Mata-Utu weather in April

In April, Mata-Utu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 234 mm of rain across 24.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Mata-Utu's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mata-Utu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
234 mm
24.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:54 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Mata-Utu is capital of Wallis and Futuna.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Mata-Utu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12826
22826
32826
42826
52826
62826
72826
82826
92826
102826
112826
122826
132826
142826
152826
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182826
192826
202826
212826
222826
232826
242826
252826
262826
272826
282826
292826
302827

How April really feels in Mata-Utu

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.

Mata-Utu weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°35526.212.73.7
Feb28° / 26°33023.612.43.7
Mar28° / 26°30425.812.13.7
Apr28° / 26°23424.311.73.9
May28° / 26°18121.711.44.6
Jun28° / 26°14519.611.25.0
Jul27° / 26°12218.711.35.4
Aug27° / 26°11619.211.65.3
Sep27° / 26°14520.611.95.0
Oct27° / 26°21723.212.34.5
Nov28° / 26°26124.212.64.2
Dec28° / 26°32425.412.84.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63862
73763
83763
93664
103763
113664
123664
133664
143862
153862
163862
173961
183961
193961
204159
214258
224357
234456
244555
254654
264852
275050
285149
295248
305347

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mata-Utu gets around 234 mm of rain over 24.3 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 80% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
182
282
382
482
581
681
781
881
980
1080
1180
1280
1380
1479
1579
1680
1780
1880
1980
2081
2181
2281
2380
2480
2580
2679
2778
2877
2977
3076

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
103565
203466
303466
403367
503367
603268
703268
803268
903169
1003169
1103169
1203268
1303268
1403268
1503268
1603268
1703367
1803367
1903367
2003367
2103367
2203367
2303367
2403367
2503367
2603367
2703367
2813366
2913366
3013465

Wind in April

Winds average 18 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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2118light breeze
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2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:535:46
211.95:535:45
311.95:535:45
411.95:535:44
511.85:535:43
611.85:535:43
711.85:535:42
811.85:535:41
911.85:535:41
1011.85:535:40
1111.85:535:39
1211.85:535:39
1311.75:545:38
1411.75:545:37
1511.75:545:37
1611.75:545:36
1711.75:545:35
1811.75:545:35
1911.75:545:34
2011.75:545:34
2111.65:545:33
2211.65:545:32
2311.65:555:32
2411.65:555:31
2511.65:555:31
2611.65:555:30
2711.65:555:30
2811.65:555:29
2911.65:565:29
3011.55:565:28

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Mata-Utu?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mata-Utu.

What to pack for Mata-Utu in April

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

In April, Mata-Utu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mata-Utu in April

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Mata-Utu 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 Mata-Utu peaks around February 14 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 14UV 17Jun 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mata-Utu?

Mata-Utu sits at 13.3°S, 176.2°W, 15 m above sea level, in Wallis and Futuna. The nearest listed city is Apia, 480 km away.

Topography around Mata-Utu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mata-Utu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m.

The land around Mata-Utu is covered by trees (46%) and water (46%) within 3 km, water (91%) within 16 km, and water (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
147 m
80 km
141 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Apia 480 km · Labasa 594 km · Pago Pago 601 km · Levuka 718 km · Funafuti 732 km · Nasinu 779 km · Lami 790 km · Suva 791 km

Wallis and Futuna travel facts

Religion
Roman Catholic 99%other 1%

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 Mata-Utu (-13.2816°, -176.1745°, elevation 15 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).