Bitam weather in April

In April, Bitam sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 190 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bitam's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bitam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
190 mm
25.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:13 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
81%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Bitam is town in northern Gabon.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical April day in Bitam reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Bitam

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.

Bitam weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°5812.711.94.5
Feb30° / 21°7813.611.94.1
Mar30° / 21°16523.1123.3
Apr30° / 21°19025.5123.0
May29° / 21°15525.712.13.3
Jun28° / 21°12822.512.14.1
Jul27° / 20°10419.612.14.8
Aug28° / 20°10219.612.14.7
Sep28° / 21°17426.2123.4
Oct28° / 21°21627.9123.3
Nov29° / 20°17825.111.93.5
Dec29° / 21°7414.611.94.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Bitam gets around 190 mm of rain over 25.5 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 84% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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282
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12872
22872
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112872
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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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 06 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 6:18 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:186:19
212.06:186:19
312.06:176:19
412.06:176:18
512.06:176:18
612.06:166:18
712.06:166:18
812.06:166:17
912.06:156:17
1012.06:156:17
1112.06:156:17
1212.06:146:16
1312.06:146:16
1412.06:136:16
1512.06:136:16
1612.06:136:16
1712.06:136:15
1812.06:126:15
1912.16:126:15
2012.16:126:15
2112.16:116:15
2212.16:116:14
2312.16:116:14
2412.16:116:14
2512.16:106:14
2612.16:106:14
2712.16:106:14
2812.16:106:14
2912.16:096:14
3012.16:096:13

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.03 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 4.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Bitam?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bitam.

What to pack for Bitam in April

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

In April, Bitam sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bitam 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 Bitam peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 21UV 14Dec 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bitam 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 Bitam is worst in February — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.7× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1351 µg/m³Sep 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bitam?

Bitam sits at 2.1°N, 11.5°E, 575 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Ebebiyin, 21 km away.

AmbamOyemCiudad de la Paz

Topography around Bitam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bitam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 586 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m.

The land around Bitam is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
233 m
80 km
610 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Ebebiyin 21 km · Ambam 42 km · Oyem 54 km · Ciudad de la Paz 92 km · Ébolowa 100 km · Sangmélima 109 km · Lolodorf 154 km · Mbalmayo 160 km

Gabon travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,263
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
23.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 46%Roman Catholic 30%Muslim 11%none 7%

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 Bitam (2.076°, 11.5007°, elevation 575 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).