Grand-Bassam weather in April

In April, Grand-Bassam sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 103 mm of rain across 21.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-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 14% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Grand-Bassam's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Grand-Bassam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
21.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:12 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Grand-Bassam is city of côte d'ivoire.

Density
762/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 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Grand-Bassam reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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How April really feels in Grand-Bassam

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.

Grand-Bassam weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°4713.711.76.0
Feb28° / 26°5516.311.85.2
Mar28° / 26°7820.2124.4
Apr28° / 26°10321.912.14.1
May28° / 26°20627.912.23.6
Jun27° / 25°25027.312.33.8
Jul25° / 24°12919.812.35.1
Aug25° / 24°6414.312.25.9
Sep25° / 24°8818.3125.3
Oct26° / 25°10724.311.94.5
Nov28° / 25°9324.211.84.3
Dec28° / 26°6318.911.75.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Grand-Bassam gets around 103 mm of rain over 21.9 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 73% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
164
264
365
466
567
668
769
870
970
1071
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1573
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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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11189
21189
31288
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81387
91387
101387
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Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:186:21
212.06:186:21
312.16:176:21
412.16:176:20
512.16:166:20
612.16:166:20
712.16:166:20
812.16:156:20
912.16:156:20
1012.16:146:19
1112.16:146:19
1212.16:136:19
1312.16:136:19
1412.16:136:19
1512.16:126:19
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1712.16:116:18
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2012.16:106:18
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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 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 5.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Grand-Bassam

In seasonPeak

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

Grand-Bassam's rainy season runs May–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Grand-Bassam sees seasonal dust haze (January–February), heaviest in February.

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

Is April a good time to visit Grand-Bassam?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Grand-Bassam for sightseeing.

What to pack for Grand-Bassam in April

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

In April, Grand-Bassam sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Grand-Bassam in April

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 16 km away) is warmest in April at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Grand-Bassam 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 Grand-Bassam peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 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 12UV 13Jul 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Grand-Bassam 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 Grand-Bassam is worst in January — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1671 µg/m³Aug 2422 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar42Poor
Apr40Poor
May29Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Grand-Bassam?

Grand-Bassam sits at 5.2°N, 3.7°W, 7 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Bonoua, 17 km away.

Ahigbé KoffikroAnyama

Topography around Grand-Bassam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Grand-Bassam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m.

The land around Grand-Bassam is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), grassland (22%) and water (21%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
201 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Bonoua 17 km · Bingerville 23 km · Koumassi 27 km · Marcory 30 km · Abidjan 33 km · Abobo 38 km · Ahigbé Koffikro 45 km · Anyama 47 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 Grand-Bassam (5.2118°, -3.7388°, elevation 7 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).