April Weather in Cargados Carajos Mauritius

Daily high temperatures are around 81°F, rarely falling below 79°F or exceeding 83°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 80°F, rarely falling below 78°F or exceeding 82°F.

For reference, on March 11, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Cargados Carajos typically range from 81°F to 82°F, while on August 24, the coldest day of the year, they range from 73°F to 74°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on April. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Neiafu, Tonga (8,061 miles away) and Marine Corps Base Hawaii - MCBH, United States (9,987 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Cargados Carajos (view comparison).

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The month of April in Cargados Carajos experiences very rapidly decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 54% to 38%.

The clearest day of the month is April 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 62% of the time.

For reference, on February 10, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 68%, while on August 28, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 83%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Cargados Carajos, the chance of a wet day over the course of April is very rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 27% and ending it at 16%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 39% on February 10, and its lowest chance is 1% on August 21.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during April in Cargados Carajos is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 2.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.0 inches or falls below 0.5 inches, and ending the month at 1.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.2 inches or falls below 0.1 inches.

Over the course of April in Cargados Carajos, the length of the day is gradually decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 25 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 51 seconds, and weekly decrease of 5 minutes, 59 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is April 30, with 11 hours, 31 minutes of daylight and the longest day is April 1, with 11 hours, 55 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Cargados Carajos is 6:07 AM on April 1 and the latest sunrise is 6 minutes later at 6:13 AM on April 30.

The latest sunset is 6:02 PM on April 1 and the earliest sunset is 19 minutes earlier at 5:43 PM on April 30.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Cargados Carajos during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:25 AM and sets 13 hours, 7 minutes later, at 6:33 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:28 AM and sets 11 hours, 8 minutes later, at 5:37 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for April 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Cargados Carajos is essentially constant during April, remaining around 100% throughout.

For reference, on January 1, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on August 11, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 69% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Cargados Carajos is increasing during April, increasing from 14.5 miles per hour to 16.2 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 24, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 20.4 miles per hour, while on February 13, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.7 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Cargados Carajos throughout April is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 91% on April 29.

Cargados Carajos is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Cargados Carajos is essentially constant during April, remaining within 1°F of 82°F throughout.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Cargados Carajos are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Cargados Carajos are rapidly increasing during April, increasing by 886°F, from 7,546°F to 8,431°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Cargados Carajos is gradually decreasing during April, falling by 0.6 kWh, from 5.7 kWh to 5.2 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Cargados Carajos are -16.603 deg latitude, 59.659 deg longitude, and 0 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Cargados Carajos is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 30 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 0 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (52 feet). Within 50 miles is also essentially flat (82 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Cargados Carajos is covered by water (100%), within 10 miles by water (100%), and within 50 miles by water (100%).