Jalingo weather in April

In April, Jalingo sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 20 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Jalingo's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jalingo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:09 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Jalingo is city in Nigeria.

Density
617/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

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical April day in Jalingo reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 3°C warmer than May.

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

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
30 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.

Jalingo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 20°0011.53.5
Feb37° / 22°00.111.72.0
Mar39° / 26°30.511.90.8
Apr38° / 27°20412.21.1
May35° / 27°528.712.42.3
Jun33° / 25°538.612.53.5
Jul31° / 24°9916.112.53.8
Aug29° / 23°18321.612.33.7
Sep30° / 23°10316.512.13.8
Oct33° / 24°488.511.83.7
Nov35° / 22°30.711.62.8
Dec35° / 20°0011.53.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25248
35248
45149
55149
64951
74951
84852
94852
104753
114654
124456
134456
144456
154258
164159
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193763
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Jalingo gets around 20 mm of rain over 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 13% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
14
25
36
46
57
68
78
89
910
1010
1111
1211
1312
1412
1513
1613
1714
1815
1915
2016
2116
2217
2318
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2720
2821
2922
3022

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1311022307
230922318
328921339
4268213410
5258203612
6237203713
7217193815
8196184017
9186174119
10165164121
11155154223
12135144326
13124124328
14114114330
15104104433
169394435
177394437
186384340
195374342
204264345
214254247
223254149
232244052
242243953
251143856
261133758
271133560
281133461
290133264
300133165

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
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 18 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 6:17 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:176:21
212.16:166:21
312.16:166:21
412.16:156:21
512.16:156:21
612.16:146:21
712.16:146:21
812.16:136:21
912.16:136:21
1012.16:126:21
1112.26:116:21
1212.26:116:21
1312.26:106:21
1412.26:106:21
1512.26:096:21
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1712.26:086:21
1812.26:086:21
1912.26:076:21
2012.26:076:21
2112.26:076:21
2212.26:066:21
2312.36:066:21
2412.36:056:21
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2612.36:046:21
2712.36:046:21
2812.36:046:21
2912.36:036:21
3012.36:036:21

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
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186.3Intense
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206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Jalingo

In seasonPeak

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

Jalingo's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Jalingo sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in March.

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

Is April a good time to visit Jalingo?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jalingo.

What to pack for Jalingo in April

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

In April, Jalingo sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jalingo 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 Jalingo peaks around March 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highMar 16UV 12Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Jalingo 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 Jalingo is worst in February — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1390 µg/m³Jul 1918 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan85Unhealthy
Feb91Unhealthy
Mar81Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov43Poor
Dec69Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Jalingo?

Jalingo sits at 8.9°N, 11.4°E, 208 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ganye, 92 km away.

GanyeNumanBiliriBeliJimetaYolaPindigaKumo

Topography around Jalingo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jalingo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m around an average of 203 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,571 m.

The land around Jalingo is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
169 m
16 km
670 m
80 km
1,571 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Ganye 92 km · Numan 97 km · Biliri 109 km · Beli 123 km · Jimeta 128 km · Yola 128 km · Pindiga 129 km · Kumo 129 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 Jalingo (8.8937°, 11.3596°, elevation 208 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).