Niakoul Rab weather in April

In April, Niakoul Rab sees average daytime highs of 26°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 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 Niakoul Rab's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Niakoul Rab's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:59 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
26%
2nd clearest
Wind
21 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Niakoul Rab is in Senegal.

Founded
2011

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 26°C through the month.

A typical April day in Niakoul Rab reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and on par with May.

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How April really feels in Niakoul Rab

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.

Niakoul Rab weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°20.211.28.0
Feb28° / 19°10.211.58.3
Mar27° / 20°00.111.98.6
Apr26° / 20°0012.38.8
May27° / 21°0012.78.7
Jun28° / 24°10.412.97.8
Jul29° / 25°345.112.86.1
Aug29° / 26°12913.412.54.7
Sep30° / 26°9711.612.14.8
Oct31° / 26°253.611.75.4
Nov31° / 24°10.111.35.6
Dec29° / 21°10.411.16.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 15%.

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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Niakoul Rab 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

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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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
151864130
241765140
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Wind in April

Winds average 21 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
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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 7:10 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:107:17
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412.27:087:18
512.27:077:18
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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 7.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 7.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Niakoul Rab

In seasonPeak

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

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

Niakoul Rab sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
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Is April a good time to visit Niakoul Rab?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Niakoul Rab for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Niakoul Rab in April

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

In April, Niakoul Rab sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker.

sun protectionlight clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near Niakoul Rab 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 15 km away) is warmest in September at about 28°C and coldest in February near 20°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 8 to Feb 3 — about 9.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb20Cool
Mar20Cool
Apr20Refreshing
May22Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Niakoul Rab 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 Niakoul Rab peaks around March 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highHighMar 17UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Niakoul Rab 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 Niakoul Rab is worst in January — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (August, 36 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 18108 µg/m³Aug 1937 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan109Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May48Poor
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul49Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec100Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Niakoul Rab?

Niakoul Rab sits at 14.8°N, 17.3°W, 19 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Jaxaay Parcelle Niakoul Rap, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Niakoul Rab

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Niakoul Rab has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m.

The land around Niakoul Rab is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, water (48%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (56%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
76 m
80 km
145 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Jaxaay Parcelle Niakoul Rap 1.0 km · Rufisque est 8.0 km · Rufisque 8.0 km · Bargny 11 km · Bargny Ngoude 11 km · Bargny Guèdj 12 km · N’diareme limamoulaye 12 km · Diamniadio 12 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 Niakoul Rab (14.7842°, -17.2736°, elevation 19 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).