Praya weather in April

In April, Praya sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 220 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Praya's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Praya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
220 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:21 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Praya is district in Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia.

Density
1,131/km²
people per km²

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 31°C through the month.

A typical April day in Praya reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°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)
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How April really feels in Praya

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.

Praya weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°32928.812.52.8
Feb30° / 24°28125.712.32.8
Mar30° / 24°30727.612.12.8
Apr31° / 24°22022.311.83.3
May31° / 24°7411.911.64.6
Jun30° / 23°426.711.55.4
Jul30° / 22°254.111.56.0
Aug30° / 22°102.611.76.2
Sep30° / 23°275.411.95.5
Oct31° / 24°7813.412.24.3
Nov31° / 25°22423.312.43.1
Dec30° / 25°32928.112.52.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32575
42575
52575
62575
72674
82674
92872
102872
112971
123070
133169
143367
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193862
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214060
224258
234258
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304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Praya gets around 220 mm of rain over 22.3 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 74% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
190
290
390
489
589
689
788
887
986
1085
1184
1282
1381
1479
1577
1676
1774
1872
1969
2067
2165
2263
2361
2459
2557
2656
2754
2852
2951
3049

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
102278
202278
302179
402179
502179
602179
702179
802179
902278
1002278
1102377
1202377
1302476
1402575
1512673
1612871
1712970
1813168
1913366
2013564
2113762
2213960
2314158
2414356
2514554
2614752
2714851
2814950
2915148
3015247

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 42 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 6:22 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:226:17
211.96:226:17
311.96:226:16
411.96:226:16
511.96:216:15
611.96:216:15
711.96:216:14
811.96:216:14
911.96:216:13
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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 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Praya

In seasonPeak

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

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

Praya's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Praya?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Praya.

What to pack for Praya in April

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

In April, Praya sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Praya in April

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 18 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Praya 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 Praya peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 highExtremeMar 14UV 15Jun 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Praya?

Praya sits at 8.7°S, 116.3°E, 108 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Lombok, 22 km away.

Topography around Praya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Praya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 111 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,756 m.

The land around Praya is covered by cropland (34%), trees (33%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and water (67%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
710 m
80 km
3,756 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Lombok 22 km · Selong 29 km · Gili Trawangan 47 km · Taliwang 64 km · Amlapura 77 km · Amlapura city 78 km · Bedugul 80 km · Klungkung 98 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 Praya (-8.7054°, 116.2704°, elevation 108 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).