Bongor weather in April

In April, Bongor sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 10 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 41°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bongor's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bongor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:52 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
55%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Bongor is city in Chad.

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 41°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical April day in Bongor reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 3°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14126
24126
34126
44127
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94127
104127
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How April really feels in Bongor

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
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Bongor weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 18°0011.53.8
Feb37° / 21°0011.71.9
Mar40° / 25°10.211.90.1
Apr40° / 27°103.112.20.1
May38° / 27°439.112.51.2
Jun34° / 25°6211.412.62.7
Jul32° / 24°12819.512.53.2
Aug30° / 23°20723.312.33.3
Sep31° / 23°11517.712.13.4
Oct34° / 23°356.611.83.1
Nov36° / 21°00.111.52.6
Dec34° / 18°0011.43.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
35941
45941
55842
65743
75743
85743
95644
105545
115545
125545
135446
145446
155545
165446
175446
185347
195248
205248
215248
225248
235248
245248
255248
265149
275248
285248
295248
305149

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Bongor gets around 10 mm of rain over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
11
21
32
42
52
63
73
84
95
105
116
127
137
148
159
1610
1710
1811
1912
2013
2114
2215
2316
2417
2518
2619
2720
2820
2921
3022

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17911820
27812820
37612930
473131040
571141050
668151160
766151270
861161490
9591615100
10561616120
11521618131
12491619151
13461621161
14431622181
15401624191
16371525212
17341526232
18321427242
19301328263
20271329274
21261230294
22241130305
23221130326
24211029336
25201029347
2619928368
2718928379
28178273910
29167264011
30157254112

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:016:06
212.16:006:06
312.15:596:06
412.15:596:06
512.15:586:06
612.15:586:06
712.15:576:06
812.25:566:06
912.25:566:06
1012.25:556:06
1112.25:556:06
1212.25:546:06
1312.25:546:06
1412.25:536:06
1512.25:526:06
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1712.25:516:06
1812.25:516:06
1912.35:506:06
2012.35:506:06
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2312.35:486:06
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2512.35:476:06
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2712.35:476:06
2812.35:466:06
2912.35:466:06
3012.45:456:06

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.7Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Bongor

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bongor sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is April a good time to visit Bongor?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bongor.

What to pack for Bongor in April

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

In April, Bongor sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bongor in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bongor peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bongor 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 Bongor is worst in March — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyMar 985 µg/m³Jul 1918 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan75Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May31Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec65Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bongor?

Bongor sits at 10.3°N, 15.4°E, 332 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Yagoua, 17 km away.

Kaélé

Topography around Bongor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bongor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 326 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m.

The land around Bongor is covered by cropland (34%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), cropland (34%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
25 m
80 km
336 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Yagoua 17 km · Fianga 48 km · Guelendeng 73 km · Gounou Gaya 74 km · Guidiguis 75 km · Maga 79 km · Bogo 98 km · Kaélé 103 km

Chad travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,022
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
32.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 52%Protestant 24%Roman Catholic 20%none 3%

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 Bongor (10.2809°, 15.3742°, elevation 332 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).