Kaduna weather in April

In April, Kaduna sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 28 mm of rain across 6 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 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kaduna's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaduna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:23 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Kaduna is state capital of Kaduna State in Nigeria.

Founded
1913

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 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical April day in Kaduna reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with 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 Kaduna

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Kaduna 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
Jan31° / 16°0011.56.1
Feb33° / 19°00.111.74.4
Mar36° / 22°50.911.92.8
Apr35° / 24°28612.22.6
May32° / 23°961512.53.4
Jun29° / 22°11617.712.64.2
Jul27° / 21°17024.912.64.0
Aug27° / 21°25427.612.33.7
Sep28° / 21°20625.712.13.6
Oct30° / 20°8912.611.84.6
Nov31° / 17°10.111.55.4
Dec31° / 16°0011.46.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55644
65644
75644
85446
95446
105347
115248
125248
135248
145050
155050
164951
175050
184951
194852
204753
214654
224654
234555
244555
254555
264456
274456
284357
294258
304159

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kaduna gets around 28 mm of rain over 6 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 20% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
18
29
39
410
511
611
712
813
914
1014
1115
1216
1317
1417
1518
1619
1720
1821
1923
2024
2125
2226
2327
2428
2529
2631
2732
2833
2935
3036

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 53% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1571012192
2541012213
3531012223
4511012243
5481013254
6451013274
7421013295
8401014316
9371014336
10341014357
1132915368
1230915388
1327915409
14259154110
15238154211
16218154412
17198154512
18177154713
19167154814
20146154916
21136145017
22115145218
23105135319
2494135321
2594125223
2684125224
2773115326
2873115128
2963105130
3063104933

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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 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 6:32 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:326:38
212.16:326:37
312.16:316:37
412.16:306:37
512.16:306:37
612.16:296:37
712.16:296:37
812.26:286:37
912.26:276:37
1012.26:276:37
1112.26:266:37
1212.26:266:37
1312.26:256:37
1412.26:256:37
1512.26:246:37
1612.26:236:37
1712.26:236:37
1812.36:226:38
1912.36:226:38
2012.36:216:38
2112.36:216:38
2212.36:206:38
2312.36:206:38
2412.36:196:38
2512.36:196:38
2612.36:196:38
2712.36:186:38
2812.36:186:38
2912.46:176:38
3012.46:176:38

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.2Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kaduna

In seasonPeak

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

Kaduna's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kaduna sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is April a good time to visit Kaduna?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kaduna.

What to pack for Kaduna in April

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

In April, Kaduna sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kaduna 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 Kaduna peaks around August 20 at about 13 (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 highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 20UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kaduna 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 Kaduna is worst in February — around 115 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (July, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 14114 µg/m³Jul 2226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan107Unhealthy
Feb115Unhealthy
Mar103Unhealthy
Apr73Unhealthy
May43Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct65Unhealthy
Nov80Unhealthy
Dec101Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kaduna?

Kaduna sits at 10.5°N, 7.4°E, 626 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Zaria, 72 km away.

SobaSofo-Birnin-GwariDutsen WaiKachiaFuntuaAnchauLere

Topography around Kaduna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaduna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 606 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 m.

The land around Kaduna is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and shrubs (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
581 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Zaria 72 km · Soba 84 km · Sofo-Birnin-Gwari 90 km · Dutsen Wai 91 km · Kachia 92 km · Funtua 112 km · Anchau 115 km · Lere 125 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 Kaduna (10.5264°, 7.4388°, elevation 626 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).