Gonaté weather in April

In April, Gonaté sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 102 mm of rain across 17.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°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 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Gonaté's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gonaté's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
102 mm
17.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:21 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
77%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical April day in Gonaté reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13323
23323
33323
43323
53323
63323
73323
83323
93323
103323
113323
123323
133323
143323
153323
163323
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223323
233323
243323
253223
263223
273223
283223
293223
303223

How April really feels in Gonaté

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.

Gonaté weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 21°214.311.64.1
Feb34° / 23°477.311.83.2
Mar34° / 23°8715.3122.8
Apr33° / 23°10217.912.12.9
May32° / 23°11319.912.33.0
Jun30° / 23°10919.412.43.7
Jul29° / 22°9818.512.44.3
Aug29° / 22°12820.212.24.1
Sep29° / 22°18625.7123.3
Oct30° / 22°1132111.83.6
Nov31° / 22°4611.211.74.3
Dec32° / 21°184.111.64.8

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 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32674
42575
52476
62476
72476
82476
92377
102377
112476
122377
132377
142179
152179
162080
172080
182080
191981
201882
211882
221882
231882
241783
251783
261783
271783
281783
291783
301783

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Gonaté gets around 102 mm of rain over 17.9 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 59% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
158
258
358
458
558
658
758
858
958
1058
1157
1257
1357
1457
1557
1658
1758
1859
1959
2059
2160
2260
2360
2460
2560
2660
2760
2860
2961
3061

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 94% 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
8946
9946
10946
11946
12937
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19937
20937
21946
22946
23946
24946
25946
26946
27955
28955
29955
30955

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:286:31
212.16:276:31
312.16:276:31
412.16:266:31
512.16:266:31
612.16:256:31
712.16:256:31
812.16:246:31
912.16:246:30
1012.16:236:30
1112.16:236:30
1212.16:226:30
1312.16:226:30
1412.16:226:30
1512.16:216:30
1612.26:216:30
1712.26:206:30
1812.26:206:30
1912.26:196:30
2012.26:196:29
2112.26:196:29
2212.26:186:29
2312.26:186:29
2412.26:176:29
2512.26:176:29
2612.26:176:29
2712.26:166:29
2812.26:166:29
2912.26:166:29
3012.26:156:29

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Gonaté

In seasonPeak

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

Gonaté sees seasonal dust haze (February), heaviest in February.

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

Is April a good time to visit Gonaté?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gonaté.

What to pack for Gonaté in April

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

In April, Gonaté sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gonaté 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 Gonaté peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Gonaté 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 Gonaté is worst in January — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (September, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorJan 2163 µg/m³Sep 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar32Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gonaté?

Gonaté sits at 6.9°N, 6.2°W, 258 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Zaliohouan, 12 km away.

Topography around Gonaté

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gonaté has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 241 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 459 m.

The land around Gonaté is covered by grassland (48%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
459 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Zaliohouan 12 km · Luénoufla 19 km · Bonon 22 km · Daloa 23 km · Gadouan 29 km · Bédiala 29 km · Bognonzra 31 km · Bonoufla 36 km

Ivory Coast travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,050
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
36%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
24.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 393

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 Gonaté (6.9042°, -6.2435°, elevation 258 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).