Surulere weather in April

In April, Surulere sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 117 mm of rain across 20.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Surulere's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Surulere's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
20.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:43 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
76%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical April day in Surulere reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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

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.

Surulere weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°318.711.75.2
Feb31° / 26°4311.511.84.4
Mar31° / 26°8118.6123.7
Apr30° / 26°11720.412.13.5
May30° / 25°19625.912.33.2
Jun28° / 25°27027.612.43.4
Jul27° / 24°19224.212.34.2
Aug27° / 24°12419.112.24.9
Sep27° / 24°17524.5124.0
Oct29° / 24°17026.511.93.5
Nov30° / 25°7618.611.74.1
Dec30° / 25°3210.111.65.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
43367
53367
63367
73367
83268
93268
103268
113169
123169
132971
142872
152674
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212278
222179
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302080

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Surulere gets around 117 mm of rain over 20.4 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 67% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
162
262
362
462
562
662
762
863
963
1063
1164
1264
1364
1465
1565
1666
1767
1868
1969
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2170
2271
2372
2473
2574
2674
2775
2875
2976
3076

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
14694
15694
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19694
20694
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Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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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 6:50 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:506:53
212.16:496:53
312.16:496:53
412.16:486:52
512.16:486:52
612.16:476:52
712.16:476:52
812.16:466:52
912.16:466:52
1012.16:456:52
1112.16:456:52
1212.16:446:51
1312.16:446:51
1412.16:436:51
1512.16:436:51
1612.16:436:51
1712.16:426:51
1812.26:426:51
1912.26:416:51
2012.26:416:51
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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 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.39 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Surulere

In seasonPeak

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

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

Surulere 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 Surulere?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Surulere.

What to pack for Surulere in April

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

In April, Surulere sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Surulere in April

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Surulere 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 Surulere peaks around March 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highMar 24UV 12Dec 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Surulere 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 Surulere is worst in January — around 139 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 14137 µg/m³Aug 1238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan139Unhealthy
Feb117Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May55Poor
Jun48Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct65Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec127Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Surulere?

Surulere sits at 6.5°N, 3.4°E, 10 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Mushin, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Surulere

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Surulere has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m.

The land around Surulere is covered by artificial surfaces (95%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (51%) and water (32%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
220 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
April weather nearby: Mushin 3.0 km · Makoko 3.0 km · Shomolu 5.0 km · Oshodi 6.0 km · Ajegunle 6.0 km · Aliayabiagba 6.0 km · Lagos 7.0 km · Obalende 9.0 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 Surulere (6.5015°, 3.3581°, elevation 10 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).