Akure weather in April

In April, Akure sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 132 mm of rain across 21.6 wet days and about 12.2 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 4% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Akure's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akure's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
132 mm
21.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:35 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
82%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Akure is capital of Ondo State in Nigeria.

Density
737/km²
people per km²
Founded
1150

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 Akure reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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
53224
63224
73224
83124
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103124
113123
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How April really feels in Akure

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.

Akure 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° / 21°153.811.64.2
Feb33° / 23°357.711.83.3
Mar33° / 24°8719.2122.8
Apr31° / 23°13221.612.23.0
May30° / 23°18926.112.33.0
Jun29° / 22°22627.912.43.2
Jul27° / 22°22428.412.43.6
Aug27° / 22°21726.612.23.8
Sep28° / 22°23728123.3
Oct29° / 22°18626.211.83.3
Nov31° / 22°5011.111.74.3
Dec32° / 22°103.111.64.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
31981
41981
51882
61882
71783
81783
91783
101783
111783
121585
131585
141585
151585
161486
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181387
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201288
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301288

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Akure gets around 132 mm of rain over 21.6 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 72% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
171
271
371
471
570
670
770
870
970
1069
1169
1269
1369
1469
1570
1670
1770
1871
1971
2072
2173
2273
2374
2475
2576
2677
2777
2878
2978
3079

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11909
218910
318910
418910
518910
618910
718910
818910
918910
1018910
1118910
1218910
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2009010
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2209010
2309010
2409010
2509010
2609010
2709010
2809010
2909010
3009010

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min 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 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:426:46
212.16:426:46
312.16:416:45
412.16:416:45
512.16:406:45
612.16:406:45
712.16:396:45
812.16:386:45
912.16:386:45
1012.16:386:45
1112.16:376:45
1212.16:376:45
1312.16:366:44
1412.16:366:44
1512.26:356:44
1612.26:356:44
1712.26:346:44
1812.26:346:44
1912.26:336:44
2012.26:336:44
2112.26:336:44
2212.26:326:44
2312.26:326:44
2412.26:316:44
2512.26:316:44
2612.26:316:44
2712.26:306:44
2812.26:306:44
2912.26:306:44
3012.26:296:44

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 4.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
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204.7Bright
214.7Bright
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234.7Bright
244.7Bright
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264.7Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Akure

In seasonPeak

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

Akure's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Akure sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is April a good time to visit Akure?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Akure.

What to pack for Akure in April

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

In April, Akure sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Akure 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 Akure peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near February 8 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highMar 22UV 13Feb 8UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Akure 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 Akure is worst in January — around 170 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (July, 39 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17169 µg/m³Jul 2239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan170Very unhealthy
Feb156Very unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr65Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct70Unhealthy
Nov94Unhealthy
Dec154Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Akure?

Akure sits at 7.3°N, 5.2°E, 353 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Idanre, 18 km away.

Topography around Akure

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akure has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 347 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 423 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 892 m.

The land around Akure is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
423 m
80 km
892 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Idanre 18 km · Ikere-Ekiti 28 km · Igbara-Odo 31 km · Ise-Ekiti 35 km · Emure-Ekiti 36 km · Ado-Ekiti 41 km · Ondo 43 km · Owo 44 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 Akure (7.2526°, 5.1931°, elevation 353 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).