Gunungsitoli weather in April

In April, Gunungsitoli sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 360 mm of rain across 28.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 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 Gunungsitoli's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gunungsitoli's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
360 mm
28.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:29 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
89%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Gunungsitoli is city in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Density
487/km²
people per km²
Founded
2008

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 Gunungsitoli reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°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 Gunungsitoli

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.

Gunungsitoli weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°2832611.93.1
Feb30° / 25°23523123.1
Mar30° / 25°31228.3122.7
Apr30° / 25°36028.2122.7
May30° / 25°28525.412.13.0
Jun30° / 25°23322.312.13.4
Jul30° / 25°26824.412.13.3
Aug29° / 25°33327123.1
Sep29° / 25°35227.3123.0
Oct29° / 25°47128.8123.0
Nov29° / 25°51128.711.92.9
Dec29° / 25°39928.411.93.0

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 4% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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

Any precipitation

Gunungsitoli gets around 360 mm of rain over 28.2 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 94% and peaks near 95% 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 92% 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 5 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in April

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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 6:34 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:346:35
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512.06:326:33
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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 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Gunungsitoli?

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
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gunungsitoli.

What to pack for Gunungsitoli in April

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

In April, Gunungsitoli sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Gunungsitoli 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 offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in November 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
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Gunungsitoli in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gunungsitoli peaks around February 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 14Jul 11UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Gunungsitoli?

Gunungsitoli sits at 1.3°N, 97.6°E, 14 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Lahewa, 51 km away.

Topography around Gunungsitoli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gunungsitoli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 834 m.

The land around Gunungsitoli is covered by trees (51%) and water (37%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (48%) within 16 km, and water (79%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
223 m
16 km
367 m
80 km
834 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Lahewa 51 km · Teluk Dalam 82 km · Singkil 113 km · Barus 118 km · Sibolga 139 km · Subulussalam 156 km · Tarutung 170 km · Sidikalang 180 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 Gunungsitoli (1.2888°, 97.6143°, elevation 14 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).