Gounou Gaya weather in April

In April, Gounou Gaya sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.2 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 41°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Gounou Gaya's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gounou Gaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:52 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
56%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Gounou Gaya is town 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 Gounou Gaya 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 37°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 3°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°40°45°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14126
24126
34126
44127
54127
64127
74127
84127
94127
104127
114027
124027
134027
144027
154027
164027
174027
184028
194028
204028
214028
224028
233928
243928
253928
263928
273927
283927
293927
303927

How April really feels in Gounou Gaya

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.

Gounou Gaya 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° / 18°0011.53.6
Feb37° / 21°0011.71.7
Mar40° / 25°10.211.90.1
Apr40° / 27°133.212.20.2
May37° / 27°5610.812.41.4
Jun34° / 25°7713.412.62.9
Jul31° / 23°14620.412.53.3
Aug30° / 23°21524.312.33.3
Sep31° / 23°1382012.13.3
Oct34° / 23°428.411.83.2
Nov36° / 21°10.211.62.7
Dec34° / 18°0011.43.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35842
45941
55941
65842
75743
85743
95644
105545
115545
125545
135446
145446
155446
165248
175248
185248
195248
205050
215050
225050
235050
245050
255050
265050
275050
285050
295050
305050

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Gounou Gaya gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.2 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 11% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
11
22
32
42
53
64
74
85
96
106
117
128
138
149
1510
1611
1711
1812
1913
2014
2115
2216
2316
2417
2518
2619
2720
2821
2922
3023

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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
173131220
270151230
367161340
464171450
561181560
658191670
755191790
8521918110
9491919121
10461920141
11431921161
12401922191
13371823211
14341724232
15321625252
16291625273
17271526293
18251426314
19231327334
20211227355
21201127366
22181027387
23171026398
2416926418
2515925429
26148244311
27138244412
28128234513
29117224514
30107214615

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
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 18 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 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:006:05
212.16:006:05
312.15:596:05
412.15:586:05
512.15:586:05
612.15:576:05
712.15:576:05
812.15:566:05
912.25:566:05
1012.25:556:05
1112.25:546:05
1212.25:546:05
1312.25:536:05
1412.25:536:05
1512.25:526:05
1612.25:526:05
1712.25:516:05
1812.25:516:05
1912.25:506:05
2012.25:506:05
2112.35:496:05
2212.35:496:05
2312.35:486:05
2412.35:486:05
2512.35:476:05
2612.35:476:05
2712.35:476:05
2812.35:466:05
2912.35:466:05
3012.35:456:05

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

0246151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.6Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Gounou Gaya

In seasonPeak

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

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

Gounou Gaya 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 Gounou Gaya?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gounou Gaya.

What to pack for Gounou Gaya in April

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

In April, Gounou Gaya 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 Gounou Gaya 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 Gounou Gaya peaks around March 15 at about 13 (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 15UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Gounou Gaya 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 Gounou Gaya is worst in March — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1268 µg/m³Jul 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb64Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr43Poor
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov35Moderate
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gounou Gaya?

Gounou Gaya sits at 9.6°N, 15.5°E, 345 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Kelo, 48 km away.

Topography around Gounou Gaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gounou Gaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 344 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m.

The land around Gounou Gaya is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
318 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Kelo 48 km · Fianga 52 km · Pala 73 km · Bongor 74 km · Béré 78 km · Déressia 84 km · Yagoua 85 km · Laï 90 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 Gounou Gaya (9.6294°, 15.5132°, elevation 345 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).