Gabú weather in April

In April, Gabú sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Gabú's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gabú's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:49 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
33%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Gabú is city in Guinea-Bissau.

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 38°C through the month.

A typical April day in Gabú reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 40°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 Gabú

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
27 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Gabú weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°00.111.44.0
Feb36° / 21°00.111.62.6
Mar38° / 23°00.111.91.5
Apr38° / 25°00.112.31.1
May38° / 26°112.212.61.4
Jun34° / 25°8111.812.72.6
Jul31° / 24°25824.612.62.8
Aug30° / 24°3342812.42.7
Sep31° / 23°2532512.12.7
Oct33° / 24°10715.211.73.3
Nov33° / 21°122.311.44.0
Dec33° / 19°10.211.34.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48317
58218
68218
78218
88119
98020
108020
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Gabú gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the humid band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1142136290
2142036300
3132036310
4131936310
5121936320
6121936330
7121936331
8111936331
9111936331
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11102036331
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1772137333
1872037333
1962037343
2061937353
2151837364
2241737374
2341637394
2441537404
2531436415
2631336435
2721335455
2821234466
2921133486
3011032507

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
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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 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:587:05
212.16:587:05
312.16:577:05
412.16:567:05
512.16:567:05
612.26:557:05
712.26:557:05
812.26:547:05
912.26:537:05
1012.26:537:05
1112.26:527:05
1212.26:517:05
1312.26:517:05
1412.36:507:05
1512.36:507:05
1612.36:497:05
1712.36:487:05
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1912.36:477:06
2012.36:477:06
2112.36:467:06
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2312.36:457:06
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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 7.04 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Gabú

In seasonPeak

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

Gabú's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Gabú sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in June.

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

Is April a good time to visit Gabú?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gabú.

What to pack for Gabú in April

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

In April, Gabú sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gabú in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gabú peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Gabú 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 Gabú is worst in May — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorMay 1576 µg/m³Aug 1914 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May80Unhealthy
Jun35Poor
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gabú?

Gabú sits at 12.3°N, 14.2°W, 64 m above sea level, in Guinea-Bissau. The nearest listed city is Bafatá, 49 km away.

BafatáXitoleKoumbiaWendou Borou

Topography around Gabú

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gabú has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m.

The land around Gabú is covered by trees (61%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
314 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Bafatá 49 km · Diaoubé 71 km · Kamabi 89 km · Xitole 89 km · Koumbia 95 km · Vélingara 97 km · Wendou Borou 101 km · Koundara 103 km

Guinea-Bissau travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,124
2025
Safe drinking water
24%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
32.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 46%folk religions 31%Christian 19%other or unaffiliated 4%

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 Gabú (12.28°, -14.2222°, elevation 64 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).