Ondo weather in April

In April, Ondo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 180 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Ondo's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ondo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
180 mm
25.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:36 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
83%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Ondo is city in Ondo State, Nigeria.

Founded
1510

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 31°C through the month.

A typical April day in Ondo reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13124
23124
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43124
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How April really feels in Ondo

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.

Ondo 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
Jan32° / 22°246.911.64.3
Feb33° / 23°5012.111.83.3
Mar32° / 24°11624122.7
Apr31° / 24°18025.512.22.8
May30° / 23°24328.412.32.8
Jun29° / 23°2712912.43.0
Jul27° / 22°26829.512.43.4
Aug27° / 22°2332812.23.6
Sep28° / 22°27629.2123.2
Oct29° / 23°21828.911.83.0
Nov31° / 23°7617.711.73.7
Dec31° / 22°21711.64.8

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 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31684
41684
51585
61585
71684
81585
91585
101585
111585
121486
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301189

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ondo gets around 180 mm of rain over 25.5 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 85% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
184
284
384
484
584
684
783
883
983
1083
1183
1283
1383
1483
1584
1684
1784
1885
1985
2085
2186
2286
2386
2487
2587
2688
2788
2888
2989
3089

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14357
24357
34357
44456
54456
64456
74555
84555
94654
104654
114654
124654
134654
144654
154654
164654
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204654
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224753
234753
244852
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264852
274852
284852
294852
304852

Wind in April

Winds average 7 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 6:44 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:446:47
212.16:436:47
312.16:436:47
412.16:426:47
512.16:426:47
612.16:416:46
712.16:406:46
812.16:406:46
912.16:406:46
1012.16:396:46
1112.16:396:46
1212.16:386:46
1312.16:386:46
1412.16:376:46
1512.16:376:46
1612.26:366:46
1712.26:366:45
1812.26:356:45
1912.26:356:45
2012.26:346:45
2112.26:346:45
2212.26:346:45
2312.26:336:45
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2612.26:326:45
2712.26:326:45
2812.26:316:45
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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 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 4.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
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184.6Bright
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204.5Bright
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284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Ondo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ondo sees seasonal dust haze (January–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 Ondo?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ondo.

What to pack for Ondo in April

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

In April, Ondo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ondo 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 Ondo peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 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 22UV 13Jan 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ondo 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 Ondo is worst in January — around 137 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyJan 20136 µg/m³Aug 1335 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan137Unhealthy
Feb131Unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May48Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug35Moderate
Sep42Poor
Oct54Poor
Nov66Unhealthy
Dec118Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ondo?

Ondo sits at 7.1°N, 4.8°E, 263 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Idanre, 31 km away.

Topography around Ondo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ondo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 253 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 893 m.

The land around Ondo is covered by artificial surfaces (72%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
350 m
80 km
893 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Idanre 31 km · Akure 43 km · Igbara-Odo 52 km · Ile-Ife 53 km · Ilesa 60 km · Ikere-Ekiti 63 km · Efon-Alaaye 63 km · Ijebu-Jesa 66 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 Ondo (7.0932°, 4.8353°, elevation 263 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).