Busia weather in April

In April, Busia sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 291 mm of rain across 27.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Busia's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Busia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 291 mm; 27.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:43 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 12th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Busia is town in Western Kenya.

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical April day in Busia reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and on par with May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19

Busia weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 18°	112	14.9	12	5.1
Feb	29° / 19°	109	14.7	12	4.5
Mar	29° / 19°	216	22.7	12	4.1
Apr	27° / 19°	291	27.5	12	3.6
May	27° / 19°	276	29	12	3.7
Jun	27° / 18°	177	24.3	12	4.3
Jul	27° / 17°	134	20.9	12	4.9
Aug	27° / 18°	168	23.9	12	4.5
Sep	27° / 18°	181	25.5	12	4.1
Oct	27° / 18°	220	28	12	3.7
Nov	27° / 18°	210	24.1	12	4.1
Dec	28° / 18°	142	19.2	12	5.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	24	23	23	21	21	19	19	18	17	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13
Cloudier (%)	76	77	77	79	79	81	81	82	83	85	86	86	87	87	87	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	87	87

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	18	82
9	17	83
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	12	88
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	13	87
30	13	87

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Busia gets around 291 mm of rain over 27.5 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 92% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	89	90	90	91	92	92	93	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	89
10	90
11	90
12	91
13	92
14	92
15	93
16	94
17	94
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	96
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Humid (%)	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Muggy (%)	87	88	88	89	90	90	91	92	92	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96
Oppressive (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	12	87	1
2	11	88	1
3	11	88	1
4	10	89	1
5	9	90	1
6	9	90	1
7	8	91	1
8	7	92	1
9	7	92	1
10	6	93	1
11	5	94	1
12	5	94	1
13	5	94	1
14	4	95	1
15	4	95	1
16	4	95	1
17	4	95	1
18	4	95	1
19	4	95	1
20	4	95	1
21	4	95	1
22	4	96	0
23	4	96	0
24	4	96	0
25	4	96	0
26	4	96	0
27	4	96	0
28	4	96	0
29	4	96	0
30	4	96	0

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:41 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40
Sunset (PM)	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:48	6:48
2	12.0	6:48	6:48
3	12.0	6:47	6:48
4	12.0	6:47	6:47
5	12.0	6:47	6:47
6	12.0	6:46	6:47
7	12.0	6:46	6:47
8	12.0	6:46	6:46
9	12.0	6:46	6:46
10	12.0	6:45	6:46
11	12.0	6:45	6:45
12	12.0	6:45	6:45
13	12.0	6:44	6:45
14	12.0	6:44	6:45
15	12.0	6:44	6:44
16	12.0	6:43	6:44
17	12.0	6:43	6:44
18	12.0	6:43	6:44
19	12.0	6:43	6:43
20	12.0	6:42	6:43
21	12.0	6:42	6:43
22	12.0	6:42	6:43
23	12.0	6:42	6:43
24	12.0	6:42	6:42
25	12.0	6:41	6:42
26	12.0	6:41	6:42
27	12.0	6:41	6:42
28	12.0	6:41	6:42
29	12.0	6:41	6:41
30	12.0	6:40	6:41

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Busia?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Busia.

What to pack for Busia in April

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

In April, Busia sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Busia in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Busia peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	14	15	14	12	10	11	12	12	14	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Busia 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 Busia is worst in January — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	60	54	45	38	41	48	52	47	43	45	50	54
Level	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	60	Unhealthy
Feb	54	Poor
Mar	45	Poor
Apr	38	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	48	Poor
Jul	52	Poor
Aug	47	Poor
Sep	43	Poor
Oct	45	Poor
Nov	50	Poor
Dec	54	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Busia?

Busia sits at 0.5°N, 34.1°E, 1,222 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Busia, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Busia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Busia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 1,203 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 362 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,664 m.

The land around Busia is covered by shrubs (31%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (43%) within 16 km, and shrubs (29%), cropland (22%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

79 m

shrubs 31%

16 km

362 m

shrubs 43%

80 km

2,664 m

shrubs 29%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← March Busia year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Busia 2.0 km · Lugulu 23 km · Malaba 26 km · Tororo 27 km · Malaba 27 km · Namavundu 34 km · Bugiri 43 km · Mumias 44 km

Kenya travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type G; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $2,363; 2025
Happiness: 4.7 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 4.9; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 28.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 593
Religion

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 Busia (0.4601°, 34.1117°, elevation 1,222 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	18	82
9	17	83
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	12	88
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	13	87
30	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	89
10	90
11	90
12	91
13	92
14	92
15	93
16	94
17	94
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	96
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	12	87	1
2	11	88	1
3	11	88	1
4	10	89	1
5	9	90	1
6	9	90	1
7	8	91	1
8	7	92	1
9	7	92	1
10	6	93	1
11	5	94	1
12	5	94	1
13	5	94	1
14	4	95	1
15	4	95	1
16	4	95	1
17	4	95	1
18	4	95	1
19	4	95	1
20	4	95	1
21	4	95	1
22	4	96	0
23	4	96	0
24	4	96	0
25	4	96	0
26	4	96	0
27	4	96	0
28	4	96	0
29	4	96	0
30	4	96	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	18	82
9	17	83
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	12	88
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	13	87
30	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	89
10	90
11	90
12	91
13	92
14	92
15	93
16	94
17	94
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	96
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	12	87	1
2	11	88	1
3	11	88	1
4	10	89	1
5	9	90	1
6	9	90	1
7	8	91	1
8	7	92	1
9	7	92	1
10	6	93	1
11	5	94	1
12	5	94	1
13	5	94	1
14	4	95	1
15	4	95	1
16	4	95	1
17	4	95	1
18	4	95	1
19	4	95	1
20	4	95	1
21	4	95	1
22	4	96	0
23	4	96	0
24	4	96	0
25	4	96	0
26	4	96	0
27	4	96	0
28	4	96	0
29	4	96	0
30	4	96	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	21	79
5	21	79
6	19	81
7	19	81
8	18	82
9	17	83
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	12	88
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	13	87
30	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	85
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	89
10	90
11	90
12	91
13	92
14	92
15	93
16	94
17	94
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	96
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	95
30	95

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	12	87	1
2	11	88	1
3	11	88	1
4	10	89	1
5	9	90	1
6	9	90	1
7	8	91	1
8	7	92	1
9	7	92	1
10	6	93	1
11	5	94	1
12	5	94	1
13	5	94	1
14	4	95	1
15	4	95	1
16	4	95	1
17	4	95	1
18	4	95	1
19	4	95	1
20	4	95	1
21	4	95	1
22	4	96	0
23	4	96	0
24	4	96	0
25	4	96	0
26	4	96	0
27	4	96	0
28	4	96	0
29	4	96	0
30	4	96	0