Ikom weather in April

In April, Ikom sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 203 mm of rain across 22.4 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Ikom's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ikom's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 203 mm; 22.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:21 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover: 87%; 7th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

Ikom is local government council in cross river state,nigeria.

Density: 40/km²; people per km²

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 32°C through the month.

A typical April day in Ikom reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than 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)	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	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	33	25
2	33	25
3	33	25
4	33	25
5	32	25
6	32	25
7	32	25
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	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 Ikom

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

heat index over the day's high

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.

Ikom 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° / 23°	17	3.1	11.7	4.1
Feb	34° / 24°	33	5.6	11.8	3.3
Mar	33° / 25°	99	15.1	12	2.8
Apr	32° / 24°	203	22.4	12.1	2.7
May	31° / 24°	282	26.5	12.3	2.7
Jun	30° / 23°	321	28.1	12.3	2.8
Jul	29° / 23°	296	29	12.3	3.1
Aug	29° / 23°	307	28.5	12.2	3.1
Sep	29° / 23°	356	28.7	12	2.8
Oct	30° / 23°	359	29.3	11.9	2.7
Nov	31° / 23°	114	16	11.7	3.7
Dec	32° / 23°	14	2.8	11.7	4.8

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 6% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

	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 (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	11	11	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Cloudier (%)	86	86	86	86	86	86	88	88	88	89	89	91	91	91	92	92	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ikom gets around 203 mm of rain over 22.4 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 73% and peaks near 79% 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 (%)	61	62	64	65	67	68	69	71	71	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	75	76	76	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	79	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	62
3	64
4	65
5	67
6	68
7	69
8	71
9	71
10	72
11	73
12	73
13	73
14	74
15	74
16	74
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	76
21	76
22	77
23	77
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	79
28	79
29	79
30	79

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 58% 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 (%)	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	61	60	59	59	58	57	56	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	52
Miserable (%)	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	39	40	41	41	42	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	48

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	69	31
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	65	35
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	58	42
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	52	48
30	52	48

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.

	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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

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 6:28 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:29 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)	12.0	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	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16
Sunset (PM)	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:28	6:31
2	12.1	6:28	6:31
3	12.1	6:27	6:31
4	12.1	6:27	6:31
5	12.1	6:26	6:31
6	12.1	6:26	6:31
7	12.1	6:25	6:30
8	12.1	6:25	6:30
9	12.1	6:25	6:30
10	12.1	6:24	6:30
11	12.1	6:24	6:30
12	12.1	6:23	6:30
13	12.1	6:23	6:30
14	12.1	6:22	6:30
15	12.1	6:22	6:29
16	12.1	6:21	6:29
17	12.1	6:21	6:29
18	12.1	6:21	6:29
19	12.1	6:20	6:29
20	12.2	6:20	6:29
21	12.2	6:19	6:29
22	12.2	6:19	6:29
23	12.2	6:19	6:29
24	12.2	6:18	6:29
25	12.2	6:18	6:29
26	12.2	6:18	6:29
27	12.2	6:17	6:29
28	12.2	6:17	6:29
29	12.2	6:17	6:29
30	12.2	6:16	6:29

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.69 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)	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	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
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	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	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 Ikom

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ikom 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 Ikom?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ikom.

What to pack for Ikom in April

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

In April, Ikom sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ikom 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 Ikom peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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	13	12	11	11	10	11	13	12	10	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Ikom 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 Ikom is worst in February — around 117 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 27 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)	99	117	66	50	33	29	27	28	28	34	48	86
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	99	Unhealthy
Feb	117	Unhealthy
Mar	66	Unhealthy
Apr	50	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	29	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	34	Moderate
Nov	48	Poor
Dec	86	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Ikom?

Ikom sits at 6.0°N, 8.7°E, 60 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Mamfe, 71 km away.

Topography around Ikom

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ikom has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 68 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,314 m.

The land around Ikom is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km

193 m

trees 72%

16 km

257 m

trees 94%

80 km

1,314 m

trees 84%

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

April weather nearby: Mamfe 71 km · Ugep 71 km · Abakaliki 77 km · Ogoja 78 km · Afikpo 86 km · Ezza-Ohu 87 km · Isieke 87 km · Obudu 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

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 Ikom (5.9667°, 8.7063°, elevation 60 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	33	25
2	33	25
3	33	25
4	33	25
5	32	25
6	32	25
7	32	25
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	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	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	62
3	64
4	65
5	67
6	68
7	69
8	71
9	71
10	72
11	73
12	73
13	73
14	74
15	74
16	74
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	76
21	76
22	77
23	77
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	79
28	79
29	79
30	79

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	69	31
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	65	35
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	58	42
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	52	48
30	52	48

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	25
2	33	25
3	33	25
4	33	25
5	32	25
6	32	25
7	32	25
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	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	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	62
3	64
4	65
5	67
6	68
7	69
8	71
9	71
10	72
11	73
12	73
13	73
14	74
15	74
16	74
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	76
21	76
22	77
23	77
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	79
28	79
29	79
30	79

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	69	31
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	65	35
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	58	42
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	52	48
30	52	48

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	25
2	33	25
3	33	25
4	33	25
5	32	25
6	32	25
7	32	25
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	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	14	86
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	9	91
13	9	91
14	9	91
15	8	92
16	8	92
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	62
3	64
4	65
5	67
6	68
7	69
8	71
9	71
10	72
11	73
12	73
13	73
14	74
15	74
16	74
17	75
18	75
19	75
20	76
21	76
22	77
23	77
24	78
25	78
26	78
27	79
28	79
29	79
30	79

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	69	31
2	68	32
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	65	35
6	64	36
7	63	37
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	59	41
11	59	41
12	58	42
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	52	48
30	52	48