Bouarfa weather in April

In April, Bouarfa sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bouarfa's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bouarfa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
7th warmest
Overnight low
10°
6th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:44 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
32%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical April day in Bouarfa reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1218
2218
3219
4219
5219
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7219
8229
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11229
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How April really feels in Bouarfa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bouarfa weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 112.70.610.14.5
Feb15° / 112.40.510.85.6
Mar18° / 153.10.111.87.3
Apr22° / 10°132.8012.88.4
May27° / 14°91.8013.67.9
Jun33° / 19°61.4014.14.8
Jul37° / 23°20.6013.92.3
Aug35° / 22°51.2013.22.9
Sep30° / 18°122.7012.26.0
Oct24° / 13°153.1011.28.3
Nov17° / 1930.110.36.8
Dec14° / 102.30.59.94.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48020
58020
68020
78020
88020
97921
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117921
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Bouarfa gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.8 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 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
110
210
39
49
59
69
79
89
99
109
119
129
139
1410
1510
1610
1710
1810
1911
2011
2111
2210
2310
2410
2510
2610
279
289
299
308

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
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Wind in April

Winds average 15 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:046:21
212.36:026:22
312.46:016:23
412.46:006:24
512.45:586:24
612.55:576:25
712.55:566:26
812.55:546:26
912.65:536:27
1012.65:526:28
1112.65:506:29
1212.75:496:29
1312.75:486:30
1412.75:476:31
1512.85:456:31
1612.85:446:32
1712.85:436:33
1812.95:426:34
1912.95:406:34
2012.95:396:35
2113.05:386:36
2213.05:376:36
2313.05:366:37
2413.15:356:38
2513.15:336:39
2613.15:326:39
2713.15:316:40
2813.25:306:41
2913.25:296:42
3013.25:286:42

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.3 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.9Intense
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87.0Intense
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127.1Intense
137.1Intense
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297.5Intense
307.6Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Bouarfa

In seasonPeak

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

Bouarfa sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is April a good time to visit Bouarfa?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Bouarfa for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bouarfa in April

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

In April, Bouarfa sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Bouarfa in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bouarfa peaks around July 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 12UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bouarfa 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 Bouarfa is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 2135 µg/m³Dec 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb20Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr35Poor
May33Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug35Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bouarfa?

Bouarfa sits at 32.5°N, 2.0°W, 1,169 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Béchar, 105 km away.

BécharAïn SefraAïn Beni MatharOutat Oulad Al HajMecheriaMissourJeradaTaourirt

Topography around Bouarfa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bouarfa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 455 m around an average of 1,200 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 771 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,385 m.

The land around Bouarfa is covered by bare terrain (74%) within 3 km, bare terrain (89%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
455 m
16 km
771 m
80 km
1,385 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Béchar 105 km · Aïn Sefra 131 km · Aïn Beni Mathar 164 km · Outat Oulad Al Haj 186 km · Mecheria 193 km · Missour 198 km · Jerada 198 km · Taourirt 226 km

Morocco travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,672
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
80%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
17
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%other 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 Bouarfa (32.5338°, -1.9621°, elevation 1,169 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).