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The warmest places in Africa in April: ranked by average high temperature

Kayes tops the list at 42 °C in April. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Africa.

Top three in April: Kayes (42 °C) , N'Djamena (41 °C) , Wad Medani (41 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 6.0 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine
1 Kayes Mali 42 °C 42 °C 27 °C 0 mm 0 353 h
2 N'Djamena Chad 41 °C 41 °C 27 °C 4 mm 1 352 h
3 Wad Medani Sudan 41 °C 41 °C 26 °C 1 mm 0 357 h
4 Singa Sudan 41 °C 41 °C 26 °C 3 mm 1 354 h
5 Niamey Niger 41 °C 41 °C 25 °C 2 mm 1 349 h
6 Al Qadarif Sudan 41 °C 41 °C 26 °C 4 mm 1 352 h
7 Sokoto Nigeria 41 °C 41 °C 27 °C 3 mm 1 343 h
8 Kosti Sudan 41 °C 41 °C 25 °C 2 mm 0 358 h
9 Tahoua Niger 40 °C 40 °C 24 °C 1 mm 0 347 h
10 Mopti Mali 40 °C 40 °C 26 °C 4 mm 1 341 h
11 Kassala Sudan 40 °C 40 °C 24 °C 1 mm 0 354 h
12 Maiduguri Nigeria 40 °C 40 °C 25 °C 4 mm 1 349 h
13 Maradi Niger 40 °C 40 °C 24 °C 2 mm 0 342 h
14 Ségou Mali 40 °C 40 °C 26 °C 5 mm 1 336 h
15 Maroua Cameroon 40 °C 40 °C 26 °C 9 mm 3 348 h
16 Yola Nigeria 40 °C 40 °C 27 °C 19 mm 4 339 h
17 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 39 °C 39 °C 26 °C 12 mm 3 340 h
18 Zinder Niger 39 °C 39 °C 23 °C 1 mm 0 345 h
19 El Daein Sudan 39 °C 39 °C 24 °C 3 mm 1 351 h
20 Khartoum Sudan 39 °C 39 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 359 h
21 Bamako Mali 39 °C 39 °C 26 °C 6 mm 2 335 h
22 Koudougou Burkina Faso 39 °C 39 °C 27 °C 12 mm 3 340 h
23 Chakwama Nigeria 39 °C 39 °C 23 °C 3 mm 1 341 h
24 Gusau Nigeria 39 °C 39 °C 24 °C 7 mm 2 338 h
25 Koutiala Mali 39 °C 39 °C 26 °C 14 mm 3 333 h
26 Winejok South Sudan 39 °C 39 °C 26 °C 30 mm 7 343 h
27 Katsina Nigeria 39 °C 39 °C 23 °C 2 mm 1 341 h
28 Kano Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 22 °C 4 mm 1 341 h
29 Malakal South Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 27 °C 27 mm 6 346 h
30 Gombe Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 25 °C 8 mm 2 340 h
31 El Obeid Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 23 °C 1 mm 0 359 h
32 Ad-Damazin Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 27 °C 8 mm 2 350 h
33 Nyala Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 24 °C 2 mm 0 349 h
34 Moundou Chad 38 °C 38 °C 27 °C 25 mm 5 344 h
35 Touba Senegal 38 °C 38 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 356 h
36 Sikasso Mali 38 °C 38 °C 26 °C 31 mm 7 329 h
37 Kaolack Senegal 37 °C 37 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 356 h
38 Bida Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 26 °C 29 mm 5 323 h
39 Al-Junaynah Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 21 °C 3 mm 1 350 h
40 Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina Faso 37 °C 37 °C 25 °C 34 mm 7 333 h
41 Diourbel Senegal 37 °C 37 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 356 h
42 Mubi Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 24 °C 16 mm 4 342 h
43 Bauchi Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 22 °C 17 mm 4 335 h
44 Ziguinchor Senegal 37 °C 37 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 356 h
45 El Fasher Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 353 h
46 Tamale Ghana 37 °C 37 °C 26 °C 50 mm 9 335 h
47 Zaria Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 23 °C 18 mm 4 334 h
48 Minna Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 26 °C 34 mm 6 320 h
49 Kankan Guinea 36 °C 36 °C 25 °C 45 mm 9 328 h
50 Kisi Nigeria 36 °C 36 °C 24 °C 61 mm 11 317 h

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

March: top 5

  1. Kabul 11 °C
  2. Sétif 14 °C
  3. El Achir 15 °C
  4. Tiaret 15 °C
  5. Batna 15 °C

Full ranking for March

May: top 5

  1. Maseru 18 °C
  2. Johannesburg 19 °C
  3. Krugersdorp 19 °C
  4. Botshabelo 19 °C
  5. Soweto 19 °C

Full ranking for May

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in April, highest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in Africa with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by population.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.

Data sources and method

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: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. 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.