Illéla weather in April

In April, Illéla sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-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 56% 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 Illéla's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Illéla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:30 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
39%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Illéla is urban commune in Niger.

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 Illéla reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 43°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)
14025
24025
34025
44025
54026
64126
74126
84126
94126
104126
114126
124126
134126
144126
154126
164127
174127
184127
194127
204127
214127
224127
234127
244127
254127
264127
274127
284128
294128
304128

How April really feels in Illéla

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.

Illéla weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°0011.25.8
Feb35° / 20°0011.53.7
Mar38° / 23°0011.91.1
Apr41° / 26°10.412.30.0
May40° / 28°103.112.70.1
Jun38° / 28°195.912.81.2
Jul35° / 26°449.812.82.6
Aug33° / 25°9411.812.53.3
Sep35° / 25°34612.12.6
Oct38° / 24°61.911.71.6
Nov36° / 21°0011.32.8
Dec32° / 18°0011.25.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37327
47327
57228
67228
77228
87228
97228
107129
117129
127129
137129
147030
157030
166931
176931
186931
196931
206931
216931
226931
237030
247030
257030
267129
277129
287129
297129
307129

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Illéla gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 4% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
121
131
141
151
161
171
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192
202
212
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253
263
273
284
294
304

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199100
298110
397210
497210
597210
697210
794321
894321
993421
1092431
1191531
1290631
1390631
1488741
1586842
1685942
17831052
18821152
19801262
20781363
21761473
22741583
23721684
24701794
256718105
266519115
276319126
286120136
295721157
305521168

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

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 6:40 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:406:47
212.16:396:47
312.16:396:48
412.26:386:48
512.26:376:48
612.26:366:48
712.26:366:48
812.26:356:48
912.26:346:48
1012.26:346:48
1112.36:336:48
1212.36:326:48
1312.36:326:49
1412.36:316:49
1512.36:306:49
1612.36:306:49
1712.36:296:49
1812.36:286:49
1912.46:286:49
2012.46:276:50
2112.46:266:50
2212.46:266:50
2312.46:256:50
2412.46:256:50
2512.46:246:50
2612.56:246:51
2712.56:236:51
2812.56:226:51
2912.56:226:51
3012.56:216:51

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.31 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.3Intense
207.3Intense
217.3Intense
227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.2Intense
257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.1Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Illéla

In seasonPeak

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

Illéla sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

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

Is April a good time to visit Illéla?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Illéla.

What to pack for Illéla in April

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

In April, Illéla sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Illéla 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 Illéla peaks around August 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Illéla 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 Illéla is worst in February — around 93 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1492 µg/m³Aug 1819 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan87Unhealthy
Feb93Unhealthy
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr67Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul26Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov53Poor
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Illéla?

Illéla sits at 14.5°N, 5.2°E, 307 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Tahoua, 48 km away.

GwadabawaSokotoAbalakDogondoutchi

Topography around Illéla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Illéla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 305 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m.

The land around Illéla is covered by grassland (46%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
164 m
80 km
364 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Tahoua 48 km · Birni N Konni 74 km · Illela 81 km · Madaoua 88 km · Gwadabawa 123 km · Sokoto 155 km · Abalak 157 km · Dogondoutchi 160 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 Illéla (14.4605°, 5.2437°, elevation 307 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).