Finote Selam weather in April

In April, Finote Selam sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 49 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Finote Selam's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Finote Selam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:24 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Finote Selam is city in Ethiopia.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical April day in Finote Selam reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12714
22714
32714
42714
52714
62714
72714
82714
92714
102714
112714
122714
132714
142714
152714
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212714
222714
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242714
252714
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272714
282714
292714
302714

Finote Selam 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
Jan25° / 11°61.711.48.4
Feb27° / 12°92.311.67.9
Mar27° / 13°336.211.97.1
Apr27° / 14°49812.26.7
May25° / 14°14815.812.55.8
Jun22° / 12°33727.212.64.0
Jul20° / 12°46030.912.63.2
Aug20° / 12°46230.912.43.2
Sep21° / 11°35328.912.13.7
Oct22° / 11°12415.211.86.0
Nov23° / 11°275.111.57.9
Dec24° / 11°81.611.48.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 34% 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 (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76139
86139
96139
106040
115941
125941
135842
145743
155644
165545
175446
185347
195248
205149
214951
224852
234654
244555
254555
264456
274456
284357
294357
304159

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Finote Selam gets around 49 mm of rain over 8 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 27% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
122
223
323
423
523
623
723
823
923
1023
1123
1224
1324
1425
1525
1626
1726
1827
1928
2028
2129
2230
2330
2431
2532
2633
2733
2834
2935
3036

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13973
14973
15973
16964
17964
18964
19955
20955
21955
22946
23937
24937
25928
26919
279010
288911
298812
308713

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

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 6:33 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:336:38
212.16:326:38
312.16:326:38
412.16:316:38
512.16:306:38
612.16:306:38
712.16:296:38
812.26:296:38
912.26:286:38
1012.26:276:38
1112.26:276:38
1212.26:266:38
1312.26:266:38
1412.26:256:38
1512.26:256:38
1612.26:246:38
1712.26:246:38
1812.36:236:38
1912.36:226:38
2012.36:226:38
2112.36:216:38
2212.36:216:39
2312.36:206:39
2412.36:206:39
2512.36:196:39
2612.36:196:39
2712.36:196:39
2812.36:186:39
2912.46:186:39
3012.46:176:39

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Finote Selam

In seasonPeak

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

Finote Selam's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is April a good time to visit Finote Selam?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Finote Selam in April

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

In April, Finote Selam sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Finote Selam in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Finote Selam peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Finote Selam 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 Finote Selam is worst in December — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorDec 2048 µg/m³Aug 1227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar35Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct41Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Finote Selam?

Finote Selam sits at 10.7°N, 37.3°E, 1,914 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Burē, 22 km away.

Topography around Finote Selam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Finote Selam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 1,904 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,091 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,327 m.

The land around Finote Selam is covered by cropland (64%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
1,091 m
80 km
3,327 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Burē 22 km · Dembech’a 29 km · Tīlīlī 32 km · Shendi 36 km · Ginja Bet 44 km · Gimja Bēt Maryam 45 km · Injibara 51 km · Ādīs K’idamē 60 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 Finote Selam (10.7°, 37.2667°, elevation 1,914 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).