Where is it hot in April?
Senegal is the warmest destination we hold April averages for, at 33°C (91°F), followed by Gambia and Thailand. Everything below is ranked on the mean temperature for the month across 1991–2020, so it is what April is usually like rather than a forecast.
Ranked on the mean temperature for April across 1991–2020. These are climate normals, not a forecast — a given week can run either side of them. Only destinations we hold normals for are ranked.
FAQs about hot destinations in April
Ranked on 1991–2020 climate averages.
Senegal, at 33°C (91°F) on the April average. The next warmest are Gambia, Thailand, Cambodia, Muscat, Chiang Mai.
Senegal, Gambia, Thailand, Cambodia, Muscat, Chiang Mai, Goa, Maldives all average above 29°C in April. Each links to its own April page for rainfall and sunshine.
Senegal, Gambia, Muscat, Goa, Dubai are all warm and see under 30 mm of rain across April — heat without the monsoon, which is the combination most people are actually after.
No. Every figure is a 1991–2020 climate average — a long-run average of what April is usually like. It is the right basis for choosing where to go months ahead, and the wrong one for packing next week.
