Boutilimitt weather in April

In April, Boutilimitt sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Boutilimitt's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boutilimitt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:47 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
25%
4th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical April day in Boutilimitt reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 2°C cooler than May.

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

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.

Boutilimitt weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°30.211.16.9
Feb31° / 18°10.411.45.5
Mar34° / 20°10.211.93.8
Apr37° / 23°00.112.42.1
May39° / 25°0012.80.5
Jun40° / 26°10.4130.2
Jul37° / 25°51.212.91.6
Aug37° / 26°294.512.62.0
Sep37° / 27°304.412.11.6
Oct38° / 26°81.311.61.6
Nov34° / 22°10.311.23.6
Dec31° / 18°30.3116.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28317
38416
48416
58317
68317
78317
88317
98218
108119
118119
128119
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308812

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Boutilimitt gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19451
29451
39541
49541
59640
69640
79640
89640
99640
109640
119640
129640
139640
149550
159451
169451
179451
189451
199451
209361
219361
229361
239271
249271
259271
269271
279181
289181
299181
309181

Wind in April

Winds average 19 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:597:08
212.26:587:08
312.26:577:08
412.26:577:08
512.26:567:09
612.26:557:09
712.26:547:09
812.36:537:09
912.36:527:09
1012.36:527:10
1112.36:517:10
1212.36:507:10
1312.36:497:10
1412.46:497:10
1512.46:487:11
1612.46:477:11
1712.46:467:11
1812.46:467:11
1912.46:457:12
2012.56:447:12
2112.56:447:12
2212.56:437:12
2312.56:427:13
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2512.56:417:13
2612.66:407:13
2712.66:407:14
2812.66:397:14
2912.66:387:14
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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 7.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 7.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.5Intense
117.5Intense
127.5Intense
137.5Intense
147.5Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Boutilimitt

In seasonPeak

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

Boutilimitt sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

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

Is April a good time to visit Boutilimitt?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boutilimitt.

What to pack for Boutilimitt in April

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

In April, Boutilimitt sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Boutilimitt in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boutilimitt peaks around March 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighMar 13UV 12Dec 16UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Boutilimitt 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 Boutilimitt is worst in February — around 150 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 58 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyFeb 8149 µg/m³Aug 2358 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan148Unhealthy
Feb150Unhealthy
Mar116Unhealthy
Apr120Unhealthy
May133Unhealthy
Jun136Unhealthy
Jul85Unhealthy
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct80Unhealthy
Nov82Unhealthy
Dec137Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Boutilimitt?

Boutilimitt sits at 17.5°N, 14.7°W, 51 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Aleg, 100 km away.

AlegPodorNdioumBoguéTékaneDar NaimKsarNouakchott

Topography around Boutilimitt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boutilimitt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m.

The land around Boutilimitt is covered by bare terrain (95%) within 3 km, bare terrain (79%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
58 m
80 km
80 m
grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Aleg 100 km · Podor 104 km · Ndioum 115 km · Bogué 116 km · Tékane 126 km · Dar Naim 144 km · Ksar 147 km · Nouakchott 148 km

Mauritania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,198
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
25.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 100%

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 Boutilimitt (17.5458°, -14.6978°, elevation 51 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).