Damaturu weather in April

In April, Damaturu sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Damaturu's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Damaturu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:05 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
48%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Damaturu is local government area of Nigeria.

Density
19/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 39°C through the month.

A typical April day in Damaturu reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

20°30°40°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13922
23923
33923
43923
53923
63923
73923
83923
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103924
113924
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How April really feels in Damaturu

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
28 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.

Damaturu weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 14°0011.46.2
Feb34° / 17°0011.64.1
Mar37° / 21°00.111.91.6
Apr39° / 24°51.312.30.4
May38° / 26°204.912.50.9
Jun36° / 25°347.912.72.3
Jul32° / 24°10216.512.63.4
Aug30° / 23°17120.312.43.6
Sep32° / 23°8212.812.13.7
Oct35° / 22°194.611.72.9
Nov34° / 18°0011.53.7
Dec31° / 14°0011.35.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36337
46436
56436
66436
76337
86337
96139
106139
116139
126040
136040
145941
155941
165941
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225842
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Damaturu gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
72
82
92
102
112
123
133
143
153
164
174
184
195
205
216
226
237
247
258
269
279
2810
2910
3011

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1895420
2885520
3876520
4856630
5837730
6818740
7808840
8779950
974101060
1073101160
1170111270
1268111380
1365111491
14631115101
15611116111
16591117121
17561118141
18531120151
19501121171
20471122181
21451122202
22421123222
23401124232
24381124252
25361124273
26331125283
27311025304
28291025314
29271025335
30261025345

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
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1911calm
2011calm
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3010calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:146:20
212.16:136:20
312.16:136:20
412.16:126:20
512.16:116:20
612.26:116:20
712.26:106:20
812.26:096:20
912.26:096:20
1012.26:086:20
1112.26:086:20
1212.26:076:20
1312.26:066:20
1412.26:066:20
1512.36:056:20
1612.36:056:20
1712.36:046:20
1812.36:036:20
1912.36:036:20
2012.36:026:20
2112.36:026:21
2212.36:016:21
2312.36:016:21
2412.36:006:21
2512.46:006:21
2612.45:596:21
2712.45:596:21
2812.45:586:21
2912.45:586:21
3012.45:576:22

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 7.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Damaturu

In seasonPeak

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

Damaturu sees seasonal dust haze (December–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is April a good time to visit Damaturu?

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

0.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Damaturu.

What to pack for Damaturu in April

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

In April, Damaturu sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Damaturu in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Damaturu peaks around August 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 19UV 12Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Damaturu 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 Damaturu is worst in February — around 107 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 15106 µg/m³Aug 1625 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan100Unhealthy
Feb107Unhealthy
Mar99Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul28Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct50Poor
Nov62Unhealthy
Dec93Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Damaturu?

Damaturu sits at 11.7°N, 12.0°E, 371 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Daura, 64 km away.

PotiskumNafadaMagumeriDamboaGeidamBiuMaiduguri

Topography around Damaturu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Damaturu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 374 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m.

The land around Damaturu is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
73 m
80 km
337 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Daura 64 km · Potiskum 96 km · Nafada 100 km · Magumeri 103 km · Damboa 109 km · Geidam 128 km · Biu 129 km · Maiduguri 131 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 Damaturu (11.747°, 11.9608°, elevation 371 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).