Bumpe weather in April

In April, Bumpe sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 126 mm of rain across 18.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bumpe's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bumpe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
126 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:43 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
74%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Bumpe is place in Southern Province, Sierra Leone.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical April day in Bumpe reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13324
23324
33324
43324
53324
63324
73324
83324
93324
103324
113324
123324
133324
143224
153224
163224
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193224
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213224
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273224
283224
293224
303124

How April really feels in Bumpe

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.

Bumpe weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°194.311.64.4
Feb34° / 23°224.711.73.5
Mar34° / 24°6011.911.93.0
Apr32° / 24°12618.512.22.9
May31° / 23°25627.512.42.7
Jun29° / 23°35429.112.52.8
Jul28° / 22°42929.412.43.2
Aug28° / 22°52229.512.33.3
Sep28° / 22°45929.5123.0
Oct29° / 22°25729.711.82.9
Nov30° / 22°10720.211.63.8
Dec31° / 22°307.411.54.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33169
43169
53169
63169
73070
83070
93070
102971
112971
122773
132773
142773
152674
162476
172476
182377
192278
202179
212080
222080
231882
241882
251684
261684
271585
281585
291585
301486

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Bumpe gets around 126 mm of rain over 18.5 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 61% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
152
253
354
454
555
655
756
856
957
1057
1158
1258
1358
1459
1559
1659
1760
1860
1961
2062
2163
2265
2366
2468
2569
2670
2772
2873
2975
3076

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1115831
2105832
3105733
4105634
5105535
6105535
7105436
895437
995338
1095239
1195140
1285141
1385042
1475043
1574943
1664944
1764945
1854946
1954847
2044847
2144848
2234849
2334750
2424751
2524751
2624751
2714653
2814653
2914653
3014653

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:506:54
212.16:506:54
312.16:496:54
412.16:496:54
512.16:486:54
612.16:486:54
712.16:476:54
812.16:476:54
912.16:466:54
1012.16:466:53
1112.16:456:53
1212.16:456:53
1312.26:446:53
1412.26:446:53
1512.26:436:53
1612.26:436:53
1712.26:426:53
1812.26:426:53
1912.26:416:53
2012.26:416:53
2112.26:406:53
2212.26:406:53
2312.26:406:53
2412.26:396:53
2512.26:396:53
2612.26:386:53
2712.26:386:53
2812.36:386:53
2912.36:376:53
3012.36:376:53

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Bumpe

In seasonPeak

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

Bumpe's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bumpe sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is April a good time to visit Bumpe?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bumpe.

What to pack for Bumpe in April

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

In April, Bumpe sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bumpe 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 Bumpe peaks around August 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 21UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bumpe 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 Bumpe is worst in April — around 202 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 19.4× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorApr 9200 µg/m³Aug 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar194Very unhealthy
Apr202Very unhealthy
May33Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep11Good
Oct17Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bumpe?

Bumpe sits at 7.9°N, 11.9°W, 38 m above sea level, in Sierra Leone. The nearest listed city is Bo, 20 km away.

BoNjalaMile 91KenemaSegbwemaMakeniLunsarKoidu

Topography around Bumpe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bumpe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m.

The land around Bumpe is covered by trees (46%) and shrubs (36%) within 3 km, trees (41%), shrubs (38%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
132 m
80 km
820 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
April weather nearby: Bo 20 km · Njala 40 km · Mile 91 72 km · Kenema 79 km · Segbwema 106 km · Makeni 112 km · Lunsar 112 km · Koidu 132 km

Sierra Leone travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 24% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$846
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
11%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
33
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 77%Christian 23%

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 Bumpe (7.8921°, -11.9054°, elevation 38 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).