Aba weather in April

In April, Aba sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 242 mm of rain across 27.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

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

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
242 mm
27.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:27 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
88%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Aba is city in Abia State, southern Nigeria.

Density
16,111/km²
people per km²
Founded
1450

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 31°C through the month.

A typical April day in Aba reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13224
23224
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43224
53124
63124
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How April really feels in Aba

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Aba 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
Jan33° / 23°389.911.73.4
Feb33° / 24°681511.82.7
Mar32° / 24°16525.7122.4
Apr31° / 24°24227.412.12.4
May30° / 23°29129.312.22.5
Jun29° / 23°3292912.32.8
Jul28° / 22°32729.412.33.2
Aug28° / 23°28828.412.23.3
Sep29° / 23°34529.6122.9
Oct29° / 23°34130.611.92.7
Nov31° / 23°18224.711.82.9
Dec32° / 23°4411.211.73.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3991
4991
5991
6892
7892
8892
9892
10892
11892
12793
13793
14793
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Aba gets around 242 mm of rain over 27.4 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 91% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
191
291
391
491
591
691
791
891
991
1091
1191
1291
1391
1491
1591
1691
1791
1891
1991
2091
2191
2291
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2492
2592
2692
2792
2893
2993
3093

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12476
22476
32476
42377
52377
62377
72377
82377
92377
102377
112278
122278
132278
142179
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281981
291882
301882

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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166calm
176calm
186calm
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235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:346:36
212.06:336:36
312.16:336:36
412.16:336:36
512.16:326:36
612.16:326:36
712.16:316:35
812.16:316:35
912.16:306:35
1012.16:306:35
1112.16:296:35
1212.16:296:35
1312.16:296:35
1412.16:286:34
1512.16:286:34
1612.16:276:34
1712.16:276:34
1812.16:276:34
1912.16:266:34
2012.16:266:34
2112.16:266:34
2212.16:256:33
2312.16:256:33
2412.16:246:33
2512.26:246:33
2612.26:246:33
2712.26:246:33
2812.26:236:33
2912.26:236:33
3012.26:236:33

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 4.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
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264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Aba

In seasonPeak

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

Aba sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is April a good time to visit Aba?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aba.

What to pack for Aba in April

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

In April, Aba sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aba 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 Aba peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highMar 23UV 12Jan 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Aba 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 Aba is worst in January — around 169 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 65 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyJan 14168 µg/m³Aug 1366 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan169Very unhealthy
Feb157Very unhealthy
Mar115Unhealthy
Apr107Unhealthy
May93Unhealthy
Jun81Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep78Unhealthy
Oct98Unhealthy
Nov106Unhealthy
Dec163Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Aba?

Aba sits at 5.1°N, 7.4°E, 64 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ikot Ekpene, 39 km away.

Topography around Aba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m.

The land around Aba is covered by artificial surfaces (93%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
87 m
80 km
309 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
April weather nearby: Ikot Ekpene 39 km · Umuahia 49 km · Okrika 51 km · Port Harcourt 54 km · Owerri 56 km · Bende 58 km · Elele 61 km · Uyo 63 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 13% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,224
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
15.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%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 Aba (5.1066°, 7.3667°, elevation 64 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).