Ganta weather in April

In April, Ganta sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 109 mm of rain across 18.1 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 Ganta's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ganta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:31 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
82%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

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 Ganta reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 33°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)
13223
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How April really feels in Ganta

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.

Ganta 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° / 21°16411.64.9
Feb33° / 23°365.911.83.9
Mar32° / 23°8314.5123.4
Apr31° / 23°10918.112.23.3
May30° / 23°15823.712.33.2
Jun29° / 22°19325.712.43.4
Jul28° / 22°17825.212.44.0
Aug27° / 22°24026.112.23.9
Sep28° / 22°27427.8123.3
Oct29° / 22°15626.911.83.3
Nov30° / 22°6816.911.74.3
Dec30° / 21°20511.65.6

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 10% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21486
31486
41486
51486
61387
71387
81486
91387
101387
111387
121288
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ganta gets around 109 mm of rain over 18.1 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 60% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
153
254
354
454
555
655
755
856
957
1057
1158
1259
1360
1460
1561
1661
1762
1862
1963
2063
2163
2264
2364
2465
2565
2666
2766
2866
2967
3067

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12971
22971
32971
41981
51981
61981
71981
81981
91981
101981
111981
121972
131972
141972
150982
160982
170982
180982
190973
200973
210973
220973
230973
240973
250973
260973
270973
280973
290973
300973

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
26calm
36calm
46calm
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66calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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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 6:39 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:396:42
212.16:386:42
312.16:386:42
412.16:376:42
512.16:376:42
612.16:366:42
712.16:366:42
812.16:356:42
912.16:356:42
1012.16:346:41
1112.16:346:41
1212.16:336:41
1312.16:336:41
1412.16:326:41
1512.26:326:41
1612.26:316:41
1712.26:316:41
1812.26:306:41
1912.26:306:41
2012.26:306:41
2112.26:296:41
2212.26:296:41
2312.26:286:41
2412.26:286:41
2512.26:286:41
2612.26:276:41
2712.26:276:41
2812.26:276:41
2912.26:266:41
3012.26:266:41

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Ganta

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ganta 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 Ganta?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ganta.

What to pack for Ganta in April

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

In April, Ganta sees daytime highs around 31°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 Ganta in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ganta peaks around March 18 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 18UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ganta 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 Ganta is worst in March — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.7× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 1286 µg/m³Aug 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May24Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug9Good
Sep9Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ganta?

Ganta sits at 7.2°N, 9.0°W, 282 m above sea level, in Liberia. The nearest listed city is Sanniquellie, 33 km away.

SanniquellieSaclepeaGbarngaNzérékoréNew YekepaLolaDananéZouan-Hounien

Topography around Ganta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ganta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 281 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,541 m.

The land around Ganta is covered by trees (48%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
453 m
80 km
1,541 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Sanniquellie 33 km · Saclepea 34 km · Gbarnga 60 km · Nzérékoré 61 km · New Yekepa 62 km · Lola 80 km · Danané 92 km · Zouan-Hounien 93 km

Liberia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$915
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.1
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
38.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 85%Muslim 12%none 3%Traditional 1%

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 Ganta (7.235°, -8.9844°, elevation 282 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).