation 601 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).