Goba weather in April

In April, Goba sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 277 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Goba's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Rainfall
277 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:16 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Goba is city in Ethiopia.

Density
3,300/km²
people per km²
Founded
1900

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 18°C through the month.

A typical April day in Goba reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2189
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4189
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Goba weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 6511.411.65.9
Feb19° / 709.611.86.1
Mar19° / 17718.5124.9
Apr18° / 2772512.13.7
May18° / 10°17322.112.34.2
Jun18° / 10°14622.512.44.1
Jul17° / 26829.712.43.0
Aug17° / 28530.212.22.9
Sep17° / 24627.8123.2
Oct16° / 21724.111.83.5
Nov17° / 9715.411.74.5
Dec17° / 5510.711.65.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33169
43070
52971
62872
72773
82674
92575
102575
112476
122278
132080
142080
151981
161882
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201585
211585
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251684
261684
271783
281882
291882
301981

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Goba gets around 277 mm of rain over 25 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 83% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
276
377
478
579
679
780
881
981
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1183
1284
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1485
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2286
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2585
2684
2784
2883
2983
3082

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
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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 12 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 6:23 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:236:26
212.16:226:26
312.16:226:26
412.16:216:26
512.16:216:26
612.16:206:26
712.16:206:26
812.16:196:26
912.16:196:26
1012.16:186:25
1112.16:186:25
1212.16:186:25
1312.16:176:25
1412.16:176:25
1512.16:166:25
1612.26:166:25
1712.26:156:25
1812.26:156:25
1912.26:146:25
2012.26:146:25
2112.26:146:25
2212.26:136:25
2312.26:136:25
2412.26:126:25
2512.26:126:25
2612.26:126:25
2712.26:116:25
2812.26:116:25
2912.26:116:25
3012.26:106:25

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
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45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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85.8Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
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155.6Bright
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175.6Bright
185.5Bright
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215.5Bright
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235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Goba?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Goba.

What to pack for Goba in April

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

In April, Goba sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Goba in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Goba peaks around March 17 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 17Nov 22UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug15Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Goba 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 Goba is worst in June — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1920 µg/m³Jan 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Goba?

Goba sits at 7.0°N, 40.0°E, 2,682 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Bale Robe, 12 km away.

Bek’ojīSagurē

Topography around Goba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Goba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m around an average of 2,666 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,874 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,571 m.

The land around Goba is covered by cropland (49%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%), shrubs (26%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
289 m
16 km
1,874 m
80 km
3,571 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
April weather nearby: Bale Robe 12 km · Mena 68 km · Ghinnir 81 km · Gobēsa 85 km · Āsasa 87 km · Dodola 88 km · Bek’ojī 99 km · Sagurē 123 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 Goba (7.0167°, 39.9833°, elevation 2,682 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).