Lahat weather in April

In April, Lahat sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 265 mm of rain across 27.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 3% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Lahat's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lahat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
265 mm
27.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:09 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
83%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Lahat is capital of Lahat Regency, South Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

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 Lahat reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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)
13023
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43023
53023
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73023
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93023
103023
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153123
163123
173123
183123
193123
203123
213123
223123
233123
243123
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283123
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How April really feels in Lahat

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.

Lahat weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°27428.712.22.9
Feb30° / 23°25425.812.12.9
Mar30° / 23°27728122.8
Apr30° / 23°26527.611.92.6
May31° / 23°15622.711.83.2
Jun31° / 22°9216.411.83.9
Jul31° / 22°9014.711.84.0
Aug32° / 23°7312.311.93.7
Sep32° / 23°9712.3123.5
Oct32° / 23°19519.512.13.0
Nov31° / 23°29126.412.22.7
Dec30° / 23°30127.812.22.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5892
6892
7892
8892
9991
10991
11991
121090
131090
141090
151288
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301882

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Lahat gets around 265 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 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
193
293
393
493
593
693
793
894
994
1094
1194
1294
1394
1494
1594
1694
1794
1894
1993
2093
2192
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2589
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2987
3086

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1919
29010
39010
48911
58911
68812
78812
88812
98713
108713
118713
128713
138713
148614
158614
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228713
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308713

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
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:116:10
212.06:116:09
312.06:116:09
412.06:116:08
512.06:116:08
612.06:106:07
711.96:106:07
811.96:106:07
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1011.96:106:06
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1911.96:086:03
2011.96:086:02
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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 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 5.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Lahat?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lahat.

What to pack for Lahat in April

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

In April, Lahat sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lahat 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 Lahat peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jul 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Lahat 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 Lahat is worst in October — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateOct 1143 µg/m³Dec 2320 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov28Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lahat?

Lahat sits at 3.8°S, 103.5°E, 115 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tanjungagung, 34 km away.

Topography around Lahat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lahat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 802 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,183 m.

The land around Lahat is covered by trees (64%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
802 m
80 km
3,183 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Tanjungagung 34 km · Pagar Alam 42 km · Baturaja 79 km · Prabumulih 86 km · Lubuklinggau 93 km · Curup 119 km · Indralaya 139 km · Bengkulu 142 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 Lahat (-3.7851°, 103.5428°, elevation 115 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).