Dourbali weather in April

In April, Dourbali sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 Dourbali's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dourbali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:49 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
45%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Dourbali is city in Chari-Baguirmi Region, Chad.

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 41°C through the month.

A typical April day in Dourbali reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 39°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°40°45°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14125
24125
34125
44125
54125
64125
74126
84126
94126
104126
114126
124126
134126
144126
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294127
304127

How April really feels in Dourbali

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.

Dourbali 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
Jan33° / 16°0011.44.6
Feb36° / 19°0011.62.6
Mar40° / 23°00.111.90.4
Apr41° / 26°51.712.30.0
May40° / 27°23612.50.2
Jun37° / 26°429.612.71.5
Jul33° / 24°1141712.62.9
Aug31° / 23°19722.912.43.3
Sep32° / 23°10515.412.13.3
Oct36° / 23°214.511.72.4
Nov36° / 20°00.111.52.4
Dec34° / 17°0011.34.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 32%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36832
46931
56931
66931
76931
86931
96832
106733
116733
126733
136832
146832
156733
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206733
216733
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266832
276733
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306733

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Dourbali gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
62
72
82
93
103
114
124
135
145
156
166
177
187
198
208
219
229
239
2410
2510
2611
2711
2812
2912
3012

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1935200
2925300
3925300
4906400
5886510
6867610
7857710
8838810
9809920
107891030
1176101130
1273111240
1371121250
1470121350
1567131460
1664141570
1762141680
1859151790
19571518100
20541619110
21531619120
22491620141
23471720151
24461721161
25441722171
26421722181
27401623192
28381624202
29361624222
30341625232

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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2610calm
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3010calm

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 5:58 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:586:04
212.15:586:04
312.15:576:04
412.15:566:04
512.15:566:04
612.25:556:04
712.25:546:04
812.25:546:04
912.25:536:04
1012.25:526:04
1112.25:526:04
1212.25:516:04
1312.25:516:04
1412.25:506:05
1512.35:496:05
1612.35:496:05
1712.35:486:05
1812.35:486:05
1912.35:476:05
2012.35:476:05
2112.35:466:05
2212.35:466:05
2312.35:456:05
2412.35:456:05
2512.45:446:05
2612.45:446:05
2712.45:436:06
2812.45:436:06
2912.45:426:06
3012.45:426:06

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 7.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Dourbali

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dourbali sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is April a good time to visit Dourbali?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dourbali.

What to pack for Dourbali in April

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

In April, Dourbali sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dourbali in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dourbali peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 17UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Dourbali 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 Dourbali is worst in February — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (August, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1891 µg/m³Aug 1720 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan84Unhealthy
Feb91Unhealthy
Mar89Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May34Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec76Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dourbali?

Dourbali sits at 11.8°N, 15.9°E, 321 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Mandelia, 68 km away.

GuelendengMassakoryBokoroMaga

Topography around Dourbali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dourbali has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 320 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m.

The land around Dourbali is covered by grassland (76%) within 3 km, grassland (83%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
35 m
80 km
52 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
April weather nearby: Mandelia 68 km · Massaguet 88 km · N'Djamena 96 km · Kousséri 96 km · Guelendeng 105 km · Massakory 133 km · Bokoro 144 km · Maga 147 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 Dourbali (11.8062°, 15.8669°, elevation 321 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).