Zwedru weather in April

In April, Zwedru sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 158 mm of rain across 23.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-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 hours at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Zwedru's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zwedru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
158 mm
23.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:29 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Zwedru is human settlement 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 Zwedru 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 on par with 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 Zwedru

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.

Zwedru weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°327.811.74.8
Feb31° / 22°6312.411.83.8
Mar31° / 23°13322.7123.0
Apr31° / 23°15823.812.12.9
May30° / 23°19026.812.32.9
Jun29° / 22°20025.312.33.4
Jul28° / 22°12221.412.34.4
Aug28° / 22°15222.812.24.2
Sep29° / 22°23827.1123.2
Oct30° / 22°18727.211.93.1
Nov30° / 22°8018.311.73.8
Dec30° / 21°369.411.75.0

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 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Zwedru gets around 158 mm of rain over 23.8 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 80% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
178
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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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1964
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11946
12946
13946
14946
15946
16937
17937
18937
19937
20928
21928
22928
23928
24928
25928
26937
27937
28937
29937
30937

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
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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 6:36 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:366:39
212.16:356:39
312.16:356:38
412.16:346:38
512.16:346:38
612.16:336:38
712.16:336:38
812.16:326:38
912.16:326:38
1012.16:316:37
1112.16:316:37
1212.16:316:37
1312.16:306:37
1412.16:306:37
1512.16:296:37
1612.16:296:37
1712.16:286:37
1812.16:286:37
1912.16:286:36
2012.26:276:36
2112.26:276:36
2212.26:266:36
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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 4.92 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 4.92 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 4.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Zwedru

In seasonPeak

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

Zwedru sees seasonal dust haze (February), heaviest in February.

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

Is April a good time to visit Zwedru?

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
4.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zwedru.

What to pack for Zwedru in April

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

In April, Zwedru sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zwedru 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 Zwedru peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highApr 16UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Zwedru 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 Zwedru is worst in February — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.1× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 846 µg/m³Sep 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar35Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Zwedru?

Zwedru sits at 6.1°N, 8.1°W, 221 m above sea level, in Liberia. The nearest listed city is Bloléquin, 58 km away.

BloléquinZéagloZagnéNizahon IIGuigloZouan-HounienGoyaZou

Topography around Zwedru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zwedru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 212 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 624 m.

The land around Zwedru is covered by trees (54%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, trees (97%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
129 m
80 km
624 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Bloléquin 58 km · Zéaglo 65 km · Zagné 74 km · Nizahon II 88 km · Guiglo 88 km · Zouan-Hounien 95 km · Goya 96 km · Zou 108 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 Zwedru (6.0685°, -8.1356°, elevation 221 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).