Tanout weather in April

In April, Tanout sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Tanout's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tanout's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:15 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
33%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical April day in Tanout reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 1°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Tanout

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
14 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.

Tanout weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 12°0011.28.8
Feb30° / 15°0011.56.8
Mar35° / 19°0011.93.5
Apr39° / 23°00.112.30.9
May40° / 26°30.812.70.0
Jun39° / 26°51.712.90.6
Jul36° / 25°316.512.82.0
Aug35° / 24°7010.412.52.7
Sep37° / 24°153.512.11.8
Oct37° / 22°10.511.72.3
Nov32° / 17°0011.35.3
Dec27° / 13°0011.18.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37921
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Tanout gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 1% 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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199100
299100
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799100
898200
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2293421
2393421
2492431
2591531
2690541
2789641
2889641
2987751
3086851

Wind in April

Winds average 16 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light 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 6:25 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:256:33
212.16:256:33
312.26:246:33
412.26:236:33
512.26:226:33
612.26:226:33
712.26:216:34
812.26:206:34
912.26:196:34
1012.36:196:34
1112.36:186:34
1212.36:176:34
1312.36:176:34
1412.36:166:34
1512.36:156:35
1612.36:156:35
1712.36:146:35
1812.46:136:35
1912.46:136:35
2012.46:126:35
2112.46:116:36
2212.46:116:36
2312.46:106:36
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2512.56:096:36
2612.56:086:36
2712.56:086:37
2812.56:076:37
2912.56:076:37
3012.56:066:37

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.6 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.6Intense
87.6Intense
97.6Intense
107.6Intense
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307.5Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Tanout

In seasonPeak

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

Tanout 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 Tanout?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tanout.

What to pack for Tanout in April

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

In April, Tanout sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tanout 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 Tanout peaks around August 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 12UV 12Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Tanout 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 Tanout is worst in January — around 128 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 31 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 20128 µg/m³Aug 2132 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan128Unhealthy
Feb125Unhealthy
Mar108Unhealthy
Apr85Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun64Unhealthy
Jul49Poor
Aug31Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct64Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec120Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tanout?

Tanout sits at 15.0°N, 8.9°E, 525 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Zinder, 130 km away.

ZinderMirriahTessaouaMayahiMatameyGouréGazaouaAguié

Topography around Tanout

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tanout has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 529 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m.

The land around Tanout is covered by grassland (55%) and bare terrain (38%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and bare terrain (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and bare terrain (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
197 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Zinder 130 km · Mirriah 143 km · Tessaoua 166 km · Mayahi 173 km · Matamey 178 km · Gouré 185 km · Gazaoua 192 km · Aguié 202 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 Tanout (14.9709°, 8.8879°, elevation 525 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).