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The warmest places in Africa in April

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

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Rainfall
1 Kayes Mali 42 °C 42 °C 0 mm
2 N'Djamena Chad 41 °C 41 °C 4 mm
3 Wad Medani Sudan 41 °C 41 °C 1 mm
4 Singa Sudan 41 °C 41 °C 3 mm
5 Niamey Niger 41 °C 41 °C 2 mm
6 Al Qadarif Sudan 41 °C 41 °C 4 mm
7 Sokoto Nigeria 41 °C 41 °C 3 mm
8 Kosti Sudan 41 °C 41 °C 2 mm
9 Tahoua Niger 40 °C 40 °C 1 mm
10 Mopti Mali 40 °C 40 °C 4 mm
11 Kassala Sudan 40 °C 40 °C 1 mm
12 Maiduguri Nigeria 40 °C 40 °C 4 mm
13 Maradi Niger 40 °C 40 °C 2 mm
14 Ségou Mali 40 °C 40 °C 5 mm
15 Maroua Cameroon 40 °C 40 °C 9 mm
16 Yola Nigeria 40 °C 40 °C 19 mm
17 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 39 °C 39 °C 12 mm
18 Zinder Niger 39 °C 39 °C 1 mm
19 El Daein Sudan 39 °C 39 °C 3 mm
20 Khartoum Sudan 39 °C 39 °C 0 mm
21 Bamako Mali 39 °C 39 °C 6 mm
22 Koudougou Burkina Faso 39 °C 39 °C 12 mm
23 Chakwama Nigeria 39 °C 39 °C 3 mm
24 Gusau Nigeria 39 °C 39 °C 7 mm
25 Koutiala Mali 39 °C 39 °C 14 mm
26 Winejok South Sudan 39 °C 39 °C 30 mm
27 Katsina Nigeria 39 °C 39 °C 2 mm
28 Kano Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 4 mm
29 Malakal South Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 27 mm
30 Gombe Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 8 mm
31 El Obeid Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 1 mm
32 Ad-Damazin Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 8 mm
33 Nyala Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 2 mm
34 Moundou Chad 38 °C 38 °C 25 mm
35 Touba Senegal 38 °C 38 °C 0 mm
36 Sikasso Mali 38 °C 38 °C 31 mm
37 Kaolack Senegal 37 °C 37 °C 0 mm
38 Bida Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 29 mm
39 Al-Junaynah Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 3 mm
40 Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina Faso 37 °C 37 °C 34 mm
41 Diourbel Senegal 37 °C 37 °C 0 mm
42 Mubi Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 16 mm
43 Bauchi Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 17 mm
44 Ziguinchor Senegal 37 °C 37 °C 0 mm
45 El Fasher Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 0 mm
46 Tamale Ghana 37 °C 37 °C 50 mm
47 Zaria Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 18 mm
48 Minna Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 34 mm
49 Kankan Guinea 36 °C 36 °C 45 mm
50 Kisi Nigeria 36 °C 36 °C 61 mm

Only destinations with a published page for that month are ranked. The ranking is ours; the underlying values are reproduced from the source.

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.

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