Badou weather in April

In April, Badou sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 126 mm of rain across 21.4 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 31°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 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 Badou's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Badou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
126 mm
21.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:53 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
77%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Badou is place in Plateaux Region, Togo.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical April day in Badou reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13124
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How April really feels in Badou

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.

Badou 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
Jan31° / 22°244.311.65.2
Feb32° / 24°507.611.84.2
Mar31° / 24°10217.411.93.5
Apr31° / 24°12621.412.23.3
May30° / 23°17325.912.33.2
Jun28° / 23°20327.212.43.4
Jul27° / 22°21728.412.43.6
Aug27° / 22°23227.812.23.7
Sep28° / 22°26528.8123.3
Oct29° / 22°21428.111.83.1
Nov30° / 22°9817.111.74.0
Dec31° / 22°337.211.65.3

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 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53070
63070
72971
82773
92773
102674
112674
122575
132575
142476
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Badou gets around 126 mm of rain over 21.4 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 70% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
162
263
364
464
565
665
766
866
966
1067
1167
1267
1368
1468
1569
1670
1770
1871
1972
2073
2174
2275
2375
2476
2577
2677
2778
2878
2978
3079

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17624
27525
37525
47426
57426
67426
77327
87327
97327
107327
117228
127228
137228
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Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

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 6:00 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:006:04
212.16:006:04
312.15:596:04
412.15:596:04
512.15:586:04
612.15:586:04
712.15:576:04
812.15:576:03
912.15:566:03
1012.15:566:03
1112.15:556:03
1212.15:556:03
1312.15:546:03
1412.25:546:03
1512.25:536:03
1612.25:536:03
1712.25:526:03
1812.25:526:03
1912.25:516:03
2012.25:516:03
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2912.35:486:03
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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 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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285.3Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Badou

In seasonPeak

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

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

Badou sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is April a good time to visit Badou?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Badou.

What to pack for Badou in April

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

In April, Badou sees daytime highs around 31°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

UV index in Badou in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Badou peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Badou 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 Badou is worst in January — around 116 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 20114 µg/m³Jul 2420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan116Unhealthy
Feb106Unhealthy
Mar48Poor
Apr42Poor
May26Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov41Poor
Dec85Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Badou?

Badou sits at 7.6°N, 0.6°E, 278 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Hohoe, 50 km away.

HohoeAtakpaméAniéDambaiKpanduKpaliméNotséHo

Topography around Badou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Badou has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 601 m around an average of 327 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 814 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 904 m.

The land around Badou is covered by trees (94%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
601 m
16 km
814 m
80 km
904 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Hohoe 50 km · Atakpamé 59 km · Anié 69 km · Dambai 71 km · Kpandu 74 km · Kpalimé 76 km · Notsé 94 km · Ho 110 km

Togo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,384
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
21%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
28.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 397
Religion
Christian 42%folk religion 37%Muslim 14%none 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 Badou (7.5833°, 0.6°, elevation 278 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).