Gbarnga weather in April

In April, Gbarnga sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 133 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 12.1 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 1% 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 Gbarnga's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gbarnga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
133 mm
21.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:33 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
83%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Gbarnga is city in Liberia.

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 Gbarnga 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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and on par with May.

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

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.

Gbarnga 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
Jan31° / 22°235.511.64.9
Feb32° / 23°458.911.83.9
Mar31° / 23°9717.7123.4
Apr31° / 23°13321.312.13.2
May30° / 23°19025.812.33.1
Jun29° / 22°22026.812.43.4
Jul27° / 22°19025.612.43.9
Aug27° / 22°24626.312.23.8
Sep28° / 22°30928.1123.3
Oct29° / 22°17927.311.83.3
Nov29° / 22°7117.711.74.2
Dec30° / 22°266.411.65.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31585
41486
51486
61486
71387
81387
91387
101387
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Gbarnga gets around 133 mm of rain over 21.3 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 71% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
165
265
366
466
567
667
768
868
969
1069
1170
1271
1371
1472
1572
1672
1773
1873
1973
2073
2174
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2976
3077

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11963
21963
31963
41963
51963
61963
71963
81963
91963
100973
110964
120964
130964
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300964

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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
36calm
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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 6:41 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:416:44
212.16:406:44
312.16:406:44
412.16:396:44
512.16:396:44
612.16:386:44
712.16:386:44
812.16:376:43
912.16:376:43
1012.16:366:43
1112.16:366:43
1212.16:356:43
1312.16:356:43
1412.16:346:43
1512.16:346:43
1612.26:336:43
1712.26:336:43
1812.26:336:43
1912.26:326:43
2012.26:326:42
2112.26:316:42
2212.26:316:42
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2412.26:306:42
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2612.26:296:42
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2912.26:286:42
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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 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.03 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Gbarnga

In seasonPeak

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

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

Gbarnga 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 Gbarnga?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gbarnga.

What to pack for Gbarnga in April

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

In April, Gbarnga sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gbarnga 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 Gbarnga peaks around March 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 highMar 16UV 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 Gbarnga 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 Gbarnga is worst in April — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.9× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateApr 1385 µg/m³Sep 910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb55Poor
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr89Unhealthy
May36Poor
Jun16Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gbarnga?

Gbarnga sits at 7.0°N, 9.5°W, 253 m above sea level, in Liberia. The nearest listed city is Ganta, 60 km away.

GantaSaclepeaSanniquellieKakataNzérékoréNew YekepaHarbelLola

Topography around Gbarnga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gbarnga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 245 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 m.

The land around Gbarnga is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
346 m
80 km
705 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Ganta 60 km · Saclepea 70 km · Sanniquellie 93 km · Kakata 110 km · Nzérékoré 111 km · New Yekepa 122 km · Harbel 128 km · Lola 137 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 Gbarnga (6.9954°, -9.4712°, elevation 253 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).