Xitole weather in April

In April, Xitole sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 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 62% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Xitole's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xitole's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:52 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
33%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

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 Xitole reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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 about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13824
23824
33824
43824
53824
63824
73824
83824
93824
103824
113824
123824
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293824
303825

How April really feels in Xitole

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
30 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.

Xitole 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° / 20°0011.43.6
Feb36° / 21°00.111.62.3
Mar38° / 23°0011.91.3
Apr38° / 24°0012.31.1
May37° / 25°14312.51.7
Jun33° / 25°12216.212.72.8
Jul30° / 24°34228.312.62.7
Aug30° / 24°43129.412.42.7
Sep31° / 24°30627.312.12.6
Oct32° / 24°14821.711.72.9
Nov33° / 23°234.811.53.9
Dec34° / 20°20.311.34.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% 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 (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58218
68218
78119
88119
98119
108020
118020
128020
137921
147822
157822
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207525
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307426

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Xitole gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 60% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
151332473
241332493
341231493
441231503
541131513
641131504
741131504
831031524
931032514
1031032514
1131033504
123933505
133933505
143934505
153834505
163834506
173734506
182733526
192633527
202632537
212531557
222530558
231429588
241428589
251426609
2613256110
2713246210
2813226311
2903216412
3002206513

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 9 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
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 7:01 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:017:07
212.17:007:07
312.17:007:07
412.16:597:07
512.16:587:07
612.26:587:07
712.26:577:07
812.26:577:07
912.26:567:07
1012.26:557:07
1112.26:557:07
1212.26:547:07
1312.26:537:07
1412.26:537:07
1512.26:527:07
1612.36:527:07
1712.36:517:07
1812.36:517:07
1912.36:507:07
2012.36:497:08
2112.36:497:08
2212.36:487:08
2312.36:487:08
2412.36:477:08
2512.46:477:08
2612.46:467:08
2712.46:467:08
2812.46:457:08
2912.46:457:09
3012.46:457:09

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.98 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 6.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
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267.0Intense
277.0Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Xitole

In seasonPeak

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

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

Xitole 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 Xitole?

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 Xitole.

What to pack for Xitole in April

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

In April, Xitole sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Xitole 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 Xitole peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Xitole 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 Xitole is worst in February — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1980 µg/m³Aug 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan56Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar74Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May53Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul21Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov41Poor
Dec52Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Xitole?

Xitole sits at 11.7°N, 14.8°W, 32 m above sea level, in Guinea-Bissau. The nearest listed city is Bafatá, 51 km away.

BafatáReino de AntulaSanta-LuziaSintra-NemaBissauReino de BandimBelemLuanda

Topography around Xitole

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xitole has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m.

The land around Xitole is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
68 m
80 km
262 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandwaterwetlandmangroves
April weather nearby: Bafatá 51 km · Reino de Antula 85 km · Santa-Luzia 86 km · Sintra-Nema 86 km · Bissau 86 km · Reino de Bandim 86 km · Belem 87 km · Luanda 87 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 Xitole (11.7333°, -14.8167°, elevation 32 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).