Umuahia weather in April

In April, Umuahia sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 179 mm of rain across 23.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Umuahia's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Umuahia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 179 mm; 23.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:27 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 87%; 7th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.5; out of 10

Umuahia is City in the Eastern land, Nigeria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical April day in Umuahia reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	24
2	33	24
3	33	24
4	33	24
5	33	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	31	23

How April really feels in Umuahia

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Umuahia 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 22°	17	4.1	11.7	3.1
Feb	35° / 23°	35	8.2	11.8	2.5
Mar	34° / 24°	103	19.2	12	2.4
Apr	32° / 24°	179	23.9	12.1	2.5
May	31° / 23°	233	28.1	12.2	2.5
Jun	29° / 23°	262	28.2	12.3	2.9
Jul	28° / 22°	275	28.5	12.3	3.2
Aug	28° / 22°	249	27.7	12.2	3.3
Sep	29° / 22°	291	29.1	12	2.8
Oct	30° / 22°	274	29.7	11.9	2.7
Nov	31° / 23°	94	16.3	11.7	3.5
Dec	33° / 22°	17	4.6	11.7	3.8

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 6% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7
Cloudier (%)	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	91	92	92	92	93	93	94	94	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	9	91
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Umuahia gets around 179 mm of rain over 23.9 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 79% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	72	73	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	78	79	79	80	81	81	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	85	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	73
3	74
4	74
5	75
6	75
7	76
8	76
9	76
10	76
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	78
15	79
16	79
17	80
18	81
19	81
20	82
21	82
22	83
23	83
24	84
25	84
26	84
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	85

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Oppressive (%)	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	60	59	59	58	57	57	56	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	52	52	51	51	50
Miserable (%)	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	41	42	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	49	50

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	67	33
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	63	37
6	62	38
7	61	39
8	60	40
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	50	50

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:33 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22
Sunset (PM)	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:33	6:36
2	12.1	6:33	6:36
3	12.1	6:32	6:36
4	12.1	6:32	6:36
5	12.1	6:31	6:35
6	12.1	6:31	6:35
7	12.1	6:31	6:35
8	12.1	6:30	6:35
9	12.1	6:30	6:35
10	12.1	6:29	6:35
11	12.1	6:29	6:35
12	12.1	6:28	6:34
13	12.1	6:28	6:34
14	12.1	6:27	6:34
15	12.1	6:27	6:34
16	12.1	6:27	6:34
17	12.1	6:26	6:34
18	12.1	6:26	6:34
19	12.1	6:25	6:34
20	12.1	6:25	6:33
21	12.1	6:25	6:33
22	12.2	6:24	6:33
23	12.2	6:24	6:33
24	12.2	6:24	6:33
25	12.2	6:23	6:33
26	12.2	6:23	6:33
27	12.2	6:23	6:33
28	12.2	6:22	6:33
29	12.2	6:22	6:33
30	12.2	6:22	6:33

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Umuahia

In seasonPeak

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

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

Umuahia sees seasonal dust haze (December–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 Umuahia?

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

2.5

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Umuahia.

What to pack for Umuahia in April

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

In April, Umuahia sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Umuahia 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 Umuahia peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	10	13	12	11	11	10	10	12	11	10	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Umuahia 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 Umuahia is worst in January — around 169 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 65 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	169	157	115	107	93	81	69	65	78	98	106	163
Level	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	169	Very unhealthy
Feb	157	Very unhealthy
Mar	115	Unhealthy
Apr	107	Unhealthy
May	93	Unhealthy
Jun	81	Unhealthy
Jul	69	Unhealthy
Aug	65	Unhealthy
Sep	78	Unhealthy
Oct	98	Unhealthy
Nov	106	Unhealthy
Dec	163	Very unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Umuahia?

Umuahia sits at 5.5°N, 7.5°E, 148 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Bende, 16 km away.

Topography around Umuahia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Umuahia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 139 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m.

The land around Umuahia is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

92 m

artificial surfaces 56%

16 km

147 m

trees 84%

80 km

449 m

trees 82%

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← March Umuahia year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Bende 16 km · Ohafia-Ifigh 37 km · Okigwe 37 km · Ikot Ekpene 45 km · Amaigbo 48 km · Aba 49 km · Nkwerre 50 km · Owerri 51 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

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 Umuahia (5.5249°, 7.4946°, elevation 148 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	24
2	33	24
3	33	24
4	33	24
5	33	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	9	91
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	73
3	74
4	74
5	75
6	75
7	76
8	76
9	76
10	76
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	78
15	79
16	79
17	80
18	81
19	81
20	82
21	82
22	83
23	83
24	84
25	84
26	84
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	67	33
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	63	37
6	62	38
7	61	39
8	60	40
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	50	50

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	24
2	33	24
3	33	24
4	33	24
5	33	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	9	91
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	73
3	74
4	74
5	75
6	75
7	76
8	76
9	76
10	76
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	78
15	79
16	79
17	80
18	81
19	81
20	82
21	82
22	83
23	83
24	84
25	84
26	84
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	67	33
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	63	37
6	62	38
7	61	39
8	60	40
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	50	50

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	24
2	33	24
3	33	24
4	33	24
5	33	24
6	32	24
7	32	24
8	32	24
9	32	24
10	32	24
11	32	24
12	32	24
13	32	24
14	32	24
15	32	24
16	32	24
17	32	24
18	32	24
19	32	24
20	32	24
21	32	24
22	32	24
23	32	24
24	32	24
25	32	24
26	32	24
27	32	24
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	10	90
9	10	90
10	9	91
11	8	92
12	8	92
13	8	92
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	73
3	74
4	74
5	75
6	75
7	76
8	76
9	76
10	76
11	77
12	77
13	77
14	78
15	79
16	79
17	80
18	81
19	81
20	82
21	82
22	83
23	83
24	84
25	84
26	84
27	85
28	85
29	85
30	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	67	33
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	63	37
6	62	38
7	61	39
8	60	40
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	50	50