Luuq weather in April

In April, Luuq sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 96 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Luuq's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luuq's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:08 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
53%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Luuq is human settlement in Somalia.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical April day in Luuq reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C cooler than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43627
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How April really feels in Luuq

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.

Luuq weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 25°20.511.82.2
Feb38° / 26°10.211.91.6
Mar38° / 26°172.6121.5
Apr35° / 26°9611.612.12.6
May34° / 25°33612.23.3
Jun34° / 25°10.212.23.8
Jul33° / 24°10.312.24.2
Aug34° / 24°10.112.13.8
Sep35° / 24°20.2123.3
Oct34° / 25°728.611.93.3
Nov33° / 24°7410.211.83.7
Dec35° / 24°91.711.83.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37228
47129
57129
67030
77030
86832
96832
106733
116634
126535
136535
146436
156337
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Luuq gets around 96 mm of rain over 11.6 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
117
218
319
420
521
622
724
826
928
1030
1132
1235
1337
1439
1540
1642
1744
1846
1947
2048
2149
2250
2350
2450
2550
2649
2748
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2946
3044

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13113434172
22103335182
3283336192
4273136212
5263036223
6162937243
7152837273
8142637293
9132537313
10132336343
11122235373
12122034404
13011833434
14011732464
15011531484
16011330515
17001229545
18001028575
1900926605
2000825616
2100724636
2200622666
2300621667
2400520687
2500520687
2600419707
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2800319717
2900320707
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Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:146:15
212.06:136:15
312.06:136:15
412.06:126:15
512.06:126:15
612.06:116:14
712.16:116:14
812.16:116:14
912.16:106:14
1012.16:106:14
1112.16:096:13
1212.16:096:13
1312.16:096:13
1412.16:086:13
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1712.16:076:12
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2012.16:066:12
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2812.16:046:11
2912.16:046:11
3012.16:036:11

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Luuq?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Luuq.

What to pack for Luuq in April

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

In April, Luuq sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Luuq in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Luuq peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 14Nov 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Luuq 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 Luuq is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1716 µg/m³May 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Luuq?

Luuq sits at 3.8°N, 42.5°E, 150 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Beled Hawo, 75 km away.

BaidoaRamuDhamasDiinsoorBaardheereLafey

Topography around Luuq

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luuq has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m.

The land around Luuq is covered by grassland (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
140 m
80 km
497 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Beled Hawo 75 km · Mandera 78 km · Baidoa 145 km · Ramu 147 km · Dhamas 152 km · Diinsoor 162 km · Baardheere 165 km · Lafey 167 km

Somalia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$661
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
27.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 399
Religion
Muslim 100%ethnic religionist 0%

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 Luuq (3.8032°, 42.5442°, elevation 150 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).