Kayanza weather in April

In April, Kayanza sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 135 mm of rain across 25.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in April, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kayanza's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kayanza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
135 mm
25.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:04 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
83%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Kayanza is place in Kayanza Province, Burundi.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical April day in Kayanza reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kayanza weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°11519.212.25.3
Feb24° / 15°10817.812.15.2
Mar24° / 15°14124.4124.5
Apr23° / 15°13525.411.94.1
May23° / 15°6014.611.96.0
Jun24° / 14°165.111.87.6
Jul25° / 15°72.211.88.1
Aug25° / 16°204.811.97.4
Sep26° / 16°469.1126.6
Oct24° / 16°11419.412.15.2
Nov23° / 15°14525.512.14.1
Dec23° / 15°12721.512.24.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21189
31189
41189
51189
61189
71189
81189
91189
101189
111090
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301585

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kayanza gets around 135 mm of rain over 25.4 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 85% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
185
286
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987
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1785
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1984
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2283
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2782
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3079

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the comfortable band about 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
117326
217326
317326
417227
517227
617227
717227
817227
917128
1017128
1117128
1227028
1327028
1427028
1527028
1627127
1737027
1837027
1937027
2037126
2137126
2237126
2337126
2447125
2547125
2647125
2747125
2857025
2957124
3067024

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:076:05
212.06:076:05
312.06:066:05
412.06:066:04
512.06:066:04
612.06:066:03
712.06:056:03
812.06:056:03
912.06:056:02
1012.06:056:02
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1211.96:046:01
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1711.96:035:59
1811.96:035:59
1911.96:035:59
2011.96:035:58
2111.96:035:58
2211.96:035:58
2311.96:035:58
2411.96:025:57
2511.96:025:57
2611.96:025:57
2711.96:025:57
2811.96:025:56
2911.96:025:56
3011.96:025:56

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.57 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
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204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kayanza?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Kayanza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kayanza in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Kayanza sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kayanza in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kayanza peaks around March 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 16Aug 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kayanza in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kayanza is worst in August — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyUnhealthyAug 1968 µg/m³Apr 1551 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar55Poor
Apr51Poor
May55Unhealthy
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep66Unhealthy
Oct57Unhealthy
Nov55Poor
Dec57Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kayanza?

Kayanza sits at 2.9°S, 29.6°E, 1,918 m above sea level, in Burundi. The nearest listed city is Ngozi, 22 km away.

NgoziBubanzaMpandaButareNzegaGikongoroCibitokeBujumbura

Topography around Kayanza

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kayanza.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kayanza has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m around an average of 1,891 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,246 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,317 m.

The land around Kayanza is covered by grassland (37%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, grassland (34%), cropland (32%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (29%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
331 m
16 km
1,246 m
80 km
2,317 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Ngozi 22 km · Bubanza 32 km · Mpanda 37 km · Butare 38 km · Nzega 50 km · Gikongoro 51 km · Cibitoke 56 km · Bujumbura 59 km

Burundi travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$234
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2020
Homicide rate
5.6
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
35.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 94%Muslim 3%other 1%none 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kayanza (-2.9221°, 29.6293°, elevation 1,918 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).