Wik’ro weather in April

In April, Wik’ro sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 75 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-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 49% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Wik’ro's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wik’ro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:13 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
41%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Wik’ro is human settlement.

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 Wik’ro reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°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 on par with March and about 1°C cooler than May.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12412
22412
32412
42412
52412
62412
72412
82412
92412
102412
112412
122412
132412
142413
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302413

Wik’ro weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 215.611.37.7
Feb23° / 10°225.711.57.9
Mar24° / 11°5210.911.97.2
Apr24° / 13°7512.912.36.9
May25° / 13°62812.67.5
Jun24° / 13°14413.112.86.4
Jul21° / 13°48729.712.73.7
Aug21° / 13°48030.312.53.6
Sep22° / 12°9511.612.16.7
Oct22° / 11°163.111.78.2
Nov21° / 10°183.711.48.1
Dec21° / 113.111.28.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47822
57822
67822
77822
87822
97822
107822
117822
127822
137822
147921
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207921
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287723
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307624

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Wik’ro gets around 75 mm of rain over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
543
643
742
842
942
1042
1142
1242
1342
1442
1542
1642
1742
1843
1943
2043
2143
2243
2343
2443
2543
2642
2742
2842
2941
3041

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6937
7937
8928
9928
10919
11919
12919
139010
149010
159010
169010
178911
188911
198911
208911
218911
228911
238911
248911
259010
269010
279010
289010
298911
308911

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:236:30
212.16:226:30
312.16:216:30
412.26:216:30
512.26:206:30
612.26:196:30
712.26:196:30
812.26:186:30
912.26:176:30
1012.26:176:30
1112.26:166:31
1212.36:156:31
1312.36:156:31
1412.36:146:31
1512.36:136:31
1612.36:136:31
1712.36:126:31
1812.36:116:31
1912.36:116:31
2012.46:106:32
2112.46:106:32
2212.46:096:32
2312.46:086:32
2412.46:086:32
2512.46:076:32
2612.46:076:32
2712.46:066:33
2812.56:066:33
2912.56:056:33
3012.56:056:33

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.01 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.12 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
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247.0Intense
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267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Wik’ro

In seasonPeak

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

Wik’ro's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Wik’ro sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is April a good time to visit Wik’ro?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Wik’ro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wik’ro in April

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

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

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Wik’ro 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 Wik’ro peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 20UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Wik’ro 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 Wik’ro is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1731 µg/m³Nov 1422 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wik’ro?

Wik’ro sits at 13.8°N, 39.6°E, 2,002 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Dolo, 33 km away.

Aksum

Topography around Wik’ro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wik’ro has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m around an average of 2,038 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,004 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,408 m.

The land around Wik’ro is covered by cropland (47%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (28%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
399 m
16 km
1,004 m
80 km
3,408 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Dolo 33 km · Mekele 36 km · Idaga Hamus 44 km · Ādīgrat 56 km · Intich’o 73 km · Ābīy Ādī 73 km · Adwa 86 km · Aksum 102 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 Wik’ro (13.7952°, 39.603°, elevation 2,002 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).