Nioro du Rip weather in April

In April, Nioro du Rip sees average daytime highs of 37°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 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in April, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Daytime high
37°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:54 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
28%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Nioro du Rip is place in Kaolack, 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 37°C through the month.

A typical April day in Nioro du Rip reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 39°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 Nioro du Rip

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.

Nioro du Rip 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
Jan32° / 18°20.211.35.0
Feb34° / 20°10.111.53.9
Mar36° / 21°0011.92.7
Apr37° / 22°0012.32.2
May36° / 23°10.112.62.4
Jun35° / 25°183.112.82.9
Jul33° / 25°12714.912.73.1
Aug31° / 25°24322.812.52.9
Sep32° / 24°17818.412.13.1
Oct34° / 24°477.611.73.3
Nov35° / 21°20.411.43.3
Dec33° / 19°20.211.24.6

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 12% 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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28713
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48614
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68416
78416
88317
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Nioro du Rip 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 comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the comfortable band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
130432160
229432260
328432270
427432370
527432470
626422470
725422480
825422580
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1124422680
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15224127100
16214127100
17214127110
18204128120
19194128130
20184028140
21174028150
22164028160
23153929170
24143929180
25133830190
26133730190
27123631201
28113531211
29103532221
30103432231

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 7:04 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:047:11
212.17:047:11
312.17:037:11
412.27:027:12
512.27:027:12
612.27:017:12
712.27:007:12
812.27:007:12
912.26:597:12
1012.26:587:12
1112.26:577:12
1212.36:577:12
1312.36:567:12
1412.36:557:12
1512.36:557:13
1612.36:547:13
1712.36:547:13
1812.36:537:13
1912.36:527:13
2012.46:527:13
2112.46:517:13
2212.46:517:13
2312.46:507:14
2412.46:497:14
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2612.46:487:14
2712.46:487:14
2812.56:477:14
2912.56:477:15
3012.56:467:15

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 4.48 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
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
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307.3Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Nioro du Rip

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nioro du Rip sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in June.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
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Apr
May
Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is April a good time to visit Nioro du Rip?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nioro du Rip.

What to pack for Nioro du Rip in April

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

In April, Nioro du Rip sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nioro du Rip 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 Nioro du Rip 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
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Nioro du Rip 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 Nioro du Rip is worst in February — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1697 µg/m³Aug 1924 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb99Unhealthy
Mar83Unhealthy
Apr65Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun58Unhealthy
Jul34Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct47Poor
Nov55Poor
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nioro du Rip?

Nioro du Rip sits at 13.8°N, 15.8°W, 19 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Farafenni, 30 km away.

SomaKaffrineKahoneKaolackNema KunkuGuinguinéoGandiaye

Topography around Nioro du Rip

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nioro du Rip has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m.

The land around Nioro du Rip is covered by cropland (72%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
57 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
April weather nearby: Farafenni 30 km · Soma 46 km · Kaffrine 48 km · Kahone 52 km · Kaolack 54 km · Nema Kunku 56 km · Guinguinéo 60 km · Gandiaye 75 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 Nioro du Rip (13.75°, -15.8°, 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. 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).