Blauwgrond weather in April

In April, Blauwgrond sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 158 mm of rain across 20.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°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 hours at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Blauwgrond's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blauwgrond's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
158 mm
20.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:37 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical April day in Blauwgrond reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with 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 Blauwgrond

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.

Blauwgrond weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°12219.411.74.1
Feb29° / 23°9116.111.84.3
Mar30° / 23°8616.7124.2
Apr30° / 24°15820.512.13.6
May30° / 24°2772712.33.0
Jun30° / 23°31228.312.32.7
Jul31° / 23°24526.512.33.0
Aug31° / 23°1482012.23.4
Sep32° / 24°7813.7123.7
Oct32° / 24°8414.211.93.6
Nov31° / 24°13520.411.73.3
Dec30° / 23°15623.811.73.4

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 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43070
52872
62773
72773
82575
92476
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112377
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Blauwgrond gets around 158 mm of rain over 20.5 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 68% 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 (%)
158
259
359
460
561
662
763
864
965
1066
1167
1267
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1469
1569
1670
1770
1871
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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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14888
24879
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448610
538710
638611
738611
838611
938512
1028612
1128513
1228513
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1628315
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2018118
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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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 12 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 6:44 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:446:47
212.16:436:46
312.16:436:46
412.16:426:46
512.16:426:46
612.16:416:46
712.16:416:46
812.16:406:46
912.16:406:45
1012.16:396:45
1112.16:396:45
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1312.16:386:45
1412.16:386:45
1512.16:376:45
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1712.16:366:44
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2012.16:356:44
2112.26:356:44
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Blauwgrond

In seasonPeak

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

Blauwgrond's rainy season runs April–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Blauwgrond?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Blauwgrond.

What to pack for Blauwgrond in April

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

In April, Blauwgrond sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Blauwgrond in April

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 31 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul28Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Blauwgrond 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 Blauwgrond peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Blauwgrond 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 Blauwgrond is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 1125 µg/m³Aug 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul9Good
Aug8Good
Sep9Good
Oct10Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Blauwgrond?

Blauwgrond sits at 5.8°N, 55.1°W, 4 m above sea level, in Suriname. The nearest listed city is Rainville, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Blauwgrond

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blauwgrond has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m.

The land around Blauwgrond is covered by water (40%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (33%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
32 m
80 km
290 m
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April weather nearby: Rainville 2.0 km · Paramaribo 6.0 km · Munder Buiten 7.0 km · Beekhuizen 7.0 km · Tammenga 9.0 km · Flora 10 km · Welgelegen 11 km · Weg naar Zee 11 km

Suriname travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,070
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2015
Safe drinking water
56%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
15.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 24%Hindu 22%Roman Catholic 22%Muslim 14%

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 Blauwgrond (5.8434°, -55.1193°, elevation 4 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).