Bonny weather in April

In April, Bonny sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 225 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 Bonny's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bonny's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
225 mm
25.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:29 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
85%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical April day in Bonny reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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

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.

Bonny weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°4713.411.84.9
Feb30° / 26°7316.711.94.1
Mar29° / 26°16424.6123.4
Apr29° / 26°22525.512.13.2
May29° / 25°29528.712.23.1
Jun27° / 25°41428.812.33.4
Jul27° / 24°41829.212.23.6
Aug26° / 24°3392812.13.7
Sep27° / 24°35629.1123.4
Oct28° / 24°3133011.93.3
Nov28° / 25°17425.911.83.5
Dec29° / 25°5616.211.74.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31585
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51585
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Bonny gets around 225 mm of rain over 25.5 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 89% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
181
281
381
481
581
681
782
882
982
1082
1183
1284
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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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8892
9892
10892
11892
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13793
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Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:35 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:356:37
212.06:346:37
312.06:346:37
412.06:346:36
512.16:336:36
612.16:336:36
712.16:326:36
812.16:326:36
912.16:316:36
1012.16:316:35
1112.16:316:35
1212.16:306:35
1312.16:306:35
1412.16:296:35
1512.16:296:35
1612.16:296:34
1712.16:286:34
1812.16:286:34
1912.16:286:34
2012.16:276:34
2112.16:276:34
2212.16:266:34
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2512.16:266:33
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2912.16:246:33
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.17 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 4.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Bonny

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bonny 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 Bonny?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bonny.

What to pack for Bonny in April

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

In April, Bonny sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bonny in April

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Bonny in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bonny peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 13Jan 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bonny 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 Bonny is worst in January — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (August, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17102 µg/m³Aug 1537 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan104Unhealthy
Feb95Unhealthy
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May53Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct55Poor
Nov62Unhealthy
Dec92Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bonny?

Bonny sits at 4.5°N, 7.2°E, 7 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Okrika, 34 km away.

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Topography around Bonny

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bonny has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m.

The land around Bonny is covered by water (48%) and mangroves (28%) within 3 km, water (51%) and mangroves (36%) within 16 km, and water (38%), trees (31%) and mangroves (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
24 m
80 km
78 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
April weather nearby: Okrika 34 km · Port Harcourt 40 km · Buguma 47 km · Obonoma 51 km · Degema Hulk 58 km · Aba 76 km · Elele 82 km · Eket 86 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 Bonny (4.4516°, 7.1707°, elevation 7 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).