Rainville weather in April

In April, Rainville sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 149 mm of rain across 20.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 8% 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 Rainville's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rainville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
149 mm
20.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:37 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.32 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 Rainville 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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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How April really feels in Rainville

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.

Rainville weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°11019.211.74.2
Feb29° / 23°8415.811.84.4
Mar30° / 24°7917124.2
Apr30° / 24°14920.412.13.6
May30° / 24°25827.512.32.9
Jun30° / 24°28528.212.32.7
Jul31° / 23°21426.212.33.0
Aug31° / 24°12919.412.23.5
Sep32° / 24°6612.6123.8
Oct32° / 24°7113.911.93.6
Nov31° / 24°11619.611.73.3
Dec30° / 24°14023.611.73.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33367
43169
53070
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Rainville gets around 149 mm of rain over 20.4 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 69% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
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259
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461
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662
763
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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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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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
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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
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1112.16:396:45
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1312.16:386:45
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1512.16:376:45
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1812.16:366:44
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2012.16:356:44
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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 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 5.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Rainville

In seasonPeak

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

Rainville'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 Rainville?

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
8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rainville.

What to pack for Rainville in April

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

In April, Rainville sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Rainville 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 32 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 Rainville 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 Rainville 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 Rainville 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 Rainville is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 1225 µg/m³Aug 209 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug9Good
Sep9Good
Oct11Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rainville?

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

Topography around Rainville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rainville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 2 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 Rainville is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), water (29%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (32%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
32 m
80 km
290 m
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April weather nearby: Blauwgrond 2.0 km · Paramaribo 5.0 km · Munder Buiten 5.0 km · Beekhuizen 5.0 km · Tammenga 7.0 km · Flora 8.0 km · Latour 9.0 km · Welgelegen 9.0 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 Rainville (5.8344°, -55.1377°, 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).