Abalak weather in April

In April, Abalak sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 40°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 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 Abalak's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abalak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:25 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
34%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical April day in Abalak reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°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 Abalak

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
23 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.

Abalak weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 13°0011.27.7
Feb32° / 16°0011.55.4
Mar36° / 20°0011.92.6
Apr40° / 24°10.312.30.4
May40° / 26°51.512.70.0
Jun39° / 27°72.612.90.6
Jul36° / 26°338.712.81.9
Aug35° / 25°7012.712.52.6
Sep37° / 24°174.212.11.9
Oct37° / 23°20.511.61.9
Nov34° / 18°0011.34.2
Dec30° / 14°0011.16.9

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 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Abalak gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 (%)Muggy (%)
1100000
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2490541
2589641
2688651
2787751
2887751
2985861
3085861

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 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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513light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light 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 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 6:36 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:366:43
212.16:356:44
312.26:346:44
412.26:336:44
512.26:336:44
612.26:326:44
712.26:316:44
812.26:306:44
912.26:306:44
1012.36:296:45
1112.36:286:45
1212.36:276:45
1312.36:276:45
1412.36:266:45
1512.36:256:45
1612.36:256:46
1712.46:246:46
1812.46:236:46
1912.46:236:46
2012.46:226:46
2112.46:216:46
2212.46:216:47
2312.46:206:47
2412.56:206:47
2512.56:196:47
2612.56:186:47
2712.56:186:48
2812.56:176:48
2912.56:176:48
3012.56:166:48

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.52 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
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307.4Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Abalak

In seasonPeak

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

Abalak 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 Abalak?

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

0.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abalak.

What to pack for Abalak in April

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

In April, Abalak sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Abalak in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abalak peaks around March 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highHighMar 19UV 12Dec 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec5High

Air quality in Abalak 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 Abalak is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1384 µg/m³Aug 2121 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan78Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May51Poor
Jun49Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct40Poor
Nov48Poor
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Abalak?

Abalak sits at 15.5°N, 6.3°E, 439 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Tchin Tabaradèn, 71 km away.

DakoroTahouaIllélaMadaouaGuidan RoumdjiBirni N KonniIllela

Topography around Abalak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abalak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 444 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 373 m.

The land around Abalak is covered by grassland (74%) within 3 km, grassland (94%) within 16 km, and grassland (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
373 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Tchin Tabaradèn 71 km · Dakoro 117 km · Tahoua 125 km · Illéla 157 km · Madaoua 157 km · Guidan Roumdji 204 km · Birni N Konni 215 km · Illela 219 km

Niger travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$775
2025
Happiness
4.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
25.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%ethnic religionist 4%Christian 0%agnostics and other 0%

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 Abalak (15.4509°, 6.2793°, elevation 439 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).