Mbour weather in April

In April, Mbour sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Mbour's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbour's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:58 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
26%
1st clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Mbour is city in Senegal.

Density
11,548/km²
people per km²

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 30°C through the month.

A typical April day in Mbour reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°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)
13019
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How April really feels in Mbour

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mbour weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°20.211.26.6
Feb30° / 19°10.111.56.4
Mar31° / 19°00.111.96.2
Apr30° / 20°0012.36.5
May30° / 21°0012.76.6
Jun30° / 23°20.612.86.5
Jul30° / 25°507.212.85.5
Aug30° / 26°15415.712.54.4
Sep30° / 26°11114.512.14.4
Oct32° / 25°314.511.74.8
Nov33° / 23°10.111.34.7
Dec31° / 20°10.311.25.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 (%)
18713
28812
38713
48713
58713
68713
78515
88515
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

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

By dew point, April lands in the humid band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
114483340
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206355180
216345280
225335390
2353253100
2453153110
2543054120
2643053130
2742953140
2832854150
2932753161
3032653171

Wind in April

Winds average 19 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light 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 7:09 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:097:16
212.17:087:16
312.17:077:16
412.27:077:16
512.27:067:17
612.27:057:17
712.27:057:17
812.27:047:17
912.27:037:17
1012.27:027:17
1112.37:027:17
1212.37:017:17
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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 7.25 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.25 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
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307.3Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Mbour

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Is April a good time to visit Mbour?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Mbour for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mbour in April

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

In April, Mbour sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mbour 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 18 km away) is warmest in October at about 28°C and coldest in February near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 19 to Jan 29 — about 9.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr20Cool
May22Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Mbour 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 Mbour 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
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Mbour 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 Mbour is worst in January — around 110 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.5× the cleanest month (August, 31 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 20109 µg/m³Aug 1932 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan110Unhealthy
Feb106Unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul45Poor
Aug31Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov74Unhealthy
Dec102Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mbour?

Mbour sits at 14.4°N, 17.0°W, 15 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Sali, 6.0 km away.

Thiès NonesPoutSébikhotaneDiamniadio

Topography around Mbour

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbour has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 10 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 143 m.

The land around Mbour is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) within 3 km, water (36%), cropland (30%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
37 m
80 km
143 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
April weather nearby: Sali 6.0 km · Nguékhokh 11 km · Thiadiaye 28 km · Joal 30 km · Thiès Nones 40 km · Pout 40 km · Sébikhotane 41 km · Diamniadio 41 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 Mbour (14.422°, -16.9638°, 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. 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).