Otukpa weather in April

In April, Otukpa sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 93 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Otukpa's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Otukpa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:25 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
79%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Otukpa is town in Benue State, Nigeria..

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 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical April day in Otukpa reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°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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23525
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43525
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303324

How April really feels in Otukpa

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
8 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.

Otukpa 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
Jan35° / 22°40.911.63.2
Feb36° / 23°102.111.82.4
Mar35° / 25°336.3122.3
Apr34° / 25°9312.712.22.7
May32° / 24°1602112.32.9
Jun30° / 23°21224.412.43.1
Jul29° / 23°21527.512.43.2
Aug29° / 23°22526.112.23.3
Sep30° / 23°24226.9123.0
Oct31° / 23°16022.411.83.2
Nov33° / 23°224.411.74.0
Dec34° / 22°30.511.63.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52773
62773
72773
82773
92575
102575
112575
122377
132377
142179
152179
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201585
211486
221486
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251387
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271387
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301486

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Otukpa gets around 93 mm of rain over 12.7 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 42% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
125
226
327
429
530
631
733
834
935
1037
1138
1239
1341
1442
1543
1644
1745
1846
1947
2048
2149
2250
2350
2451
2552
2652
2753
2853
2954
3054

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1114823
2113833
3113833
4012853
5011863
6010873
7010873
809883
908893
1008893
1108893
1207903
1307903
1406913
1505923
1605923
1704933
1804933
1903943
2003934
2103934
2202944
2302944
2402944
2501954
2601945
2701945
2801945
2901945
3001936

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
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

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 6:32 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:326:36
212.16:326:36
312.16:316:36
412.16:316:35
512.16:306:35
612.16:306:35
712.16:296:35
812.16:296:35
912.16:286:35
1012.16:286:35
1112.16:276:35
1212.16:276:35
1312.16:266:35
1412.16:266:34
1512.16:256:34
1612.26:256:34
1712.26:246:34
1812.26:246:34
1912.26:246:34
2012.26:236:34
2112.26:236:34
2212.26:226:34
2312.26:226:34
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2512.26:216:34
2612.26:216:34
2712.26:206:34
2812.26:206:34
2912.26:206:34
3012.26:196:34

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Otukpa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Otukpa 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 Otukpa?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Otukpa.

What to pack for Otukpa in April

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

In April, Otukpa sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Otukpa 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 Otukpa peaks around September 19 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 highExtremeVery highSep 19UV 12Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Otukpa 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 Otukpa 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 Otukpa?

Otukpa sits at 7.1°N, 7.7°E, 417 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Enugu-Ezike, 26 km away.

EnuguEzza-OhuIsieke

Topography around Otukpa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Otukpa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 404 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 560 m.

The land around Otukpa is covered by trees (87%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
183 m
16 km
327 m
80 km
560 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Enugu-Ezike 26 km · Nsukka 40 km · Eha Amufu 50 km · Aku 58 km · Effium 68 km · Enugu 76 km · Ezza-Ohu 87 km · Isieke 90 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 Otukpa (7.1017°, 7.6594°, elevation 417 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).