Oyo weather in April

In April, Oyo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 146 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-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 6% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Oyo's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oyo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:57 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
79%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Oyo 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 Oyo 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 29°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 Oyo

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.

Oyo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°11017.512.13.6
Feb31° / 23°11817.5123.2
Mar31° / 23°13921.2123.1
Apr31° / 23°14622.3123.0
May31° / 23°1071911.93.7
Jun30° / 23°441011.95.2
Jul29° / 22°338.411.95.5
Aug29° / 22°6414.2124.7
Sep30° / 22°11321.6123.6
Oct30° / 22°15925.1123.2
Nov30° / 22°16023.212.13.3
Dec30° / 23°13621.212.13.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Oyo gets around 146 mm of rain over 22.3 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 74% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18713
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Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:016:00
212.06:016:00
312.06:006:00
412.06:005:59
512.06:005:59
612.06:005:59
712.05:595:58
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1112.05:585:57
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2012.05:565:54
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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 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Oyo?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Oyo.

What to pack for Oyo in April

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

In April, Oyo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Oyo 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 Oyo peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 18UV 13Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Oyo 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 Oyo is worst in July — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateJul 2350 µg/m³Oct 2112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul50Poor
Aug49Poor
Sep20Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Oyo?

Oyo sits at 1.2°S, 16.0°E, 320 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Owando, 76 km away.

OwandoGambomaMossakaBoloboMakouaDjambalaMushieNioki

Topography around Oyo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oyo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 317 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m.

The land around Oyo is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
67 m
80 km
280 m
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April weather nearby: Owando 76 km · Gamboma 80 km · Mossaka 92 km · Bolobo 114 km · Makoua 136 km · Djambala 204 km · Mushie 232 km · Nioki 258 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 Oyo (-1.165°, 15.97°, elevation 320 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).