Bambey weather in April

In April, Bambey sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in April, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bambey's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bambey's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:56 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
26%
1st clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical April day in Bambey reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 41°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)
13619
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How April really feels in Bambey

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.

Bambey weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 17°20.311.24.9
Feb34° / 18°20.211.53.9
Mar36° / 19°00.111.92.9
Apr36° / 19°0012.32.5
May36° / 20°0012.72.6
Jun35° / 23°51.112.93.0
Jul34° / 24°60812.83.3
Aug32° / 25°14915.212.53.3
Sep32° / 24°12414.212.13.4
Oct35° / 24°324.911.73.1
Nov35° / 21°10.211.33.0
Dec33° / 18°20.311.14.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in April, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38713
48713
58713
68614
78515
88515
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108317
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Bambey gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in April, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the comfortable band about 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13051181
23050191
32951191
42851201
52851201
62751211
72751211
82651221
92650231
102551231
112451241
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142250271
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171950301
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191751311
201749322
211649332
221548352
231447363
241446373
251345383
261345394
271344394
281342405
291241406
301240416

Wind in April

Winds average 16 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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516light breeze
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916light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:077:14
212.17:067:14
312.27:057:14
412.27:057:14
512.27:047:15
612.27:037:15
712.27:027:15
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912.27:017:15
1012.27:007:15
1112.37:007:15
1212.36:597:15
1312.36:587:16
1412.36:587:16
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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 7.36 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Bambey

In seasonPeak

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

Bambey sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Bambey sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
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Is April a good time to visit Bambey?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bambey. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bambey in April

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

In April, Bambey sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bambey 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 Bambey peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Bambey 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 Bambey is worst in February — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (August, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 8104 µg/m³Aug 1838 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan103Unhealthy
Feb104Unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun74Unhealthy
Jul49Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov69Unhealthy
Dec96Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bambey?

Bambey sits at 14.7°N, 16.5°W, 19 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Diourbel, 24 km away.

Poukham UnThiadiayeFatickGossas Village

Topography around Bambey

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bambey has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m.

The land around Bambey is covered by cropland (47%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
37 m
80 km
142 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
April weather nearby: Diourbel 24 km · Tiébo 25 km · Khombole 26 km · Kbombole 27 km · Poukham Un 38 km · Thiadiaye 41 km · Fatick 41 km · Gossas Village 44 km

Senegal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,955
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
27%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
23.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 442
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Bambey (14.7007°, -16.4591°, elevation 19 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). 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).