Waingapu weather in April

In April, Waingapu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 136 mm of rain across 18.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Waingapu's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Waingapu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
136 mm
18.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:06 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical April day in Waingapu reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12923
22923
32923
42923
52923
62923
72923
82923
92923
102923
112923
122923
132923
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202922
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293022
303022

How April really feels in Waingapu

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.

Waingapu weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°32527.512.53.1
Feb29° / 23°30225.812.33.1
Mar29° / 23°25726.112.13.3
Apr29° / 22°13618.911.84.1
May29° / 22°4911.611.65.2
Jun29° / 21°226.511.46.1
Jul29° / 20°164.311.56.5
Aug29° / 20°72.211.76.5
Sep31° / 21°163.411.95.6
Oct32° / 22°448.112.24.6
Nov31° / 23°13918.512.43.5
Dec30° / 23°28526.412.63.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43466
53565
63565
73565
83664
93664
103862
113862
123961
134159
144159
154258
164456
174555
184753
194852
205050
215149
225248
235347
245446
255545
265644
275743
285842
295842
305842

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Waingapu gets around 136 mm of rain over 18.9 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 63% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
178
278
378
478
578
678
778
877
976
1075
1174
1273
1371
1470
1568
1665
1763
1861
1958
2055
2153
2251
2349
2447
2545
2644
2742
2841
2940
3039

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101963
201963
301963
401963
501963
601963
702953
802962
903952
1003943
1104933
1205923
1306913
1407903
1508893
1609883
17010873
18011863
19012853
20014833
21015823
22016813
23017803
24018802
25019792
26020782
27021772
28122752
29123742
30124732

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 6:06 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:066:01
211.96:066:01
311.96:066:00
411.96:065:59
511.96:065:59
611.96:065:58
711.96:065:58
811.96:065:57
911.86:065:57
1011.86:065:56
1111.86:065:55
1211.86:065:55
1311.86:065:54
1411.86:065:54
1511.86:065:53
1611.86:065:53
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1911.86:065:51
2011.86:065:51
2111.76:065:50
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2511.76:065:48
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2711.76:065:48
2811.76:065:47
2911.76:065:47
3011.76:065:46

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
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215.8Bright
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255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Waingapu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Waingapu's monsoon runs December–March, 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 Waingapu?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Waingapu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Waingapu in April

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

In April, Waingapu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Waingapu 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 13 km away) is warmest in December at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Waingapu 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 Waingapu peaks around February 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 15Jul 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Waingapu?

Waingapu sits at 9.7°S, 120.3°E, 26 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tambolaka, 115 km away.

Sumbawa Besar

Topography around Waingapu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Waingapu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,192 m.

The land around Waingapu is covered by grassland (31%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and water (30%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
670 m
80 km
1,192 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
April weather nearby: Tambolaka 115 km · Ruteng 118 km · Labuan Bajo 135 km · Ende 178 km · Bima 215 km · Dompu 234 km · Maumere 243 km · Sumbawa Besar 338 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 Waingapu (-9.6567°, 120.2641°, elevation 26 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).