Saint-Louis weather in April

In April, Saint-Louis sees average daytime highs of 25°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 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Saint-Louis's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Louis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:55 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
25%
2nd clearest
Wind
24 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.2
out of 10

Saint-Louis is city and regional capital in Senegal.

Founded
1659

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 25°C through the month.

A typical April day in Saint-Louis reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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How April really feels in Saint-Louis

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.

Saint-Louis weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 19°30.211.28.7
Feb25° / 19°10.211.58.8
Mar25° / 20°0011.99.1
Apr25° / 20°0012.39.2
May25° / 21°0012.79.1
Jun27° / 23°10.312.98.7
Jul28° / 25°11212.97.6
Aug29° / 26°577.812.55.9
Sep30° / 27°527.212.15.6
Oct30° / 26°132.111.66.1
Nov29° / 24°00.111.36.8
Dec27° / 21°20.311.18.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 14%.

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

Any precipitation

Saint-Louis gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in April. 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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11742411
21642421
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51441441
61341451
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Wind in April

Winds average 24 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 24 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 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 7:07 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:077:15
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312.27:057:15
412.27:047:15
512.27:037:15
612.27:037:15
712.27:027:16
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1112.36:597:16
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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 7.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 7.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Saint-Louis

In seasonPeak

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

Saint-Louis sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Saint-Louis sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
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Apr
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Jun
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Aug
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Oct
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Dec

Is April a good time to visit Saint-Louis?

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

9.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Saint-Louis in April

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

In April, Saint-Louis sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 20°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker.

sun protectionlight clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near Saint-Louis in April

The nearest coast averages about 19°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 19 km away) is warmest in September at about 28°C and coldest in February near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 3 to Jan 11 — about 8.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr19Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun24Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec22Refreshing

UV index in Saint-Louis 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 Saint-Louis peaks around March 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Saint-Louis 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 Saint-Louis is worst in January — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 30 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 2199 µg/m³Aug 2031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb97Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May46Poor
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul42Poor
Aug30Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct51Poor
Nov54Poor
Dec90Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Louis?

Saint-Louis sits at 16.0°N, 16.5°W, 8 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Louga, 53 km away.

LougaKébémerRossoRichard-TollMékhéMboroDaganaTivaouane

Topography around Saint-Louis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Louis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m.

The land around Saint-Louis is covered by water (34%), artificial surfaces (27%) and wetland (22%) within 3 km, water (47%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
26 m
80 km
57 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
April weather nearby: Louga 53 km · Kébémer 73 km · Rosso 92 km · Richard-Toll 98 km · Mékhé 102 km · Mboro 106 km · Dagana 108 km · Tivaouane 124 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 Saint-Louis (16.0179°, -16.4896°, elevation 8 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).