Sotouboua weather in April

In April, Sotouboua sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 112 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 Sotouboua's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sotouboua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
112 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:51 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
74%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Sotouboua is city.

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 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical April day in Sotouboua reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°40°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13423
23423
33423
43323
53323
63323
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103323
113323
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293223
303223

How April really feels in Sotouboua

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.

Sotouboua weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°60.711.64.3
Feb35° / 22°172.911.73.3
Mar34° / 23°5810.311.92.8
Apr33° / 23°11218.312.22.8
May31° / 23°14822.712.43.0
Jun30° / 22°17724.812.53.3
Jul28° / 21°24828.312.43.4
Aug28° / 21°28728.512.33.5
Sep29° / 21°2422712.13.2
Oct31° / 21°11218.111.83.6
Nov33° / 21°12311.64.0
Dec33° / 20°30.711.54.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 73%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43268
53070
63070
73070
83070
93070
102971
112971
122872
132971
142971
152773
162773
172773
182575
192575
202476
212476
222377
232377
242377
252377
262377
272377
282377
292377
302476

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Sotouboua gets around 112 mm of rain over 18.3 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 60% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
144
245
346
447
548
650
751
852
953
1054
1155
1256
1357
1458
1560
1661
1762
1863
1965
2066
2167
2268
2369
2470
2571
2671
2771
2872
2972
3072

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1221761
2220771
3119791
4118801
5117811
6116812
7115822
8114832
9113842
10113842
11112852
12112852
13111862
14110872
1519882
1619882
1718892
1817902
1916912
2015922
2104942
2204942
2303952
2403943
2503943
2602953
2702953
2802953
2902953
3002953

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 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
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 6:03 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:596:03
212.15:586:03
312.15:576:03
412.15:576:03
512.15:566:03
612.15:566:02
712.15:556:02
812.15:556:02
912.15:546:02
1012.15:546:02
1112.25:536:02
1212.25:536:02
1312.25:526:02
1412.25:526:02
1512.25:516:02
1612.25:516:02
1712.25:506:02
1812.25:506:02
1912.25:496:02
2012.25:496:02
2112.25:486:02
2212.25:486:02
2312.25:476:02
2412.25:476:02
2512.35:476:02
2612.35:466:02
2712.35:466:02
2812.35:456:02
2912.35:456:02
3012.35:456:02

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.8Bright
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95.8Bright
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135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.7Bright
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205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Sotouboua

In seasonPeak

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

Sotouboua's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is April a good time to visit Sotouboua?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sotouboua.

What to pack for Sotouboua in April

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

In April, Sotouboua sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sotouboua 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 Sotouboua peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 14UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Sotouboua 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 Sotouboua is worst in January — around 120 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.4× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 16117 µg/m³Aug 1016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan120Unhealthy
Feb100Unhealthy
Mar48Poor
Apr40Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov42Poor
Dec100Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sotouboua?

Sotouboua sits at 8.6°N, 1.0°E, 380 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Sokodé, 49 km away.

SokodéTchambaBassarBassilaBafiloAniéBantéDambai

Topography around Sotouboua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sotouboua has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m around an average of 386 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Sotouboua is covered by grassland (31%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (33%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (35%), trees (33%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
290 m
16 km
366 m
80 km
786 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Sokodé 49 km · Tchamba 71 km · Bassar 80 km · Bassila 90 km · Bafilo 93 km · Anié 94 km · Banté 101 km · Dambai 104 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 Sotouboua (8.5634°, 0.984°, elevation 380 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).