Kaouéni weather in April

In April, Kaouéni sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 69 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kaouéni's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaouéni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:08 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
41%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Kaouéni reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kaouéni weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°23821.712.74.5
Feb28° / 26°19619.812.44.5
Mar28° / 26°1692012.14.7
Apr28° / 27°691311.76.0
May27° / 26°215.811.47.6
Jun26° / 25°122.911.38.4
Jul25° / 24°102.511.38.7
Aug25° / 24°102.111.68.9
Sep25° / 24°123.611.98.5
Oct26° / 25°205.412.38.0
Nov27° / 26°40912.67.1
Dec27° / 26°10916.512.75.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26238
36337
46436
56535
66634
76733
86832
96931
107129
117129
127228
137327
147426
157525
167525
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187723
197822
207822
217822
227921
237921
248020
258020
268020
278119
288218
298218
308317

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kaouéni gets around 69 mm of rain over 13 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 43% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
153
252
352
451
550
649
749
848
948
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1941
2041
2140
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3032

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
107129
207228
307327
407426
507525
607624
707723
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907822
1007822
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303889

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:076:01
211.96:076:00
311.96:075:59
411.96:075:59
511.86:075:58
611.86:075:57
711.86:075:57
811.86:075:56
911.86:075:55
1011.86:075:55
1111.86:075:54
1211.86:085:53
1311.86:085:53
1411.76:085:52
1511.76:085:51
1611.76:085:51
1711.76:085:50
1811.76:085:50
1911.76:085:49
2011.76:085:48
2111.76:085:48
2211.66:085:47
2311.66:095:47
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2511.66:095:46
2611.66:095:45
2711.66:095:45
2811.66:095:44
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3011.66:105:43

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kaouéni

In seasonPeak

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

Kaouéni sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Kaouéni's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is April a good time to visit Kaouéni?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Kaouéni for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kaouéni in April

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

In April, Kaouéni sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kaouéni in April

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kaouéni 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 Kaouéni peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kaouéni?

Kaouéni sits at 12.8°S, 45.2°E, 9 m above sea level, in Mayotte. The nearest listed city is Mamoudzou, 1.0 km away.

Koungou

Topography around Kaouéni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaouéni has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 644 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 616 m.

The land around Kaouéni is covered by trees (47%) and water (36%) within 3 km, water (68%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
363 m
16 km
644 m
80 km
616 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
April weather nearby: Mamoudzou 1.0 km · Mtsapéré 2.0 km · Dzaoudzi 4.0 km · Koungou 5.0 km · Labattoir 6.0 km · Moutsamoudou 112 km · Fomboni 169 km · Moroni 245 km

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kaouéni (-12.7712°, 45.2242°, elevation 9 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).