Gorontalo weather in April

In April, Gorontalo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 244 mm of rain across 26.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Gorontalo's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gorontalo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
244 mm
26.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:48 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
80%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Gorontalo is city in Gorontalo Province, Indonesia.

Density
3,170/km²
people per km²
Founded
1728

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 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Gorontalo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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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Gorontalo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°16523.5123.9
Feb28° / 24°12819.6124.1
Mar28° / 24°18224.1123.8
Apr28° / 24°24426.5123.4
May28° / 24°23426.3123.6
Jun28° / 24°20922.9124.3
Jul27° / 24°15117.7125.2
Aug28° / 24°8912.3125.9
Sep28° / 24°10414.4125.1
Oct29° / 24°16720.6124.2
Nov28° / 24°23527.8123.3
Dec28° / 24°20428.2123.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21783
31783
41783
51882
61882
71882
81882
91981
101981
111882
121882
131882
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151882
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221585
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251585
261585
271585
281585
291486
301486

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Gorontalo gets around 244 mm of rain over 26.5 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 89% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
185
284
384
483
583
683
783
883
984
1084
1185
1286
1386
1487
1588
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1790
1891
1991
2092
2193
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2494
2594
2694
2794
2894
2994
3094

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1982
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7964
8964
9964
10964
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19973
20973
21982
22982
23973
24973
25973
26973
27964
28964
29955
30955

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April, the calmest month.

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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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186calm
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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 5:52 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:525:53
212.05:525:52
312.05:525:52
412.05:515:52
512.05:515:51
612.05:515:51
712.05:505:51
812.05:505:50
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1012.05:495:50
1112.05:495:50
1212.05:495:49
1312.05:485:49
1412.05:485:49
1512.05:485:49
1612.05:485:48
1712.05:475:48
1812.05:475:48
1912.05:475:48
2012.05:475:47
2112.05:465:47
2212.05:465:47
2312.05:465:47
2412.05:465:47
2512.05:455:46
2612.05:455:46
2712.05:455:46
2812.05:455:46
2912.05:455:46
3012.05:455:46

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Gorontalo?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gorontalo.

What to pack for Gorontalo in April

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

In April, Gorontalo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Gorontalo in April

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 19 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 29°C.

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

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Gorontalo in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gorontalo peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jun 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Gorontalo?

Gorontalo sits at 0.5°N, 123.1°E, 11 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Luwuk, 168 km away.

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Topography around Gorontalo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gorontalo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,262 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,044 m.

The land around Gorontalo is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and water (52%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
391 m
16 km
1,262 m
80 km
2,044 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Luwuk 168 km · Tomohon 212 km · Tondano 223 km · Manado 225 km · Bitung 251 km · Poso 335 km · Bungku 364 km · Palu 390 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 Gorontalo (0.5375°, 123.0625°, elevation 11 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).