Sélibaby weather in April

In April, Sélibaby sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sélibaby's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sélibaby's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
28°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:39 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sélibaby is commune of Mauritania.

Density
272/km²
people per km²

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 41°C through the month.

A typical April day in Sélibaby reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 39°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer 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 Sélibaby

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
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Sélibaby weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°00.111.24.6
Feb36° / 22°00.111.52.9
Mar39° / 25°00.111.90.8
Apr41° / 28°0012.30.0
May42° / 30°20.512.70.0
Jun40° / 30°132.712.90.3
Jul36° / 27°678.512.82.2
Aug33° / 26°1141212.53.0
Sep34° / 26°889.412.12.9
Oct37° / 26°193.511.71.7
Nov36° / 23°10.211.32.3
Dec34° / 21°10.111.14.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in April, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28416
38416
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68416
78317
88218
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Sélibaby gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in April, the driest month. 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 0% on the wettest days.

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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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194420
294420
394420
495320
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695320
795320
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Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:506:57
212.16:496:57
312.26:486:57
412.26:476:58
512.26:476:58
612.26:466:58
712.26:456:58
812.26:446:58
912.26:446:58
1012.36:436:58
1112.36:426:58
1212.36:426:59
1312.36:416:59
1412.36:406:59
1512.36:396:59
1612.36:396:59
1712.46:386:59
1812.46:376:59
1912.46:377:00
2012.46:367:00
2112.46:367:00
2212.46:357:00
2312.46:347:00
2412.46:347:01
2512.56:337:01
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2712.56:327:01
2812.56:317:01
2912.56:317:02
3012.56:307:02

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.38 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Sélibaby

In seasonPeak

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

Sélibaby 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 Sélibaby?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sélibaby.

What to pack for Sélibaby in April

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

In April, Sélibaby sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sélibaby 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 Sélibaby peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Sélibaby 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 Sélibaby is worst in February — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1380 µg/m³Aug 1918 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan74Unhealthy
Feb82Unhealthy
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May59Unhealthy
Jun54Poor
Jul27Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct47Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec70Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sélibaby?

Sélibaby sits at 15.2°N, 12.2°W, 64 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Kayes, 112 km away.

KayesKanelEl ’AyoûnMatamOuro SoguiElghabraThilogneKaédi

Topography around Sélibaby

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sélibaby has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m.

The land around Sélibaby is covered by grassland (69%) within 3 km, grassland (86%) within 16 km, and grassland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
143 m
80 km
400 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Kayes 112 km · Kanel 113 km · El ’Ayoûn 116 km · Matam 127 km · Ouro Sogui 132 km · Elghabra 174 km · Thilogne 179 km · Kaédi 179 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 Sélibaby (15.1585°, -12.1843°, elevation 64 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).