Tambacounda weather in April

In April, Tambacounda sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Tambacounda's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tambacounda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:46 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tambacounda is city and regional capital in Senegal.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month.

A typical April day in Tambacounda reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 39°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°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 Tambacounda

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
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ 0°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.

Tambacounda weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 20°0011.33.3
Feb37° / 22°00.111.51.7
Mar40° / 25°0011.90.2
Apr41° / 27°00.112.30.0
May41° / 28°40.712.60.0
Jun38° / 27°366.212.80.9
Jul34° / 25°12414.312.72.6
Aug32° / 25°19819.512.53.1
Sep32° / 24°15915.912.13.2
Oct35° / 25°416.711.72.6
Nov37° / 22°20.511.42.1
Dec35° / 20°10.211.23.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 21%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48317
58317
68218
78218
88218
98020
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Tambacounda gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1771580
2771580
3761680
4751690
5741790
6731791
7731881
8731881
9731881
10721981
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16682192
176721102
186522112
196522112
206323122
216224122
226124132
235925142
245826142
255726152
265527162
275328172
285328172
295029183
304929193

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
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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 6:56 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:567:03
212.16:557:03
312.16:547:03
412.26:547:03
512.26:537:03
612.26:527:03
712.26:527:03
812.26:517:03
912.26:507:03
1012.26:507:03
1112.26:497:04
1212.36:487:04
1312.36:487:04
1412.36:477:04
1512.36:467:04
1612.36:467:04
1712.36:457:04
1812.36:447:04
1912.36:447:04
2012.46:437:05
2112.46:437:05
2212.46:427:05
2312.46:417:05
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2712.46:397:06
2812.56:397:06
2912.56:387:06
3012.56:387:06

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.22 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.22 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
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
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307.3Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Tambacounda

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tambacounda sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in June.

Monsoon
Dust
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Tambacounda?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tambacounda.

What to pack for Tambacounda in April

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

In April, Tambacounda sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tambacounda in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tambacounda peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Tambacounda 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 Tambacounda is worst in February — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 1771 µg/m³Aug 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan56Unhealthy
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May50Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul21Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec57Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tambacounda?

Tambacounda sits at 13.8°N, 13.7°W, 32 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Médina Gounas, 71 km away.

Médina GounasFaratoVélingaraKoumpentoumDiaoubéKoungheulKoungneul SosséKoundara

Topography around Tambacounda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tambacounda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m.

The land around Tambacounda is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (41%), shrubs (31%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (44%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
47 m
80 km
80 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
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April weather nearby: Médina Gounas 71 km · Farato 72 km · Vélingara 84 km · Koumpentoum 100 km · Diaoubé 109 km · Koungheul 125 km · Koungneul Sossé 126 km · Koundara 149 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 Tambacounda (13.7707°, -13.6673°, elevation 32 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).