Ndioum weather in April

In April, Ndioum sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Ndioum's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ndioum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:48 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
26%
4th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Ndioum is town in Saint-Louis 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical April day in Ndioum reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 2°C cooler than May.

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How April really feels in Ndioum

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
13 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.

Ndioum weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°30.211.15.4
Feb34° / 20°10.311.44.1
Mar37° / 22°10.111.92.3
Apr39° / 24°0012.40.7
May41° / 26°00.112.80.0
Jun40° / 26°30.6130.1
Jul38° / 26°153.112.91.4
Aug36° / 26°597.912.62.1
Sep37° / 27°447.212.11.7
Oct39° / 26°132.511.60.9
Nov36° / 23°10.211.22.4
Dec33° / 20°20.2114.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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

Any precipitation

Ndioum 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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29460
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49460
59460
69460
79460
89460
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Wind in April

Winds average 18 km/h in April.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light 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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:597:07
212.26:587:08
312.26:577:08
412.26:577:08
512.26:567:08
612.26:557:08
712.26:547:08
812.26:547:09
912.36:537:09
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1412.36:497:10
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2012.46:457:11
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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 7.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 7.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Ndioum

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
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Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Ndioum?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ndioum.

What to pack for Ndioum in April

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

In April, Ndioum sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ndioum in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ndioum peaks around March 14 at about 12 (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 14UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Ndioum 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 Ndioum is worst in February — around 134 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 10132 µg/m³Aug 2138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan126Unhealthy
Feb134Unhealthy
Mar103Unhealthy
Apr104Unhealthy
May108Unhealthy
Jun105Unhealthy
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug37Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct63Unhealthy
Nov66Unhealthy
Dec113Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ndioum?

Ndioum sits at 16.5°N, 14.6°W, 18 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Podor, 37 km away.

BoguéTékaneDaganaRichard-TollRosso

Topography around Ndioum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ndioum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m.

The land around Ndioum is covered by grassland (61%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) within 16 km, and grassland (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
83 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Podor 37 km · Bogué 42 km · Tékane 75 km · Aleg 99 km · Dagana 102 km · Richard-Toll 112 km · Boutilimitt 115 km · Rosso 123 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 Ndioum (16.5129°, -14.6471°, elevation 18 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).