Bata weather in April

In April, Bata sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 256 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bata's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bata's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 256 mm; 28.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:20 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

Bata is most populous city in Equatorial Guinea.

Density: 69/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1851

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical April day in Bata reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
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8	29	25
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22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25

How April really feels in Bata

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bata weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 24°	164	28.2	11.9	3.3
Feb	29° / 25°	168	25.8	11.9	3.1
Mar	29° / 25°	236	28.6	12	2.9
Apr	29° / 25°	256	28.1	12	2.9
May	29° / 25°	265	29.5	12.1	3.0
Jun	27° / 24°	179	22.4	12.1	4.3
Jul	26° / 23°	110	17.2	12.1	5.2
Aug	26° / 23°	96	19.7	12.1	4.8
Sep	27° / 24°	245	27.6	12	3.6
Oct	28° / 24°	335	30.7	12	3.2
Nov	28° / 24°	325	29.8	11.9	3.2
Dec	28° / 24°	213	29.7	11.9	3.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9
Cloudier (%)	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	91

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	9	91

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Bata gets around 256 mm of rain over 28.1 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 93% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	93
7	93
8	93
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30	94

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Oppressive (%)	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	37
Miserable (%)	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	63

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	37	63

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 06 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 6:25 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:20 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16
Sunset (PM)	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:25	6:26
2	12.0	6:25	6:26
3	12.0	6:24	6:26
4	12.0	6:24	6:25
5	12.0	6:24	6:25
6	12.0	6:23	6:25
7	12.0	6:23	6:24
8	12.0	6:23	6:24
9	12.0	6:22	6:24
10	12.0	6:22	6:24
11	12.0	6:22	6:24
12	12.0	6:21	6:23
13	12.0	6:21	6:23
14	12.0	6:21	6:23
15	12.0	6:20	6:23
16	12.0	6:20	6:22
17	12.0	6:20	6:22
18	12.0	6:19	6:22
19	12.0	6:19	6:22
20	12.0	6:19	6:22
21	12.0	6:18	6:21
22	12.1	6:18	6:21
23	12.1	6:18	6:21
24	12.1	6:18	6:21
25	12.1	6:17	6:21
26	12.1	6:17	6:21
27	12.1	6:17	6:21
28	12.1	6:17	6:20
29	12.1	6:17	6:20
30	12.1	6:16	6:20

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.61 kWh/m² to a high of 4.8 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 4.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
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25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Bata?

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

2.9

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bata.

What to pack for Bata in April

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

In April, Bata sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bata in April

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	28	26	26	26	27	28	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	28	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Bata in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bata peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	11	14	13	11	9	10	10	12	13	11	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Bata 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 Bata is worst in February — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	34	39	27	20	17	21	22	17	11	10	15	27
Level	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	34	Moderate
Feb	39	Poor
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	11	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	27	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Bata?

Bata sits at 1.9°N, 9.8°E, 13 m above sea level, in Equatorial Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kribi, 120 km away.

Topography around Bata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,211 m.

The land around Bata is covered by water (47%) and artificial surfaces (41%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

40 m

water 47%

16 km

380 m

water 49%

80 km

1,211 m

trees 67%

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← March Bata year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Kribi 120 km · Ciudad de la Paz 121 km · Akanda 148 km · Ntoum 164 km · Libreville 167 km · Ebebiyin 177 km · Owendo 177 km · Ambam 178 km

Equatorial Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 41% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $6,615; 2025
Road deaths: 27.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
Religion

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 Bata (1.8639°, 9.7658°, elevation 13 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
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8	29	25
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10	29	25
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15	29	25
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18	29	25
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20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	93
7	93
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10	93
11	93
12	93
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30	94

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	37	63

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
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24	29	25
25	29	25
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27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	93
7	93
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20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	37	63

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	7	93
21	7	93
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	9	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	92
3	92
4	92
5	92
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	93
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	39	61
17	38	62
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	38	62
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	37	63
24	37	63
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	37	63