Le Port weather in April

In April, Le Port sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 54 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Le Port's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Le Port's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:33 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
47%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical April day in Le Port reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 2°C warmer than May.

20°23°25°28°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12624
22624
32624
42624
52624
62624
72624
82624
92624
102624
112624
122624
132624
142624
152624
162624
172623
182623
192623
202623
212623
222623
232623
242523
252523
262523
272523
282523
292523
302523

Le Port 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
Jan26° / 24°18521.513.14.9
Feb27° / 25°17220.612.74.7
Mar26° / 24°16020.712.15.1
Apr26° / 23°5413.611.56.3
May24° / 22°4210117.3
Jun23° / 20°23710.87.7
Jul22° / 19°196.410.97.7
Aug22° / 19°258.811.37.3
Sep22° / 19°268.611.97.3
Oct23° / 21°3510.312.57.0
Nov24° / 22°5913.3136.5
Dec26° / 23°9317.213.25.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47129
57129
67228
77228
87228
97228
107228
117228
127228
137228
147228
157327
167327
177327
187327
197327
207327
217525
227525
237624
247624
257822
267822
277822
287822
297921
307921

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Le Port gets around 54 mm of rain over 13.6 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 46% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
158
258
357
456
555
653
752
850
949
1048
1147
1246
1345
1445
1545
1644
1744
1844
1944
2043
2143
2242
2342
2442
2541
2641
2741
2840
2940
3039

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1035047
2035245
3035443
4045541
5045739
6045937
7055936
8056134
9056233
10056332
11056431
12056431
13056431
14056530
15056530
16056530
17056629
18156628
19156628
20166627
21166726
22176725
23186724
24186823
25196822
261106821
271116820
281136719
291146718
301166617

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:296:18
211.86:296:17
311.86:296:16
411.86:306:15
511.76:306:14
611.76:306:13
711.76:316:13
811.76:316:12
911.76:316:11
1011.66:326:10
1111.66:326:09
1211.66:326:08
1311.66:326:07
1411.66:336:06
1511.56:336:05
1611.56:336:05
1711.56:346:04
1811.56:346:03
1911.56:346:02
2011.46:356:01
2111.46:356:01
2211.46:356:00
2311.46:365:59
2411.46:365:58
2511.36:375:58
2611.36:375:57
2711.36:375:56
2811.36:385:55
2911.36:385:55
3011.36:385:54

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Le Port

In seasonPeak

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

Le Port sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Le Port's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Le Port?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Le Port for sightseeing.

What to pack for Le Port in April

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

In April, Le Port sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Le Port 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 February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Warm
May27Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Le Port in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Le Port peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jun 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Le Port?

Le Port sits at 20.9°S, 55.3°E, 22 m above sea level, in Reunion. The nearest listed city is La Possession, 4.0 km away.

La PossessionSaint-PaulSaint-DenisSaint-LeuSainte-MariePiton Saint-LeuSainte-SuzanneSaint-André

Topography around Le Port

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Le Port has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,004 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,030 m.

The land around Le Port is covered by water (49%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, water (60%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and water (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
2,004 m
80 km
3,030 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: La Possession 4.0 km · Saint-Paul 8.0 km · Saint-Denis 17 km · Saint-Leu 26 km · Sainte-Marie 27 km · Piton Saint-Leu 31 km · Sainte-Suzanne 33 km · Saint-André 37 km

Reunion travel facts

Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz

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 Le Port (-20.9375°, 55.2942°, elevation 22 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).