Garba Tula weather in April

In April, Garba Tula sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 75 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 Garba Tula's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garba Tula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:26 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
52%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Garba Tula is town in Isiolo County, Kenya.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical April day in Garba Tula reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Garba Tula

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Garba Tula weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°303.8124.7
Feb33° / 23°101.7124.0
Mar34° / 24°426.6123.4
Apr33° / 24°7512.3123.3
May33° / 24°133.3124.0
Jun32° / 23°10.1124.7
Jul31° / 22°00.1125.2
Aug32° / 22°00.1125.1
Sep33° / 22°10.3124.4
Oct33° / 23°375.8123.7
Nov31° / 23°11918.1123.7
Dec31° / 22°7211.4124.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36634
46535
56535
66535
76535
86535
96535
106436
116436
126436
136436
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Garba Tula gets around 75 mm of rain over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
135
236
336
437
537
638
738
839
940
1041
1141
1242
1343
1443
1544
1644
1744
1844
1944
2043
2143
2243
2342
2442
2541
2639
2738
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2935
3033

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1156322
2146323
3136324
4126424
5126424
6116425
7116425
8106525
9106525
1096625
1196724
1286824
1386824
1486923
1586923
1677122
1787121
1887220
1987220
2087319
2187319
2297219
2397318
24107218
25107317
26117217
27117316
28127315
29137314
30147313

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812light breeze
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1112light breeze
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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 6:30 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:306:31
212.06:306:30
312.06:306:30
412.06:296:30
512.06:296:30
612.06:296:29
712.06:286:29
812.06:286:29
912.06:286:28
1012.06:286:28
1112.06:276:28
1212.06:276:28
1312.06:276:27
1412.06:266:27
1512.06:266:27
1612.06:266:26
1712.06:266:26
1812.06:256:26
1912.06:256:26
2012.06:256:26
2112.06:256:25
2212.06:246:25
2312.06:246:25
2412.06:246:25
2512.06:246:25
2612.06:236:24
2712.06:236:24
2812.06:236:24
2912.06:236:24
3012.06:236:24

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 6.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
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206.0Intense
216.0Intense
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236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Garba Tula?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Garba Tula.

What to pack for Garba Tula in April

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

In April, Garba Tula sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Garba Tula in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Garba Tula peaks around March 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Garba Tula 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 Garba Tula is worst in December — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 2118 µg/m³Sep 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May10Good
Jun11Good
Jul11Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Garba Tula?

Garba Tula sits at 0.5°N, 38.5°E, 512 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Maua, 72 km away.

MauaIsioloMeruHabasweinChukaGarissaEmbuNanyuki

Topography around Garba Tula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garba Tula has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 516 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,289 m.

The land around Garba Tula is covered by shrubs (82%) within 3 km, shrubs (94%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
191 m
80 km
2,289 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Maua 72 km · Isiolo 106 km · Meru 110 km · Habaswein 121 km · Chuka 137 km · Garissa 167 km · Embu 168 km · Nanyuki 171 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
Christian 86%Muslim 11%other 2%none 2%

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 Garba Tula (0.5339°, 38.5188°, elevation 512 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).