Nsukka weather in April

In April, Nsukka sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 114 mm of rain across 15.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Nsukka's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nsukka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:26 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
81%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Nsukka is local government area of Nigeria.

Density
2,467/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 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical April day in Nsukka reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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

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.

Nsukka 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°72.111.63.5
Feb35° / 23°183.811.82.8
Mar34° / 24°5710.1122.7
Apr33° / 24°11415.512.12.9
May31° / 23°19423.512.32.9
Jun30° / 23°24526.112.43.0
Jul28° / 22°23228.312.43.2
Aug28° / 22°24127.112.23.3
Sep29° / 22°27728.4122.9
Oct30° / 23°21825.511.83.1
Nov32° / 23°41711.74.2
Dec33° / 22°5111.64.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22278
32278
42278
52278
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72179
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102080
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Nsukka gets around 114 mm of rain over 15.5 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 51% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
138
238
339
440
540
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742
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944
1045
1146
1247
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1450
1551
1652
1753
1855
1956
2057
2158
2259
2360
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2862
2963
3063

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
116894
205914
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902953
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Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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159calm
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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 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:336:37
212.16:336:37
312.16:326:37
412.16:326:36
512.16:316:36
612.16:316:36
712.16:306:36
812.16:306:36
912.16:296:36
1012.16:296:36
1112.16:286:36
1212.16:286:36
1312.16:276:35
1412.16:276:35
1512.16:276:35
1612.26:266:35
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1812.26:256:35
1912.26:256:35
2012.26:246:35
2112.26:246:35
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2812.26:216:35
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
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65.2Bright
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105.1Bright
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135.0Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Nsukka

In seasonPeak

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

Nsukka's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Nsukka sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is April a good time to visit Nsukka?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nsukka.

What to pack for Nsukka in April

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

In April, Nsukka sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

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UV index in Nsukka in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nsukka peaks around September 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highSep 20UV 12Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Nsukka 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 Nsukka is worst in January — around 172 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 47 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 15169 µg/m³Jul 1948 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan172Very unhealthy
Feb149Unhealthy
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun53Poor
Jul47Poor
Aug50Poor
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct75Unhealthy
Nov98Unhealthy
Dec158Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nsukka?

Nsukka sits at 6.9°N, 7.4°E, 423 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Enugu-Ezike, 15 km away.

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Topography around Nsukka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nsukka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 433 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m.

The land around Nsukka is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (43%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
390 m
80 km
569 m
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April weather nearby: Enugu-Ezike 15 km · Aku 19 km · Otukpa 40 km · Eha Amufu 46 km · Enugu 48 km · Effium 77 km · Idah 78 km · Awka 80 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 Nsukka (6.8578°, 7.3958°, elevation 423 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).