Benin City weather in April

In April, Benin City sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 205 mm of rain across 25.6 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 2% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Benin City's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Benin City's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 205 mm; 25.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:34 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 6th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.6; out of 10

Benin City is capital city of Edo State, Nigeria.

Density: 1,480/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1899

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Benin City reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°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 on par with May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24

How April really feels in Benin City

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

1 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Benin City 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 22°	33	8.9	11.7	3.5
Feb	33° / 24°	58	14.7	11.8	2.8
Mar	32° / 24°	146	23.8	12	2.5
Apr	31° / 24°	205	25.6	12.1	2.6
May	31° / 23°	256	28.7	12.3	2.6
Jun	29° / 23°	295	29.3	12.4	2.8
Jul	28° / 22°	293	29.9	12.3	3.2
Aug	28° / 22°	266	28.3	12.2	3.5
Sep	29° / 22°	309	29.2	12	3.0
Oct	30° / 23°	263	29.6	11.9	2.8
Nov	31° / 23°	93	18.6	11.7	3.4
Dec	32° / 22°	28	8.6	11.6	4.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10
Cloudier (%)	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	87	88	88	88	88	89	89	90	91	91	91	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	10	90
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Benin City gets around 205 mm of rain over 25.6 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 85% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	81	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	89	89	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	83
5	83
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	85
20	85
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	87
25	87
26	88
27	88
28	89
29	89
30	90

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Oppressive (%)	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	24	24	24	24	24	25	25
Miserable (%)	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	76	76	76	76	76	75	75

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	25	75
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	25	75
30	25	75

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
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12	6	calm
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17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
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24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

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 6:41 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:41 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28
Sunset (PM)	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:41	6:44
2	12.1	6:40	6:44
3	12.1	6:40	6:43
4	12.1	6:39	6:43
5	12.1	6:39	6:43
6	12.1	6:38	6:43
7	12.1	6:38	6:43
8	12.1	6:37	6:43
9	12.1	6:37	6:43
10	12.1	6:36	6:43
11	12.1	6:36	6:42
12	12.1	6:35	6:42
13	12.1	6:35	6:42
14	12.1	6:34	6:42
15	12.1	6:34	6:42
16	12.1	6:34	6:42
17	12.1	6:33	6:42
18	12.2	6:33	6:42
19	12.2	6:32	6:42
20	12.2	6:32	6:42
21	12.2	6:32	6:42
22	12.2	6:31	6:41
23	12.2	6:31	6:41
24	12.2	6:30	6:41
25	12.2	6:30	6:41
26	12.2	6:30	6:41
27	12.2	6:29	6:41
28	12.2	6:29	6:41
29	12.2	6:29	6:41
30	12.2	6:28	6:41

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.26 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 4.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Benin City

In seasonPeak

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

Benin City's rainy season runs March–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Benin City sees seasonal dust haze (December–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 Benin City?

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

2.6

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Benin City.

What to pack for Benin City in April

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

In April, Benin City sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Benin City 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 Benin City peaks around March 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	9	12	12	11	11	11	9	12	12	10	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Benin City 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 Benin City is worst in January — around 166 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 38 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	166	147	85	82	65	53	42	38	47	64	76	148
Level	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	166	Very unhealthy
Feb	147	Unhealthy
Mar	85	Unhealthy
Apr	82	Unhealthy
May	65	Unhealthy
Jun	53	Poor
Jul	42	Poor
Aug	38	Poor
Sep	47	Poor
Oct	64	Unhealthy
Nov	76	Unhealthy
Dec	148	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Benin City?

Benin City sits at 6.3°N, 5.6°E, 88 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Sapele, 50 km away.

Topography around Benin City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Benin City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 79 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m.

The land around Benin City is covered by artificial surfaces (87%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km

66 m

artificial surfaces 87%

16 km

167 m

trees 46%

80 km

420 m

trees 76%

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← March Benin City year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Sapele 50 km · Agbor 64 km · Ekpoma 73 km · Uromi 88 km · Ubiaja 91 km · Warri 92 km · Owo 96 km · Ogwashi-Uku 101 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

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 Benin City (6.3381°, 5.6258°, elevation 88 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	10	90
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	83
5	83
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	85
20	85
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	87
25	87
26	88
27	88
28	89
29	89
30	90

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	25	75
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	25	75
30	25	75

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	10	90
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	83
5	83
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	85
20	85
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	87
25	87
26	88
27	88
28	89
29	89
30	90

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	25	75
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	25	75
30	25	75

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	24
2	32	24
3	32	24
4	32	24
5	32	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	12	88
12	12	88
13	12	88
14	12	88
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	10	90
18	9	91
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	10	90
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	9	91
26	9	91
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	10	90
30	10	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	81
2	82
3	82
4	83
5	83
6	84
7	84
8	84
9	84
10	84
11	84
12	84
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	85
17	85
18	85
19	85
20	85
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	87
25	87
26	88
27	88
28	89
29	89
30	90

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	24	76
15	24	76
16	24	76
17	24	76
18	24	76
19	24	76
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	24	76
23	25	75
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	24	76
27	24	76
28	24	76
29	25	75
30	25	75