Bassar weather in April

In April, Bassar sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 92 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Bassar's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bassar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:51 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
73%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Bassar is city in Togo.

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 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical April day in Bassar reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°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 36°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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

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
4 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.

Bassar weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°30.711.54.1
Feb35° / 22°142.511.72.9
Mar35° / 24°468.611.92.4
Apr34° / 25°9216.512.22.5
May32° / 24°13221.212.42.8
Jun30° / 23°14021.712.53.3
Jul29° / 22°20427.112.53.3
Aug28° / 22°25227.712.33.3
Sep30° / 22°27927.712.12.9
Oct32° / 22°17121.411.83.0
Nov34° / 21°234.611.63.6
Dec34° / 20°30.711.54.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33763
43763
53763
63664
73664
83466
93466
103466
113466
123466
133466
143268
153268
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212872
222773
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Bassar gets around 92 mm of rain over 16.5 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 54% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
141
242
342
443
544
645
746
847
948
1049
1150
1251
1352
1453
1554
1655
1756
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2059
2160
2261
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2563
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2764
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2965
3065

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111216782
211215792
310214812
400113842
500112843
600112843
700111853
800010873
90009874
100009874
110008884
120008875
130007885
140006886
150006886
160005887
170004897
180004888
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Wind in April

Winds average 8 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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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88calm
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118calm
128calm
138calm
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158calm
168calm
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278calm
288calm
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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 5:59 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:596:04
212.15:596:04
312.15:586:04
412.15:586:04
512.15:576:04
612.15:566:04
712.15:566:03
812.15:556:03
912.15:556:03
1012.25:546:03
1112.25:546:03
1212.25:536:03
1312.25:536:03
1412.25:526:03
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1912.25:496:03
2012.25:496:03
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2212.35:486:03
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2412.35:476:03
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2812.35:466:04
2912.35:456:04
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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 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
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245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Bassar

In seasonPeak

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

Bassar's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bassar sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

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

Is April a good time to visit Bassar?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bassar.

What to pack for Bassar in April

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

In April, Bassar sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bassar 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 Bassar peaks around April 16 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 highApr 16UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Bassar 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 Bassar is worst in December — around 122 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.0× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 21118 µg/m³Aug 1115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan103Unhealthy
Feb86Unhealthy
Mar48Poor
Apr40Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov50Poor
Dec122Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bassar?

Bassar sits at 9.3°N, 0.8°E, 388 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Sokodé, 49 km away.

SokodéBafiloKaraNiamtougouTchambaSotoubouaOuakéYendi

Topography around Bassar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bassar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m around an average of 342 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 766 m.

The land around Bassar is covered by trees (34%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%), cropland (22%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (33%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
474 m
16 km
518 m
80 km
766 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Sokodé 49 km · Bafilo 54 km · Kara 56 km · Niamtougou 68 km · Tchamba 74 km · Sotouboua 80 km · Ouaké 80 km · Yendi 89 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 Bassar (9.2502°, 0.7821°, elevation 388 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).