Climate averages 1991–2020
Praia weather
in April.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a warm month in Praia: daytime highs average 26.3°C and nights cool to about 20.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical April (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 28 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dakar (653 km away). In April its highs average 25.3°C, 1.0°C cooler than Praia, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
From April to May, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 27.0°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Praia climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.2°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 4.2 | 0.7 | 11.311 h |
| February | 25.2°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 1.3 | 0.5 | 11.612 h |
| March | 25.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 26.3°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 12.512 h |
| May | 27.0°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.813 h |
| June | 28.0°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.013 h |
| July | 28.8°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 9.2 | 1.9 | 12.913 h |
| August | 29.5°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 48 | 7.8 | 12.613 h |
| September | 29.4°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 72 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.4°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 32 | 3.9 | 11.812 h |
| November | 28.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 5.7 | 1.2 | 11.411 h |
| December | 26.5°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 4.3 | 0.7 | 11.311 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Dakar in AprilSenegal · 653 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 19.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Rufisque in AprilSenegal · 671 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 19.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Thiès Nones in AprilSenegal · 704 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 19.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Mbour in AprilSenegal · 707 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Thiès in AprilSenegal · 708 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 18.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Tivaouane in AprilSenegal · 720 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 18.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Serekunda in AprilGambia · 755 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 20.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Saint-Louis in AprilSenegal · 762 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Praia) is explained once on the Praia year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.