Zoukougbeu weather in April

In April, Zoukougbeu sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 96 mm of rain across 17.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-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 Zoukougbeu's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zoukougbeu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
17.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:23 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
77%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Zoukougbeu is place in Sassandra-Marahoué, 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 33°C through the month.

A typical April day in Zoukougbeu reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with 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 Zoukougbeu

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.

Zoukougbeu weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°193.811.74.3
Feb34° / 23°486.911.83.2
Mar33° / 24°9015122.9
Apr33° / 24°9617.212.12.9
May32° / 24°12120.712.33.0
Jun30° / 23°12020.712.43.6
Jul29° / 23°10619.912.44.2
Aug28° / 22°13621.112.24.1
Sep29° / 23°18525.8123.2
Oct30° / 23°13723.911.83.3
Nov31° / 23°5713.611.74.2
Dec31° / 22°224.811.65.1

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 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
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102278
112278
122278
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Zoukougbeu gets around 96 mm of rain over 17.2 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 57% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
455
555
655
755
856
956
1056
1156
1257
1357
1457
1557
1657
1757
1857
1958
2058
2158
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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.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9946
10946
11946
12946
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19928
20928
21937
22937
23937
24937
25937
26937
27937
28946
29946
30946

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
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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 6:30 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:306:34
212.16:306:34
312.16:296:34
412.16:296:33
512.16:286:33
612.16:286:33
712.16:276:33
812.16:276:33
912.16:266:33
1012.16:266:33
1112.16:266:33
1212.16:256:32
1312.16:256:32
1412.16:246:32
1512.16:246:32
1612.16:236:32
1712.26:236:32
1812.26:226:32
1912.26:226:32
2012.26:226:32
2112.26:216:32
2212.26:216:32
2312.26:206:32
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2612.26:196:32
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2912.26:186:32
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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 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Zoukougbeu

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is April a good time to visit Zoukougbeu?

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
5.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zoukougbeu.

What to pack for Zoukougbeu in April

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

In April, Zoukougbeu sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zoukougbeu 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 Zoukougbeu peaks around April 15 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 15UV 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 Zoukougbeu 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 Zoukougbeu is worst in February — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorFeb 855 µg/m³Sep 1112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb55Unhealthy
Mar31Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Zoukougbeu?

Zoukougbeu sits at 6.8°N, 6.9°W, 244 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Guéssabo, 10 km away.

IssiaBangolo Tahouake

Topography around Zoukougbeu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zoukougbeu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 239 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 815 m.

The land around Zoukougbeu is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
815 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Guéssabo 10 km · Belleville 12 km · Aboka 25 km · Guézon 28 km · Boboniessoko 32 km · Zaïbo 33 km · Issia 43 km · Bangolo Tahouake 46 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 Zoukougbeu (6.7623°, -6.8638°, elevation 244 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).