Hola weather in April

In April, Hola sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 51 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Hola's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:21 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
56%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Hola is small town in Kenya.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical April day in Hola reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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

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
25 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Hola weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°172.512.12.8
Feb36° / 25°40.9122.3
Mar36° / 26°245.7122.0
Apr35° / 26°5113.2122.4
May33° / 25°479.711.93.6
Jun32° / 24°92.211.94.5
Jul31° / 23°61.211.95.0
Aug32° / 23°81.4124.9
Sep33° / 23°112.3124.4
Oct34° / 24°346.8123.5
Nov33° / 24°7214.612.13.0
Dec34° / 24°44912.13.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26733
36733
46733
56634
66535
76535
86436
96436
106337
116337
126337
136238
146238
156238
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186040
196040
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215842
225743
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245545
255446
265347
275248
285149
295050
305050

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Hola gets around 51 mm of rain over 13.2 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 43% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
139
240
341
442
543
643
744
844
944
1045
1145
1245
1345
1444
1544
1644
1744
1843
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2043
2143
2243
2343
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2644
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2944
3043

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112799
211809
311809
410828
59838
68848
77858
86868
95878
104888
114888
123907
133907
142917
152917
162917
172926
182926
192926
202926
212926
222926
233916
243925
253925
264915
274915
284915
295905
305914

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
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411calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
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912calm
1012light 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 6:25 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:256:24
212.06:256:24
312.06:246:23
412.06:246:23
512.06:246:23
612.06:246:22
712.06:236:22
812.06:236:22
912.06:236:21
1012.06:226:21
1112.06:226:21
1212.06:226:20
1312.06:226:20
1412.06:226:20
1512.06:216:19
1612.06:216:19
1712.06:216:19
1812.06:216:19
1912.06:206:18
2012.06:206:18
2112.06:206:18
2212.06:206:17
2312.06:206:17
2412.06:206:17
2512.06:196:17
2612.06:196:17
2712.06:196:16
2812.06:196:16
2912.06:196:16
3012.06:196:16

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Hola?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hola.

What to pack for Hola in April

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

In April, Hola sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hola 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 Hola peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 22UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Hola?

Hola sits at 1.5°S, 40.0°E, 65 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Masalani, 28 km away.

GarissaLamuKaambooniMalindiWatamuKituiMwingi

Topography around Hola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hola has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m.

The land around Hola is covered by trees (28%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (64%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
233 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Masalani 28 km · Garissa 122 km · Lamu 130 km · Kaambooni 174 km · Malindi 193 km · Watamu 208 km · Kitui 225 km · Mwingi 228 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 Hola (-1.4826°, 40.0334°, elevation 65 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).