Zaria weather in April
In April, Zaria has daytime highs averaging 37 °C, nights around 23 °C, with 3.6 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 36.6°C Average high
- 23.0°C Average low
- 3.6days Wet days
- 18mm Rainfall
- 12h Daylight
Daily temperatures through April
How April develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 April | 36.8 °C | 22.2 °C | 6 % |
| 11–20 April | 36.7 °C | 23.2 °C | 8 % |
| 21–30 April | 36.3 °C | 23.6 °C | 21 % |
- Rain is most likely over days 21–30 of April (21 % of days) and least likely over days 1–10 (6 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical April | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 30 of 30 | 100 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 30 of 30 | 100 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 30 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 3.6 of 30 | 12 % |
Conditions in April
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 30 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 41 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 17 °C |
| Relative humidity | 39 % |
| Wind speed | 17 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 56 % |
Where Zaria ranks in April
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in Africa in April | 47th of 50 | 37 °C |
April compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| February | 32.5 °C | under 1 mm | 32 % |
| March | 35.6 °C | 2 mm | 45 % |
| April | 36.6 °C | 18 mm | 56 % |
| May | 34.2 °C | 74 mm | 62 % |
| June | 30.6 °C | 103 mm | 67 % |
See all twelve months for Zaria
- April is the warmest month in Zaria.
- It is the 6th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 6th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 12 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 3.6 of 30 days — 12 % of the month.
- Nights are about 14 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest April day on record since 1991 reached 41 °C, 4.0 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsApril in Zaria, answered
How warm is Zaria in April?
Daily highs average 37 °C and nights fall to about 23 °C, a spread of 14 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes April the 1st warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Zaria in April?
April averages 18 mm of rain, spread over about 4 of the 30 days — 12 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 56 % of the sky.
How long are the days in April?
Zaria averages 12 hours between sunrise and sunset in April. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.