Nafada weather in April

In April, Nafada sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 12.2 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 39% 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 Nafada's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nafada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:08 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
53%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Nafada is village in Nafada LGA, Gombe State.

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 Nafada 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 1°C warmer than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13923
23923
33923
43923
53923
63923
73924
83924
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113924
123924
133924
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How April really feels in Nafada

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.

Nafada 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°0011.45.6
Feb34° / 17°0011.63.6
Mar38° / 21°00.111.91.3
Apr39° / 24°71.612.20.5
May38° / 26°306.312.51.2
Jun35° / 25°6011.512.62.6
Jul31° / 23°15020.812.63.3
Aug30° / 22°21323.812.43.4
Sep31° / 23°9515.512.13.8
Oct34° / 22°255.311.83.4
Nov34° / 18°0011.53.6
Dec32° / 15°0011.45.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26139
36040
46040
56040
65842
75842
85842
95644
105644
115545
125446
135446
145347
155347
165347
175248
185248
195149
205149
215149
225149
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245149
255149
265050
275050
285050
294951
304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Nafada gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.6 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 6% and peaks near 14% 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
62
72
82
92
103
113
123
134
144
154
165
175
186
196
207
218
228
239
2410
2510
2611
2712
2812
2913
3014

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1808930
2798940
37691050
47591150
572101260
668111371
766111481
863121591
9601216111
10581217121
11541319131
12511320151
13491321162
14461322182
15441222192
16411223212
17391224232
18371125243
19351126263
20321026283
21301027304
2229927314
2327827335
2426826346
2524726367
2623725377
2722725398
2821624409
29196234110
30186224311

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 6:17 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:176:22
212.16:166:22
312.16:156:22
412.16:156:22
512.16:146:22
612.16:136:22
712.26:136:22
812.26:126:22
912.26:126:22
1012.26:116:22
1112.26:106:22
1212.26:106:22
1312.26:096:22
1412.26:096:22
1512.26:086:22
1612.26:086:22
1712.36:076:22
1812.36:066:22
1912.36:066:22
2012.36:056:22
2112.36:056:23
2212.36:046:23
2312.36:046:23
2412.36:036:23
2512.36:036:23
2612.36:026:23
2712.46:026:23
2812.46:026:23
2912.46:016:23
3012.46:016:23

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 7.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Nafada

In seasonPeak

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

Nafada's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is April a good time to visit Nafada?

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

0.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nafada.

What to pack for Nafada in April

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nafada 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 Nafada peaks around August 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (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 18UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Nafada 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 Nafada is worst in February — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 17104 µg/m³Aug 927 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan96Unhealthy
Feb104Unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr76Unhealthy
May48Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct52Poor
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec88Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nafada?

Nafada sits at 11.1°N, 11.3°E, 275 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Daura, 52 km away.

PotiskumKariGombeDebaDamaturuDarazo

Topography around Nafada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nafada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 269 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m.

The land around Nafada is covered by cropland (64%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
233 m
80 km
555 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Daura 52 km · Dukku 68 km · Potiskum 74 km · Kari 86 km · Gombe 91 km · Deba 98 km · Damaturu 100 km · Darazo 101 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 Nafada (11.096°, 11.3326°, elevation 275 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).