Sīrē weather in April

In April, Sīrē sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 145 mm of rain across 17.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Sīrē's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sīrē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
145 mm
17.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:17 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
62%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Sīrē is town in south-central 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 24°C through the month.

A typical April day in Sīrē reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and on par with May.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12512
22512
32412
42412
52412
62412
72412
82413
92413
102413
112413
122413
132413
142413
152413
162413
172413
182413
192413
202413
212413
222413
232413
242413
252413
262413
272413
282413
292413
302413

Sīrē weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 10°173.411.68.2
Feb24° / 11°253.911.78.1
Mar25° / 12°879.811.97.1
Apr24° / 13°14517.712.25.7
May24° / 13°13218.312.45.8
Jun24° / 13°601312.56.5
Jul22° / 13°1822812.44.1
Aug22° / 13°32730.112.33.7
Sep22° / 12°30326.9124.1
Oct22° / 12°11715.411.86.0
Nov22° / 10°355.811.67.6
Dec22° / 15311.58.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
44852
54852
64951
74852
84852
94753
104753
114753
124654
134654
144456
154456
164456
174357
184258
194159
204159
214159
224060
234060
244060
254060
263961
274060
284060
294060
304060

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Sīrē gets around 145 mm of rain over 17.7 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 59% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
148
249
350
451
552
653
754
854
955
1056
1157
1258
1358
1459
1560
1660
1761
1861
1962
2063
2163
2263
2364
2464
2564
2664
2764
2865
2965
3065

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1919
29010
39010
49010
59010
68911
78911
88812
98812
108713
118614
128614
138515
148515
158416
168416
178317
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208119
218119
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238020
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258020
268020
278020
288020
298119
308119

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

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 6:25 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:256:29
212.16:246:29
312.16:246:29
412.16:236:29
512.16:226:28
612.16:226:28
712.16:216:28
812.16:216:28
912.16:206:28
1012.16:206:28
1112.16:196:28
1212.26:196:28
1312.26:186:28
1412.26:186:28
1512.26:176:28
1612.26:176:28
1712.26:166:28
1812.26:166:28
1912.26:156:28
2012.26:156:28
2112.26:146:28
2212.26:146:28
2312.26:146:28
2412.26:136:28
2512.26:136:28
2612.36:126:28
2712.36:126:28
2812.36:126:28
2912.36:116:28
3012.36:116:28

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Sīrē

In seasonPeak

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

Sīrē's monsoon runs July–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 Sīrē?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Sīrē for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sīrē in April

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

In April, Sīrē sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Sīrē 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 Sīrē peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Dec 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Sīrē 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 Sīrē is worst in June — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1934 µg/m³Jan 1719 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sīrē?

Sīrē sits at 8.3°N, 39.5°E, 1,755 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Huruta, 24 km away.

Topography around Sīrē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sīrē has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m around an average of 1,762 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,291 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,232 m.

The land around Sīrē is covered by cropland (87%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
393 m
16 km
1,291 m
80 km
3,232 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Huruta 24 km · Wenjī 27 km · Wonji 33 km · Īteya 34 km · Adama 35 km · Welench’ītī 39 km · Mojo 50 km · Āsela 56 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 Sīrē (8.3167°, 39.4833°, elevation 1,755 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).