Gandiaye weather in April

In April, Gandiaye sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 21°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 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 Gandiaye's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gandiaye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:56 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
27%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Gandiaye is Town, commune and kingdom in the Department of Kaolack, central Senegal.

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 38°C through the month.

A typical April day in Gandiaye reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than 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 Gandiaye

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.

Gandiaye 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
Jan33° / 18°30.211.34.7
Feb35° / 19°10.111.53.5
Mar37° / 20°00.111.92.2
Apr38° / 21°0012.31.6
May37° / 22°00.112.72.0
Jun35° / 24°91.712.82.9
Jul33° / 25°8710.512.83.3
Aug32° / 25°20619.712.53.1
Sep32° / 25°15716.912.13.2
Oct34° / 24°406.311.73.2
Nov35° / 21°10.311.33.1
Dec33° / 19°20.411.24.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Gandiaye 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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
138451420
237451520
337451520
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2123462470
2222462480
2321452590
2420452690
25194426100
26194327110
27184328110
28184228120
29174129130
30174029141

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light 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 7:06 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:067:13
212.17:057:13
312.17:057:13
412.27:047:14
512.27:037:14
612.27:037:14
712.27:027:14
812.27:017:14
912.27:007:14
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1112.36:597:14
1212.36:587:14
1312.36:587:14
1412.36:577:15
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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 7.28 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
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307.3Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Gandiaye

In seasonPeak

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

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

Gandiaye's monsoon runs August–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Gandiaye sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Gandiaye?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gandiaye.

What to pack for Gandiaye in April

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

In April, Gandiaye sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Gandiaye in April

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 66 km away) is warmest in October at about 29°C and coldest in March near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 16 to Feb 5 — about 9.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb20Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr20Cool
May22Refreshing
Jun26Warm
Jul28Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Gandiaye 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 Gandiaye peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 19UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Gandiaye 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 Gandiaye is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (August, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyFeb 10104 µg/m³Aug 1834 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan100Unhealthy
Feb105Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul46Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec96Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gandiaye?

Gandiaye sits at 14.2°N, 16.3°W, 21 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Fatick, 17 km away.

TiéboDiourbel

Topography around Gandiaye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gandiaye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 12 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 80 m.

The land around Gandiaye is covered by cropland (58%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
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37 m
80 km
80 m
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April weather nearby: Fatick 17 km · Poukham Un 20 km · Kaolack 24 km · Kahone 27 km · Gossas Village 32 km · Guinguinéo 35 km · Tiébo 44 km · Diourbel 45 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 Gandiaye (14.2436°, -16.2723°, elevation 21 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. 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).