Sinjai weather in April

In April, Sinjai sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 199 mm of rain across 27.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-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 10% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sinjai's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sinjai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
199 mm
27.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:03 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
77%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

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 Sinjai reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°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.

20°23°25°28°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12925
22925
32925
42925
52925
62925
72925
82925
92925
102925
112925
122925
132925
142925
152925
162825
172825
182825
192825
202825
212825
222825
232825
242825
252825
262825
272824
282824
292824
302824

How April really feels in Sinjai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 3 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
3
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.

Sinjai weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°1862512.33.4
Feb29° / 25°17022.912.23.3
Mar29° / 25°18626.9123.3
Apr28° / 25°19927.111.93.3
May28° / 24°20727.411.83.9
Jun27° / 24°21925.811.74.1
Jul27° / 23°16623.511.74.6
Aug27° / 23°6615.611.85.8
Sep28° / 24°399.6126.3
Oct29° / 24°6112.412.15.2
Nov30° / 25°11519.212.24.0
Dec29° / 25°18326.412.33.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
41783
51783
61783
71783
81783
91783
101981
111981
122179
132179
142278
152278
162476
172476
182476
192674
202674
212773
222872
232872
242971
253070
263070
272971
282971
292971
302971

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Sinjai gets around 199 mm of rain over 27.1 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 91% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
190
290
390
490
591
691
791
892
992
1092
1193
1293
1393
1494
1594
1694
1793
1893
1992
2092
2191
2290
2390
2489
2589
2688
2788
2888
2988
3088

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9946
10946
11946
12946
13946
14946
15955
16955
17955
18955
19955
20955
21955
22955
23964
24964
25964
26955
27955
28955
29955
30955

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 6:05 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:056:02
212.06:056:02
311.96:056:01
411.96:046:01
511.96:046:01
611.96:046:00
711.96:046:00
811.96:045:59
911.96:045:59
1011.96:035:58
1111.96:035:58
1211.96:035:57
1311.96:035:57
1411.96:035:57
1511.96:035:56
1611.96:035:56
1711.96:025:55
1811.96:025:55
1911.96:025:55
2011.96:025:54
2111.96:025:54
2211.96:025:54
2311.96:025:53
2411.96:025:53
2511.86:025:53
2611.86:025:52
2711.86:025:52
2811.86:025:52
2911.86:025:51
3011.86:025:51

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Sinjai

In seasonPeak

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

Sinjai 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 Sinjai?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sinjai.

What to pack for Sinjai in April

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

In April, Sinjai sees daytime highs around 28°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 Sinjai 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 14 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.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan30Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Sinjai 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 Sinjai peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jul 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sinjai?

Sinjai sits at 5.1°S, 120.3°E, 6 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Watampone, 66 km away.

Topography around Sinjai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sinjai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 717 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,838 m.

The land around Sinjai is covered by trees (38%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and water (35%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
717 m
80 km
2,838 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
April weather nearby: Watampone 66 km · Maros 76 km · Makassar 91 km · Galesong 101 km · Sengkang 114 km · Parepare 142 km · Polewali 213 km · Majene 226 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 Sinjai (-5.1241°, 120.253°, elevation 6 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).