Aweil weather in April

In April, Aweil sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 35 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Aweil's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aweil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:05 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Aweil is city in South Sudan.

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 39°C through the month.

A typical April day in Aweil reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 3°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°40°45°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13926
23926
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43926
53926
63926
73927
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How April really feels in Aweil

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
27 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Aweil weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°00.111.53.0
Feb37° / 23°10.311.71.7
Mar39° / 25°122.611.90.6
Apr39° / 27°35912.20.8
May36° / 26°8617.212.41.7
Jun33° / 24°12519.412.52.7
Jul31° / 23°1742312.53.2
Aug30° / 22°19424.812.33.3
Sep31° / 23°13921.212.13.3
Oct32° / 23°8716.611.83.2
Nov35° / 23°72.211.63.0
Dec35° / 22°00.111.53.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35743
45644
55545
65446
75446
85347
95248
105248
115248
125149
135248
145248
155149
165050
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294654
304654

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Aweil gets around 35 mm of rain over 9 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 30% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
115
216
317
419
520
621
723
824
925
1026
1127
1229
1330
1431
1532
1633
1733
1834
1935
2035
2136
2236
2337
2437
2538
2639
2740
2840
2941
3042

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 43% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1541417123
2511418143
3491518153
4461619164
5431620184
6401620195
7371621215
8351621226
9321622246
10301623257
11271623277
12251524288
13231524308
14221424319
152013243310
161913243410
171712243611
181611243711
191511243912
201410244013
211210244113
22119234214
23119234315
24108234416
2598224517
2687224518
2777214519
2867214621
2966204622
3056204623

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 7:13 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:137:17
212.17:127:17
312.17:127:17
412.17:117:17
512.17:117:17
612.17:107:17
712.17:107:17
812.17:097:17
912.17:087:17
1012.17:087:17
1112.27:077:17
1212.27:077:17
1312.27:067:17
1412.27:067:17
1512.27:057:16
1612.27:057:16
1712.27:047:16
1812.27:047:16
1912.27:037:16
2012.27:037:16
2112.27:027:16
2212.27:027:16
2312.27:027:16
2412.37:017:16
2512.37:017:16
2612.37:007:16
2712.37:007:17
2812.37:007:17
2912.36:597:17
3012.36:597:17

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 6.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Aweil

In seasonPeak

None of Aweil's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Aweil's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Aweil sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

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

Is April a good time to visit Aweil?

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

0.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aweil.

What to pack for Aweil in April

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

In April, Aweil sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Aweil in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aweil peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Aweil 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 Aweil is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1648 µg/m³Aug 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar50Poor
Apr33Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aweil?

Aweil sits at 8.8°N, 27.4°E, 425 m above sea level, in South Sudan. The nearest listed city is Winejok, 34 km away.

GogrialKuacjokWauAbyeiTonjAl MijladBabanūsah

Topography around Aweil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aweil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m.

The land around Aweil is covered by grassland (65%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) and wetland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and shrubs (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
53 m
80 km
188 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
April weather nearby: Winejok 34 km · Gogrial 82 km · Kuacjok 82 km · Wau 135 km · Abyei 147 km · Tonj 218 km · Al Mijlad 255 km · Babanūsah 289 km

South Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Prices
≈ 6% of US
price level, 2021
GDP per capita
$1,080
2015
Happiness
2.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Homicide rate
14
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
36.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 61%folk religion 33%Muslim 6%

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 Aweil (8.7619°, 27.3919°, elevation 425 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).