Balai Pungut weather in April

In April, Balai Pungut sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 254 mm of rain across 27.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 Balai Pungut's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balai Pungut's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
254 mm
27.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:14 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
88%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical April day in Balai Pungut reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°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)
13224
23224
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43224
53224
63224
73224
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How April really feels in Balai Pungut

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.

Balai Pungut weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°22323.811.92.9
Feb32° / 23°16120.4122.8
Mar32° / 24°23925.9122.4
Apr32° / 24°25427.6122.1
May32° / 24°20625.4122.3
Jun32° / 24°14119.112.12.9
Jul32° / 23°14719.312.13.0
Aug32° / 23°17623122.7
Sep32° / 23°22224.3122.5
Oct32° / 23°26727.4122.3
Nov31° / 23°32127.9122.3
Dec31° / 23°29527.211.92.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 92%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10694
11793
12793
13793
14793
15793
16892
17892
18892
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20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29892
30892

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Balai Pungut gets around 254 mm of rain over 27.6 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 92% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
192
293
393
493
593
693
793
893
992
1092
1192
1292
1392
1492
1592
1691
1791
1891
1991
2091
2191
2291
2391
2491
2591
2691
2791
2891
2991
3091

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11387
21288
31288
41189
51090
6991
7991
8892
9793
10793
11694
12694
13595
14595
15595
16496
17496
18496
19496
20496
21496
22397
23397
24397
25397
26397
27397
28397
29397
30397

Wind in April

Winds average 4 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
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204calm
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234calm
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264calm
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304calm

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 6:19 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:196:20
212.06:196:19
312.06:196:19
412.06:186:19
512.06:186:19
612.06:186:18
712.06:176:18
812.06:176:18
912.06:176:18
1012.06:166:17
1112.06:166:17
1212.06:166:17
1312.06:156:16
1412.06:156:16
1512.06:156:16
1612.06:146:16
1712.06:146:16
1812.06:146:15
1912.06:146:15
2012.06:136:15
2112.06:136:15
2212.06:136:14
2312.06:136:14
2412.06:126:14
2512.06:126:14
2612.06:126:14
2712.06:126:14
2812.06:116:14
2912.06:116:13
3012.06:116:13

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
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214.7Bright
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284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Balai Pungut?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Balai Pungut.

What to pack for Balai Pungut in April

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

In April, Balai Pungut sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Balai Pungut in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balai Pungut peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Balai Pungut 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 Balai Pungut is worst in September — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1549 µg/m³Dec 1723 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug43Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct42Poor
Nov25Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Balai Pungut?

Balai Pungut sits at 1.1°N, 101.3°E, 16 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Pekanbaru, 63 km away.

Topography around Balai Pungut

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balai Pungut has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m.

The land around Balai Pungut is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
148 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Pekanbaru 63 km · Dumai 70 km · Payakumbuh 160 km · Klebang Besar 164 km · Sungai Udang 164 km · Malacca 165 km · Bukit Rambai 166 km · Kampung Tanjung Minyak 168 km

Indonesia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,060
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
11.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 471
Religion
Muslim 87%Protestant 8%Roman Catholic 3%Hindu 2%

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 Balai Pungut (1.0595°, 101.2905°, elevation 16 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).