Kenema weather in April

In April, Kenema sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 114 mm of rain across 17.2 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 5% 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 Kenema's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kenema's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
17.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:40 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
78%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Kenema is city in 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 Kenema reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13323
23323
33223
43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
103223
113223
123223
133223
143223
153223
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173223
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193223
203223
213223
223123
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253123
263123
273123
283123
293123
303123

How April really feels in Kenema

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.

Kenema 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
Jan32° / 21°153.411.64.6
Feb34° / 22°194.511.73.5
Mar34° / 23°5810.411.93.2
Apr32° / 23°11417.212.23.2
May30° / 23°22126.412.42.9
Jun29° / 22°2872812.43.1
Jul28° / 22°35528.312.43.5
Aug27° / 22°41328.912.33.5
Sep28° / 22°39528.9123.1
Oct29° / 22°22728.611.83.1
Nov29° / 22°9017.111.64.2
Dec30° / 21°215.111.65.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22872
32773
42773
52674
62575
72476
82476
92476
102377
112278
122179
132179
142080
152080
161882
171783
181783
191684
201684
211585
221585
231585
241288
251288
261288
271288
281288
291189
301090

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kenema gets around 114 mm of rain over 17.2 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 58% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
145
246
347
448
549
650
751
852
953
1054
1154
1255
1356
1457
1557
1658
1759
1859
1960
2060
2161
2262
2363
2464
2565
2666
2767
2868
2969
3070

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1113797
2112807
3112807
4111808
5110818
6110818
719819
819819
9198010
10188110
11188011
12178111
13178012
14177913
15168013
16167914
17157915
18157915
19157915
20147916
21147916
22048016
23038017
24038017
25028117
26028117
27028117
28028117
29018217
30018217

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
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 6:47 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:476:51
212.16:476:51
312.16:466:51
412.16:466:51
512.16:456:51
612.16:456:51
712.16:446:51
812.16:446:51
912.16:436:51
1012.16:436:51
1112.16:426:50
1212.16:426:50
1312.26:416:50
1412.26:416:50
1512.26:406:50
1612.26:406:50
1712.26:396:50
1812.26:396:50
1912.26:386:50
2012.26:386:50
2112.26:386:50
2212.26:376:50
2312.26:376:50
2412.26:366:50
2512.26:366:50
2612.26:366:50
2712.26:356:50
2812.36:356:50
2912.36:346:50
3012.36:346:50

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kenema

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kenema 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 Kenema?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kenema.

What to pack for Kenema in April

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

In April, Kenema sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kenema 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 Kenema peaks around August 23 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 23UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kenema 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 Kenema is worst in March — around 264 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 27.2× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 19248 µg/m³Aug 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb69Unhealthy
Mar264Very unhealthy
Apr167Very unhealthy
May30Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug10Good
Sep11Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kenema?

Kenema sits at 7.9°N, 11.2°W, 182 m above sea level, in Sierra Leone. The nearest listed city is Segbwema, 30 km away.

SegbwemaBoBumpeKoiduNjalaTubmanburgFoya KamaraMile 91

Topography around Kenema

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kenema has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m around an average of 202 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 548 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 782 m.

The land around Kenema is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
323 m
16 km
548 m
80 km
782 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Segbwema 30 km · Bo 61 km · Bumpe 79 km · Koidu 89 km · Njala 99 km · Tubmanburg 119 km · Foya Kamara 121 km · Mile 91 130 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 Kenema (7.8769°, -11.1903°, elevation 182 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).