Arlit weather in April

In April, Arlit sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 41°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Arlit's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arlit's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:18 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
25%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Arlit is urban commune in Niger.

Density
170/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

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 41°C by the end.

A typical April day in Arlit 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 36°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°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 Arlit

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
20 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.

Arlit weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 12°00118.1
Feb31° / 15°0011.46.1
Mar35° / 19°0011.93.2
Apr40° / 24°0012.40.5
May42° / 28°10.412.90.0
Jun42° / 29°20.713.10.0
Jul40° / 28°51.8130.0
Aug40° / 28°164.412.60.3
Sep40° / 27°41.612.10.1
Oct38° / 24°00.111.61.5
Nov33° / 17°0011.14.5
Dec29° / 13°0010.97.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28416
38317
48317
58416
68416
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88416
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Arlit gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
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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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 42 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 6:30 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:306:40
212.26:296:40
312.26:296:40
412.26:286:41
512.26:276:41
612.26:266:41
712.36:256:41
812.36:246:41
912.36:246:42
1012.36:236:42
1112.36:226:42
1212.46:216:42
1312.46:206:43
1412.46:196:43
1512.46:196:43
1612.46:186:43
1712.46:176:44
1812.56:166:44
1912.56:166:44
2012.56:156:45
2112.56:146:45
2212.56:136:45
2312.56:136:45
2412.66:126:46
2512.66:116:46
2612.66:116:46
2712.66:106:47
2812.66:096:47
2912.66:096:47
3012.76:086:47

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 7.58 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
97.5Intense
107.6Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Arlit

In seasonPeak

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

Arlit sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in June.

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

Is April a good time to visit Arlit?

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

0.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arlit.

What to pack for Arlit in April

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Arlit 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 Arlit peaks around March 17 at about 12 (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 17UV 12Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Arlit 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 Arlit is worst in June — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJun 1872 µg/m³Nov 1247 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May65Unhealthy
Jun73Unhealthy
Jul68Unhealthy
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep46Poor
Oct51Poor
Nov46Poor
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Arlit?

Arlit sits at 18.7°N, 7.4°E, 423 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Alaghsas, 202 km away.

AlaghsasAgadezTchin TabaradènAbalakTanoutDakoroTahouaTamanghasset

Topography around Arlit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arlit has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 421 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 636 m.

The land around Arlit is covered by bare terrain (96%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
636 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Alaghsas 202 km · Agadez 206 km · Tchin Tabaradèn 358 km · Abalak 384 km · Tanout 448 km · Dakoro 475 km · Tahoua 484 km · Tamanghasset 490 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 Arlit (18.7369°, 7.3853°, elevation 423 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).