Ārabī weather in April

In April, Ārabī sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 42 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in April, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Ārabī's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ārabī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:04 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
47%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical April day in Ārabī reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13321
23321
33321
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How April really feels in Ārabī

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.

Ārabī weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°8111.57.2
Feb31° / 18°81.211.76.0
Mar32° / 20°324.811.94.6
Apr33° / 21°426.812.24.1
May34° / 22°172.612.53.8
Jun34° / 22°20.512.63.5
Jul33° / 22°113.412.53.9
Aug33° / 22°195.112.34.1
Sep33° / 22°41.212.14.3
Oct32° / 20°132.311.85.0
Nov30° / 18°101.311.56.3
Dec29° / 16°50.711.47.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
46931
56931
66832
76733
86733
96733
106634
116733
126733
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ārabī gets around 42 mm of rain over 6.8 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 22% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
121
222
322
422
522
623
723
824
924
1025
1125
1225
1326
1426
1525
1625
1725
1824
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2023
2123
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2321
2420
2519
2619
2718
2817
2916
3016

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the comfortable band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
136282313
236292313
335302313
434312313
532322313
631332313
729342413
827352413
926362414
1024372514
1123372515
1222382615
1320382616
1419382716
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1617382816
1717382916
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1916383017
2015373017
2115373117
2215373117
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2415373116
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2615383115
2715393115
2815403114
2915413014
3015413014

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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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 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 6:12 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:126:17
212.16:126:17
312.16:116:17
412.16:106:17
512.16:106:17
612.16:096:17
712.16:096:17
812.16:086:17
912.26:086:17
1012.26:076:17
1112.26:066:17
1212.26:066:17
1312.26:056:17
1412.26:056:17
1512.26:046:17
1612.26:046:17
1712.26:036:17
1812.26:036:17
1912.26:026:17
2012.36:026:17
2112.36:016:17
2212.36:016:17
2312.36:006:17
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2512.35:596:17
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2712.35:586:17
2812.35:586:17
2912.35:586:17
3012.35:576:18

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.4Intense
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286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Ārabī

In seasonPeak

None of Ārabī's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ārabī sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.

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

Is April a good time to visit Ārabī?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Ārabī for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ārabī in April

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

In April, Ārabī sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ārabī 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 Ārabī peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Dec 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Ārabī 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 Ārabī is worst in June — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJun 2323 µg/m³Dec 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ārabī?

Ārabī sits at 10.0°N, 42.5°E, 1,058 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Chinahsen, 52 km away.

Topography around Ārabī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ārabī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 1,057 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 636 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,386 m.

The land around Ārabī is covered by shrubs (51%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and bare terrain (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
636 m
80 km
2,386 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrain
April weather nearby: Chinahsen 52 km · Felana 65 km · Funyan Bīra 65 km · Borama 76 km · Jijiga 76 km · Dire Dawa 80 km · ‘Alemaya 83 km · Harar 83 km

Ethiopia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$933
2025
Happiness
4.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
14%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.5
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
28.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 499
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox 44%Muslim 31%Protestant 23%other 1%

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 Ārabī (9.9628°, 42.4928°, elevation 1,058 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).