Kaffrine weather in April

In April, Kaffrine sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 22°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 69% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Kaffrine's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaffrine's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:53 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
28%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Kaffrine is town in Kaffrine Region, 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 Kaffrine reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°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 Kaffrine

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.

Kaffrine 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° / 19°20.211.34.6
Feb35° / 20°10.111.53.4
Mar37° / 21°0011.92.1
Apr38° / 22°0012.31.4
May38° / 23°10.212.61.6
Jun36° / 25°173.112.82.3
Jul34° / 25°10913.312.72.9
Aug32° / 25°2132112.52.9
Sep32° / 24°15816.612.13.1
Oct34° / 24°405.911.73.1
Nov35° / 21°10.411.32.9
Dec33° / 19°20.311.24.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28614
38614
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68416
78416
88317
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kaffrine 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 dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15234113
25134123
35034133
45034133
54935143
64835143
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84735153
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114635164
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144336174
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243138238
252939239
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Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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511calm
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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 7:03 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:037:10
212.17:037:10
312.17:027:11
412.27:017:11
512.27:007:11
612.27:007:11
712.26:597:11
812.26:587:11
912.26:587:11
1012.26:577:11
1112.36:567:11
1212.36:567:11
1312.36:557:12
1412.36:547:12
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1612.36:537:12
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1912.46:517:12
2012.46:507:12
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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 4.66 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
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.3Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kaffrine

In seasonPeak

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

Kaffrine's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is April a good time to visit Kaffrine?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kaffrine.

What to pack for Kaffrine in April

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

In April, Kaffrine sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kaffrine 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 Kaffrine peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kaffrine 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 Kaffrine is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1494 µg/m³Aug 1930 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan84Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul42Poor
Aug29Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kaffrine?

Kaffrine sits at 14.1°N, 15.6°W, 15 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Guinguinéo, 46 km away.

GuinguinéoNioro du RipKahoneKaolackFarafenniGossas VillageSomaGandiaye

Topography around Kaffrine

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaffrine has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m.

The land around Kaffrine is covered by cropland (64%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
51 m
80 km
58 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
April weather nearby: Guinguinéo 46 km · Nioro du Rip 48 km · Kahone 53 km · Kaolack 56 km · Farafenni 60 km · Gossas Village 74 km · Soma 75 km · Gandiaye 79 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 Kaffrine (14.1059°, -15.5508°, elevation 15 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).