Owendo weather in April

In April, Owendo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 255 mm of rain across 27.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 2% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Owendo's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Owendo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
255 mm
27.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:22 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
86%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Owendo is place in Estuaire Province, 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 Owendo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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How April really feels in Owendo

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.

Owendo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°24729.1122.9
Feb30° / 24°21625.7122.8
Mar30° / 25°26728.8122.7
Apr30° / 25°25527.3122.7
May30° / 24°22426.2123.2
Jun28° / 23°6611125.6
Jul27° / 23°265.6126.6
Aug28° / 23°276.7126.4
Sep28° / 24°12320.2124.2
Oct29° / 24°33530.2123.0
Nov29° / 24°38229.7122.8
Dec29° / 24°31130.2122.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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

Any precipitation

Owendo gets around 255 mm of rain over 27.3 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 91% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:276:27
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512.06:256:25
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 4.95 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 4.83 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

Hazard calendar for Owendo

In seasonPeak

In April, Owendo sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Owendo's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is April a good time to visit Owendo?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Owendo.

What to pack for Owendo in April

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

In April, Owendo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Owendo in April

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Owendo in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Owendo peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 20UV 13Jun 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Owendo 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 Owendo is worst in February — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (September, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1346 µg/m³Sep 2222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar38Poor
Apr34Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Owendo?

Owendo sits at 0.3°N, 9.5°E, 6 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Libreville, 13 km away.

AkandaLambarénéPort-GentilOyamBataCiudad de la Paz

Topography around Owendo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Owendo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 709 m.

The land around Owendo is covered by water (67%) within 3 km, water (57%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
709 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
April weather nearby: Libreville 13 km · Ntoum 31 km · Akanda 40 km · Lambaréné 137 km · Port-Gentil 138 km · Oyam 142 km · Bata 177 km · Ciudad de la Paz 206 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 Owendo (0.2912°, 9.5046°, elevation 6 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).