Alofi weather in April

In April, Alofi sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 177 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Alofi's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alofi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 177 mm; 16.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:33 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 6th clearest
Wind: 24 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

Alofi is capital of Niue.

Density: 13/km²; people per km²

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

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical April day in Alofi reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with 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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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

Alofi weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 26°	248	20.4	13	4.9
Feb	27° / 26°	213	19.4	12.6	4.7
Mar	27° / 26°	221	21.6	12.1	4.8
Apr	27° / 26°	177	16.6	11.6	5.4
May	26° / 25°	140	12.6	11.1	6.3
Jun	25° / 24°	74	9.4	10.9	6.8
Jul	25° / 24°	83	9.4	11	7.1
Aug	24° / 23°	78	9.4	11.4	7.1
Sep	25° / 24°	91	10.1	11.9	6.9
Oct	25° / 24°	116	12.5	12.4	6.4
Nov	26° / 25°	126	14.4	12.9	5.8
Dec	27° / 25°	187	17.5	13.1	5.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

	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 (%)	48	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49
Cloudier (%)	52	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	49	51
30	49	51

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Alofi gets around 177 mm of rain over 16.6 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 56% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	60	59	58	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	59
3	58
4	57
5	56
6	56
7	56
8	56
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	55
13	55
14	55
15	55
16	56
17	56
18	56
19	56
20	56
21	56
22	56
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	55
29	54
30	54

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% 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
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Muggy (%)	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	15	15	16	17	18	18	19	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	23
Oppressive (%)	68	68	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	68	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	70	71	72	71	72	71
Miserable (%)	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	4	3

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	9	68	23
2	0	9	68	23
3	0	9	69	22
4	0	9	69	22
5	0	10	68	22
6	0	10	68	22
7	1	10	68	21
8	1	10	68	21
9	1	11	68	20
10	1	11	68	20
11	1	12	68	19
12	1	12	69	18
13	1	13	68	18
14	1	13	69	17
15	1	14	69	16
16	1	15	69	15
17	1	15	70	14
18	1	16	70	13
19	1	17	70	12
20	1	18	70	11
21	2	18	70	10
22	2	19	70	9
23	2	20	70	8
24	2	20	71	7
25	2	21	70	7
26	2	21	71	6
27	2	21	72	5
28	2	22	71	5
29	2	22	72	4
30	3	23	71	3

Wind in April

Winds average 24 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 25 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)	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 5:57 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)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37
Sunset (PM)	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:29	6:19
2	11.8	6:29	6:19
3	11.8	6:30	6:18
4	11.8	6:30	6:17
5	11.8	6:30	6:16
6	11.7	6:30	6:15
7	11.7	6:31	6:14
8	11.7	6:31	6:13
9	11.7	6:31	6:13
10	11.7	6:31	6:12
11	11.7	6:32	6:11
12	11.6	6:32	6:10
13	11.6	6:32	6:09
14	11.6	6:32	6:08
15	11.6	6:33	6:08
16	11.6	6:33	6:07
17	11.5	6:33	6:06
18	11.5	6:33	6:05
19	11.5	6:34	6:05
20	11.5	6:34	6:04
21	11.5	6:34	6:03
22	11.5	6:35	6:02
23	11.4	6:35	6:02
24	11.4	6:35	6:01
25	11.4	6:35	6:00
26	11.4	6:36	6:00
27	11.4	6:36	5:59
28	11.4	6:36	5:58
29	11.3	6:37	5:58
30	11.3	6:37	5:57

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 4.81 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)	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Alofi?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Alofi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alofi in April

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

In April, Alofi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 17 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Alofi in April

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	28	28	27	26	26	25	25	26	27	27
Comfort	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	28	Tropical
May	27	Warm
Jun	26	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in Alofi 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 Alofi peaks around February 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 7 (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)	15	16	14	11	8	7	7	8	12	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Alofi?

Alofi sits at 19.1°S, 169.9°W, 51 m above sea level, in Niue. The nearest listed city is Pago Pago, 537 km away.

Topography around Alofi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alofi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 38 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m.

The land around Alofi is covered by trees (56%) and water (36%) within 3 km, water (68%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and water (95%) within 80 km.

3 km

82 m

trees 56%

16 km

93 m

water 68%

80 km

90 m

water 95%

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

April weather nearby: Pago Pago 537 km · Nuku‘alofa 598 km · Apia 613 km · Mata-Utu 926 km · Avarua 1,086 km · Levuka 1,140 km · Labasa 1,171 km · Nasinu 1,224 km

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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 Alofi (-19.0529°, -169.9196°, elevation 51 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. 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	27	26
2	27	26
3	27	26
4	27	26
5	27	26
6	27	26
7	27	26
8	27	26
9	27	26
10	27	26
11	27	26
12	27	26
13	27	26
14	27	26
15	27	26
16	27	26
17	27	26
18	27	26
19	27	26
20	27	26
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	27	25
25	27	25
26	27	25
27	27	25
28	27	25
29	27	25
30	27	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	49	51
30	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	59
3	58
4	57
5	56
6	56
7	56
8	56
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	55
13	55
14	55
15	55
16	56
17	56
18	56
19	56
20	56
21	56
22	56
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	55
29	54
30	54

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	9	68	23
2	0	9	68	23
3	0	9	69	22
4	0	9	69	22
5	0	10	68	22
6	0	10	68	22
7	1	10	68	21
8	1	10	68	21
9	1	11	68	20
10	1	11	68	20
11	1	12	68	19
12	1	12	69	18
13	1	13	68	18
14	1	13	69	17
15	1	14	69	16
16	1	15	69	15
17	1	15	70	14
18	1	16	70	13
19	1	17	70	12
20	1	18	70	11
21	2	18	70	10
22	2	19	70	9
23	2	20	70	8
24	2	20	71	7
25	2	21	70	7
26	2	21	71	6
27	2	21	72	5
28	2	22	71	5
29	2	22	72	4
30	3	23	71	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	49	51
30	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	59
3	58
4	57
5	56
6	56
7	56
8	56
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	55
13	55
14	55
15	55
16	56
17	56
18	56
19	56
20	56
21	56
22	56
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	55
29	54
30	54

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	9	68	23
2	0	9	68	23
3	0	9	69	22
4	0	9	69	22
5	0	10	68	22
6	0	10	68	22
7	1	10	68	21
8	1	10	68	21
9	1	11	68	20
10	1	11	68	20
11	1	12	68	19
12	1	12	69	18
13	1	13	68	18
14	1	13	69	17
15	1	14	69	16
16	1	15	69	15
17	1	15	70	14
18	1	16	70	13
19	1	17	70	12
20	1	18	70	11
21	2	18	70	10
22	2	19	70	9
23	2	20	70	8
24	2	20	71	7
25	2	21	70	7
26	2	21	71	6
27	2	21	72	5
28	2	22	71	5
29	2	22	72	4
30	3	23	71	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	51	49
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	49	51
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	49	51
30	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	59
3	58
4	57
5	56
6	56
7	56
8	56
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	55
13	55
14	55
15	55
16	56
17	56
18	56
19	56
20	56
21	56
22	56
23	56
24	56
25	56
26	55
27	55
28	55
29	54
30	54

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	0	9	68	23
2	0	9	68	23
3	0	9	69	22
4	0	9	69	22
5	0	10	68	22
6	0	10	68	22
7	1	10	68	21
8	1	10	68	21
9	1	11	68	20
10	1	11	68	20
11	1	12	68	19
12	1	12	69	18
13	1	13	68	18
14	1	13	69	17
15	1	14	69	16
16	1	15	69	15
17	1	15	70	14
18	1	16	70	13
19	1	17	70	12
20	1	18	70	11
21	2	18	70	10
22	2	19	70	9
23	2	20	70	8
24	2	20	71	7
25	2	21	70	7
26	2	21	71	6
27	2	21	72	5
28	2	22	71	5
29	2	22	72	4
30	3	23	71	3