Solok weather in April

In April, Solok sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 209 mm of rain across 25.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 1% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Solok's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Solok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
209 mm
25.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:18 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
88%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Solok is city in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Density
1,274/km²
people per km²
Founded
1970

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 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Solok reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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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Solok weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°19424.7124.0
Feb28° / 20°14620.7124.2
Mar28° / 20°18024.7123.7
Apr28° / 20°20925.7123.4
May29° / 20°15322.5123.8
Jun29° / 20°9718.1124.3
Jul29° / 20°10719.1124.3
Aug29° / 20°13721.3124.0
Sep28° / 20°15723.5123.7
Oct28° / 20°18125.2123.7
Nov28° / 20°25526.1123.7
Dec27° / 20°22825.4123.9

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 5% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10595
11595
12595
13595
14694
15694
16694
17694
18793
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20793
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25892
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27892
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30892

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Solok gets around 209 mm of rain over 25.7 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 86% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
385
485
585
685
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3083

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16535
26535
36436
46436
56337
66337
76238
86139
96040
106040
115941
125842
135743
145644
155446
165347
175248
185050
194951
204852
214654
224555
234456
244357
254258
264159
274159
284060
293961
303961

Wind in April

Winds average 4 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 3 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
183calm
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203calm
213calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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 6:22 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:226:22
212.06:226:21
312.06:226:21
412.06:216:21
512.06:216:20
612.06:216:20
712.06:206:20
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1112.06:196:19
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1912.06:176:16
2012.06:176:16
2112.06:176:16
2212.06:176:16
2312.06:176:15
2412.06:166:15
2512.06:166:15
2612.06:166:15
2712.06:166:14
2812.06:166:14
2912.06:166:14
3012.06:166:14

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 4.73 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 4.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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154.5Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
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224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Solok?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Solok.

What to pack for Solok in April

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

In April, Solok sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Solok 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 32 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in October 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 Solok 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 Solok peaks around February 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 15UV 16Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Solok 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 Solok is worst in October — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateOct 1235 µg/m³Dec 1620 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov21Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Solok?

Solok sits at 0.8°S, 100.7°E, 392 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Sijunjung, 37 km away.

Topography around Solok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Solok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 399 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,659 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,877 m.

The land around Solok is covered by cropland (45%), trees (31%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
1,659 m
80 km
2,877 m
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April weather nearby: Sijunjung 37 km · Padang 38 km · Padangpanjang 47 km · Pariaman 63 km · Bukittinggi 63 km · Payakumbuh 65 km · Sungai Penuh 162 km · Pekanbaru 170 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 Solok (-0.8006°, 100.6571°, elevation 392 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. 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).