Calabar weather in April

In April, Calabar sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 281 mm of rain across 28.2 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 Calabar's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calabar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
281 mm
28.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:24 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
89%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Calabar is city in Nigeria.

Density
894/km²
people per km²

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 Calabar 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.

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How April really feels in Calabar

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
2 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.

Calabar 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°4010.811.73.7
Feb33° / 24°7015.611.82.9
Mar32° / 25°18727.1122.4
Apr31° / 24°28128.212.12.4
May30° / 24°34129.612.22.5
Jun29° / 23°40029.412.32.8
Jul28° / 23°42230.212.33.1
Aug28° / 23°3903012.23.2
Sep29° / 23°42029.7122.8
Oct29° / 23°39530.611.92.7
Nov30° / 24°1942611.82.9
Dec32° / 24°4812.611.74.0

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 4% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3694
4793
5694
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Calabar gets around 281 mm of rain over 28.2 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 94% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
193
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1794
1894
1994
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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 (%)
1892
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10892
11892
12892
13892
14793
15793
16694
17694
18694
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20595
21595
22595
23595
24595
25595
26595
27595
28595
29595
30595

Wind in April

Winds average 5 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
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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 6:30 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:306:33
212.06:306:32
312.06:296:32
412.16:296:32
512.16:286:32
612.16:286:32
712.16:276:32
812.16:276:31
912.16:276:31
1012.16:266:31
1112.16:266:31
1212.16:256:31
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1412.16:246:30
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1812.16:236:30
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2012.16:226:30
2112.16:226:30
2212.16:216:30
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3012.26:196:29

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
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44.6Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Calabar

In seasonPeak

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

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

Calabar 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 Calabar?

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
3.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Calabar.

What to pack for Calabar in April

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

In April, Calabar sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Calabar 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 38 km away) is warmest in April 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
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Calabar 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 Calabar peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Calabar 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 Calabar is worst in February — around 145 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 11142 µg/m³Aug 1345 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan128Unhealthy
Feb145Unhealthy
Mar83Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May58Unhealthy
Jun51Poor
Jul46Poor
Aug44Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct60Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec113Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Calabar?

Calabar sits at 5.0°N, 8.3°E, 37 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Esuk Oron, 19 km away.

BamussoEkondo TitiOhafia-Ifigh

Topography around Calabar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calabar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,066 m.

The land around Calabar is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) within 3 km, trees (60%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
1,066 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
April weather nearby: Esuk Oron 19 km · Uyo 45 km · Itu 47 km · Eket 57 km · Ikot Ekpene 72 km · Bamusso 85 km · Ekondo Titi 88 km · Ohafia-Ifigh 93 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 Calabar (4.9589°, 8.327°, elevation 37 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).