Buguma weather in April

In April, Buguma sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 245 mm of rain across 27.8 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 hours at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Buguma's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buguma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
245 mm
27.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:30 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
87%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Buguma is town in Rivers State, Nigeria.

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 Buguma reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°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 on par with March and on par with May.

20°25°30°35°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13125
23125
33125
43125
53125
63125
73125
83125
93125
103125
113125
123125
133125
143125
153125
163125
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183125
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213125
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233125
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253125
263125
273125
283125
293125
303125

How April really feels in Buguma

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
4 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.

Buguma 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
Jan32° / 24°5713.111.83.7
Feb32° / 24°9017.311.83.0
Mar32° / 25°19226.9122.5
Apr31° / 25°24527.812.12.5
May30° / 24°29229.712.22.5
Jun29° / 24°35429.112.32.9
Jul28° / 23°32828.812.23.3
Aug28° / 23°25928.512.23.4
Sep28° / 23°33729.6122.9
Oct29° / 23°34930.711.92.7
Nov30° / 24°18726.611.82.8
Dec31° / 24°6215.811.73.8

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 8% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21189
31189
41189
51189
61189
71189
81189
91189
101189
111189
121090
131090
141090
15991
16991
17892
18793
19793
20793
21793
22793
23793
24793
25892
26892
27892
28892
29793
30793

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Buguma gets around 245 mm of rain over 27.8 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 93% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
192
292
393
493
593
693
793
892
992
1092
1192
1292
1392
1492
1592
1692
1792
1892
1992
2092
2193
2293
2393
2493
2593
2694
2794
2894
2994
3094

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1793
2793
3793
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9793
10793
11793
12694
13694
14694
15694
16694
17694
18694
19694
20595
21595
22595
23595
24595
25595
26496
27496
28496
29496
30496

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 6:36 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:366:38
212.06:366:38
312.06:356:38
412.16:356:38
512.16:346:38
612.16:346:37
712.16:336:37
812.16:336:37
912.16:336:37
1012.16:326:37
1112.16:326:37
1212.16:316:36
1312.16:316:36
1412.16:306:36
1512.16:306:36
1612.16:306:36
1712.16:296:36
1812.16:296:36
1912.16:296:36
2012.16:286:35
2112.16:286:35
2212.16:276:35
2312.16:276:35
2412.16:276:35
2512.16:276:35
2612.16:266:35
2712.16:266:35
2812.26:266:35
2912.26:256:35
3012.26:256:35

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Buguma

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is April a good time to visit Buguma?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Buguma.

What to pack for Buguma in April

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

In April, Buguma sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Buguma 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 at the nearest coast (about 40 km away) 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
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Buguma 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 Buguma peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 24UV 13Jan 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Buguma 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 Buguma is worst in January — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1893 µg/m³Aug 2026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan95Unhealthy
Feb84Unhealthy
Mar53Poor
Apr45Poor
May34Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Buguma?

Buguma sits at 4.7°N, 6.9°E, 7 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Obonoma, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Buguma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buguma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m.

The land around Buguma is covered by mangroves (68%) within 3 km, mangroves (63%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), water (24%) and mangroves (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
31 m
80 km
106 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
April weather nearby: Obonoma 8.0 km · Degema Hulk 13 km · Port Harcourt 17 km · Okrika 25 km · Elele 41 km · Bonny 47 km · Yenagoa 69 km · Aba 69 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 Buguma (4.7361°, 6.8624°, 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).