Kpalimé weather in April

In April, Kpalimé sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 123 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kpalimé's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kpalimé's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 123 mm; 21.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:53 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 7th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

Kpalimé is human settlement in Togo.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical April day in Kpalimé reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23

How April really feels in Kpalimé

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kpalimé weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 22°	21	4.3	11.6	4.3
Feb	33° / 23°	39	8.3	11.8	3.4
Mar	33° / 23°	92	18.7	12	2.8
Apr	32° / 23°	123	21.3	12.1	2.9
May	31° / 23°	173	25.6	12.3	2.8
Jun	29° / 22°	202	26.9	12.4	3.2
Jul	28° / 22°	213	27.1	12.4	3.6
Aug	28° / 22°	210	27.1	12.2	3.7
Sep	29° / 22°	235	27.7	12	3.2
Oct	30° / 22°	156	25.8	11.8	3.1
Nov	32° / 22°	53	12.9	11.7	3.9
Dec	32° / 22°	21	5	11.6	4.6

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 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	28	28	28	28	26	26	25	24	23	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18
Cloudier (%)	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	72	72	72	72	74	74	75	76	77	79	79	80	81	81	82	82	82	83	83	83	82	82

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	25	75
16	24	76
17	23	77
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	18	82
30	18	82

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kpalimé gets around 123 mm of rain over 21.3 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 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	67	67	68	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	76	77	77	77	78	78	78

	Rain chance (%)
1	64
2	64
3	64
4	64
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	66
11	66
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	71
19	72
20	73
21	74
22	75
23	76
24	76
25	77
26	77
27	77
28	78
29	78
30	78

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Oppressive (%)	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83
Miserable (%)	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	87	13
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
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14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min 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 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:02 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48
Sunset (PM)	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:00	6:04
2	12.1	6:00	6:04
3	12.1	5:59	6:04
4	12.1	5:59	6:03
5	12.1	5:58	6:03
6	12.1	5:58	6:03
7	12.1	5:57	6:03
8	12.1	5:57	6:03
9	12.1	5:56	6:03
10	12.1	5:56	6:03
11	12.1	5:55	6:03
12	12.1	5:55	6:03
13	12.1	5:54	6:02
14	12.1	5:54	6:02
15	12.1	5:54	6:02
16	12.2	5:53	6:02
17	12.2	5:53	6:02
18	12.2	5:52	6:02
19	12.2	5:52	6:02
20	12.2	5:51	6:02
21	12.2	5:51	6:02
22	12.2	5:51	6:02
23	12.2	5:50	6:02
24	12.2	5:50	6:02
25	12.2	5:49	6:02
26	12.2	5:49	6:02
27	12.2	5:49	6:02
28	12.2	5:48	6:02
29	12.2	5:48	6:02
30	12.2	5:48	6:02

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kpalimé

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kpalimé 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 Kpalimé?

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

2.9

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kpalimé.

What to pack for Kpalimé in April

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

In April, Kpalimé sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kpalimé 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 Kpalimé peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	13	13	11	11	10	10	13	12	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Kpalimé 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 Kpalimé is worst in January — around 139 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (August, 24 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	139	92	47	44	31	27	24	24	27	38	45	104
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	139	Unhealthy
Feb	92	Unhealthy
Mar	47	Poor
Apr	44	Poor
May	31	Moderate
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	38	Poor
Nov	45	Poor
Dec	104	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Kpalimé?

Kpalimé sits at 6.9°N, 0.6°E, 225 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Hohoe, 33 km away.

Topography around Kpalimé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kpalimé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 234 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 866 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 969 m.

The land around Kpalimé is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and shrubs (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

89 m

trees 44%

16 km

866 m

trees 81%

80 km

969 m

trees 37%

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← March Kpalimé year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Hohoe 33 km · Ho 38 km · Kpandu 39 km · Notsé 59 km · Badou 76 km · Tsévié 83 km · Dzodze 84 km · Akatsi 87 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

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 Kpalimé (6.9°, 0.6333°, elevation 225 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	25	75
16	24	76
17	23	77
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	18	82
30	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	64
2	64
3	64
4	64
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	66
11	66
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	71
19	72
20	73
21	74
22	75
23	76
24	76
25	77
26	77
27	77
28	78
29	78
30	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	87	13
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	25	75
16	24	76
17	23	77
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	18	82
30	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	64
2	64
3	64
4	64
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	66
11	66
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	71
19	72
20	73
21	74
22	75
23	76
24	76
25	77
26	77
27	77
28	78
29	78
30	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	87	13
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	32	23
9	32	23
10	32	23
11	32	23
12	32	23
13	32	23
14	32	23
15	32	23
16	32	23
17	32	23
18	32	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	30	70
4	30	70
5	30	70
6	30	70
7	30	70
8	30	70
9	28	72
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	25	75
16	24	76
17	23	77
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	20	80
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	18	82
26	17	83
27	17	83
28	17	83
29	18	82
30	18	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	64
2	64
3	64
4	64
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	66
11	66
12	67
13	67
14	68
15	68
16	69
17	70
18	71
19	72
20	73
21	74
22	75
23	76
24	76
25	77
26	77
27	77
28	78
29	78
30	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	87	13
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17