Katobu weather in April

In April, Katobu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 227 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 5% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Katobu's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Katobu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 227 mm; 26.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:52 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 8th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

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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 Katobu 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	25
2	30	25
3	30	25
4	30	25
5	30	25
6	30	25
7	30	25
8	30	25
9	30	25
10	30	25
11	30	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	30	25
24	30	25
25	30	25
26	30	25
27	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25

How April really feels in Katobu

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Katobu weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 25°	198	27.8	12.2	2.7
Feb	30° / 25°	209	25.7	12.2	2.7
Mar	30° / 25°	235	28.2	12	2.8
Apr	30° / 25°	227	26.9	11.9	2.9
May	29° / 25°	191	23.1	11.8	3.7
Jun	29° / 24°	163	19.5	11.7	4.3
Jul	29° / 24°	88	13.1	11.7	5.3
Aug	29° / 23°	35	6.9	11.8	5.8
Sep	30° / 24°	31	6	12	5.2
Oct	31° / 24°	58	10.7	12.1	4.3
Nov	32° / 25°	123	18.9	12.2	3.3
Dec	31° / 25°	201	28	12.3	2.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	18	18	19	21	21	21	21	21	22	21	21	21
Cloudier (%)	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	83	83	83	82	82	81	79	79	79	79	79	78	79	79	79

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	16	84
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	22	78
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Katobu gets around 227 mm of rain over 26.9 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 90% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	90	89	88	88	87	86	85	85	84	84	83	83	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	93
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	91
17	91
18	90
19	89
20	88
21	88
22	87
23	86
24	85
25	85
26	84
27	84
28	83
29	83
30	82

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Oppressive (%)	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	27
Miserable (%)	81	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	82	82	81	80	80	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	75	75	74	73

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	26	74
30	27	73

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:42 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51
Sunset (PM)	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:55	5:53
2	12.0	5:55	5:52
3	12.0	5:55	5:52
4	11.9	5:54	5:51
5	11.9	5:54	5:51
6	11.9	5:54	5:50
7	11.9	5:54	5:50
8	11.9	5:54	5:49
9	11.9	5:54	5:49
10	11.9	5:53	5:49
11	11.9	5:53	5:48
12	11.9	5:53	5:48
13	11.9	5:53	5:47
14	11.9	5:53	5:47
15	11.9	5:53	5:47
16	11.9	5:52	5:46
17	11.9	5:52	5:46
18	11.9	5:52	5:45
19	11.9	5:52	5:45
20	11.9	5:52	5:45
21	11.9	5:52	5:44
22	11.9	5:52	5:44
23	11.9	5:52	5:44
24	11.9	5:52	5:43
25	11.9	5:52	5:43
26	11.9	5:52	5:43
27	11.8	5:51	5:42
28	11.8	5:51	5:42
29	11.8	5:51	5:42
30	11.8	5:51	5:42

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Katobu

In seasonPeak

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

Katobu sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Katobu?

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

2.9

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Katobu.

What to pack for Katobu in April

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

In April, Katobu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Katobu 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 25 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 28°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	29	28	28	29	29	30	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	30	Tropical
Feb	30	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	28	Tropical
Aug	28	Warm
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	30	Tropical
Dec	30	Tropical

UV index in Katobu 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 Katobu peaks around February 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	15	14	12	11	10	12	13	14	14	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Katobu?

Katobu sits at 4.8°S, 122.7°E, 12 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Raha, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Katobu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katobu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,039 m.

The land around Katobu is covered by trees (39%) and water (38%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km

104 m

trees 39%

16 km

509 m

trees 56%

80 km

1,039 m

water 51%

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← March Katobu year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Raha 1.0 km · Baubau 72 km · Kendari 98 km · Bungku 267 km · Watampone 268 km · Sinjai 276 km · Sengkang 309 km · Palopo 347 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

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 Katobu (-4.8299°, 122.726°, elevation 12 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	25
2	30	25
3	30	25
4	30	25
5	30	25
6	30	25
7	30	25
8	30	25
9	30	25
10	30	25
11	30	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	30	25
24	30	25
25	30	25
26	30	25
27	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	16	84
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	22	78
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	93
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	91
17	91
18	90
19	89
20	88
21	88
22	87
23	86
24	85
25	85
26	84
27	84
28	83
29	83
30	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	26	74
30	27	73

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	25
2	30	25
3	30	25
4	30	25
5	30	25
6	30	25
7	30	25
8	30	25
9	30	25
10	30	25
11	30	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	30	25
24	30	25
25	30	25
26	30	25
27	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	16	84
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	22	78
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	93
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	91
17	91
18	90
19	89
20	88
21	88
22	87
23	86
24	85
25	85
26	84
27	84
28	83
29	83
30	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	26	74
30	27	73

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	25
2	30	25
3	30	25
4	30	25
5	30	25
6	30	25
7	30	25
8	30	25
9	30	25
10	30	25
11	30	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	30	25
24	30	25
25	30	25
26	30	25
27	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	16	84
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	17	83
19	18	82
20	18	82
21	19	81
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	22	78
28	21	79
29	21	79
30	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	94
4	94
5	94
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	93
13	92
14	92
15	92
16	91
17	91
18	90
19	89
20	88
21	88
22	87
23	86
24	85
25	85
26	84
27	84
28	83
29	83
30	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	18	82
3	18	82
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	17	83
14	17	83
15	18	82
16	18	82
17	19	81
18	20	80
19	20	80
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	23	77
24	23	77
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	26	74
30	27	73