Koumpentoum weather in April

In April, Koumpentoum sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 25°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 41°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 Koumpentoum's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koumpentoum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:49 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
29%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Koumpentoum is town in Tambacounda, 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 41°C through the month.

A typical April day in Koumpentoum reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°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 Koumpentoum

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
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Koumpentoum 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
Jan34° / 19°10.111.33.7
Feb37° / 21°10.111.52.3
Mar39° / 24°00.111.90.6
Apr41° / 25°0012.30.0
May40° / 26°20.512.60.1
Jun38° / 27°28512.81.2
Jul34° / 25°11413.512.72.5
Aug32° / 25°17919.112.52.9
Sep33° / 24°1401512.13.2
Oct35° / 25°375.811.72.5
Nov37° / 22°20.611.42.2
Dec35° / 20°10.211.23.3

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 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28317
38317
48317
58416
68218
78218
88119
98119
108119
118020
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Koumpentoum 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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1771760
2771760
3761761
4761761
5751861
6751861
7751861
8751861
9741961
10731962
11731962
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13712072
14712072
15702172
16692182
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18672292
196523102
206324112
216224122
226125122
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245727142
255628142
265429152
275329162
285130172
295031172
304832182

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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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 6:59 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:597:06
212.16:597:07
312.16:587:07
412.26:577:07
512.26:577:07
612.26:567:07
712.26:557:07
812.26:547:07
912.26:547:07
1012.26:537:07
1112.26:527:07
1212.36:527:07
1312.36:517:08
1412.36:507:08
1512.36:507:08
1612.36:497:08
1712.36:487:08
1812.36:487:08
1912.36:477:08
2012.46:477:08
2112.46:467:09
2212.46:457:09
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2812.56:427:10
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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 7.27 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7.27 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.27 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
107.3Intense
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127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
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307.3Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Koumpentoum

In seasonPeak

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

Koumpentoum's rainy season runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Koumpentoum sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in June.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
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Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
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Dec

Is April a good time to visit Koumpentoum?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Koumpentoum.

What to pack for Koumpentoum in April

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

In April, Koumpentoum sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Koumpentoum in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Koumpentoum peaks around August 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 19UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Koumpentoum 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 Koumpentoum is worst in February — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1679 µg/m³Aug 2020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May61Unhealthy
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul30Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct49Poor
Nov57Unhealthy
Dec62Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Koumpentoum?

Koumpentoum sits at 14.0°N, 14.6°W, 24 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Koungheul, 25 km away.

FaratoTambacoundaVélingaraKaffrineFarafenniSoma

Topography around Koumpentoum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koumpentoum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m.

The land around Koumpentoum is covered by grassland (44%) and cropland (39%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), cropland (38%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
46 m
80 km
58 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
April weather nearby: Koungheul 25 km · Koungneul Sossé 27 km · Farato 75 km · Tambacounda 100 km · Vélingara 105 km · Kaffrine 107 km · Farafenni 121 km · Soma 121 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 Koumpentoum (13.9833°, -14.5667°, elevation 24 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).