Mahapleu weather in April

In April, Mahapleu sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 126 mm of rain across 20.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Mahapleu's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mahapleu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
126 mm
20.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:27 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
79%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Mahapleu is town and sub-prefecture in Montagnes, Ivory Coast.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical April day in Mahapleu reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Mahapleu

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.

Mahapleu weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°255.211.64.8
Feb33° / 22°58911.83.8
Mar32° / 23°11419.4123.2
Apr31° / 22°12620.812.23.2
May30° / 22°17024.612.33.2
Jun28° / 22°19426.712.43.4
Jul27° / 21°18826.712.43.9
Aug27° / 21°24827.112.23.8
Sep28° / 22°27128.7123.4
Oct29° / 22°16927.211.83.4
Nov29° / 21°7616.911.74.4
Dec30° / 20°256.311.65.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21783
31783
41882
51882
61783
71783
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mahapleu gets around 126 mm of rain over 20.8 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 70% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
170
270
371
471
571
671
771
871
971
1071
1171
1271
1371
1470
1570
1669
1769
1869
1968
2068
2168
2268
2368
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2568
2668
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2870
2970
3071

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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13970
23970
33970
42980
52980
62980
72980
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102980
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2601000
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2801000
2901000
3001000

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
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306calm

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 6:35 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:356:38
212.16:346:38
312.16:346:38
412.16:336:38
512.16:336:38
612.16:326:38
712.16:326:37
812.16:316:37
912.16:316:37
1012.16:306:37
1112.16:306:37
1212.16:296:37
1312.16:296:37
1412.16:286:37
1512.26:286:37
1612.26:276:37
1712.26:276:37
1812.26:266:37
1912.26:266:37
2012.26:256:36
2112.26:256:36
2212.26:256:36
2312.26:246:36
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2512.26:236:36
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2712.26:236:36
2812.26:226:36
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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 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Mahapleu

In seasonPeak

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

Mahapleu's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Mahapleu sees seasonal dust haze (April), heaviest in April.

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

Is April a good time to visit Mahapleu?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mahapleu.

What to pack for Mahapleu in April

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

In April, Mahapleu sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mahapleu 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 Mahapleu peaks around March 20 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 highMar 20UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mahapleu 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 Mahapleu is worst in February — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.5× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorFeb 1582 µg/m³Aug 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb84Unhealthy
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May26Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep11Good
Oct17Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mahapleu?

Mahapleu sits at 7.2°N, 7.9°W, 337 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Danané, 25 km away.

LogoualéZouan-HounienManKahinBangoloGohouo

Topography around Mahapleu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mahapleu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 336 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,520 m.

The land around Mahapleu is covered by trees (76%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
515 m
80 km
1,520 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Danané 25 km · Zou 31 km · Logoualé 44 km · Zouan-Hounien 46 km · Man 47 km · Kahin 48 km · Bangolo 54 km · Gohouo 57 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 Mahapleu (7.2247°, -7.9312°, elevation 337 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).