Bétou weather in April

In April, Bétou sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 127 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-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 11% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bétou's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bétou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
127 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:44 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Bétou is village in Republic of the Congo.

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 Bétou reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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 Bétou

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.

Bétou weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°22411.85.0
Feb32° / 22°488.111.94.0
Mar32° / 23°11916123.5
Apr31° / 23°12718.312.13.5
May30° / 23°11018.412.13.8
Jun30° / 22°10217.212.24.2
Jul29° / 22°1342112.24.1
Aug29° / 22°18525.912.13.5
Sep29° / 22°18124.6123.4
Oct29° / 22°19325.911.93.3
Nov30° / 22°12919.111.93.9
Dec30° / 22°336.711.85.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83070
92971
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Bétou gets around 127 mm of rain over 18.3 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 60% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
156
256
357
457
557
658
759
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959
1060
1160
1260
1360
1460
1560
1660
1761
1861
1961
2061
2161
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3061

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18119
28119
38020
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58020
68020
78020
88020
98020
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277327
287327
297228
307228

Wind in April

Winds average 6 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
46calm
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66calm
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86calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 06 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 5:50 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:505:51
212.05:495:51
312.05:495:51
412.05:495:51
512.05:485:50
612.05:485:50
712.05:475:50
812.05:475:50
912.05:475:50
1012.15:465:49
1112.15:465:49
1212.15:465:49
1312.15:455:49
1412.15:455:49
1512.15:445:48
1612.15:445:48
1712.15:445:48
1812.15:435:48
1912.15:435:48
2012.15:435:48
2112.15:435:47
2212.15:425:47
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2912.15:405:46
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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 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 5.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Bétou

In seasonPeak

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

Bétou's rainy season runs March–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Bétou?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bétou.

What to pack for Bétou in April

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

In April, Bétou sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bétou in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bétou peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 24UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bétou 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 Bétou is worst in February — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.3× the cleanest month (October, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateModerateFeb 1871 µg/m³Oct 1112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr27Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov19Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bétou?

Bétou sits at 3.1°N, 18.5°E, 340 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mindouli, 5.0 km away.

LibengeMbaïkiBobangui

Topography around Bétou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bétou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 334 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m.

The land around Bétou is covered by trees (52%) and water (27%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
195 m
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April weather nearby: Mindouli 5.0 km · Libenge 68 km · Mbaïki 108 km · Bobangui 119 km · Bimbo 134 km · Gemena 141 km · Zongo 143 km · Bangui 145 km

Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,515
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
46%
of population, 2021
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22%Protestant 20%none 11%

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 Bétou (3.055°, 18.5172°, elevation 340 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).