Mairo Inya weather in April

In April, Mairo Inya sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 157 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-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 14% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Mairo Inya's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mairo Inya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
157 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:35 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

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 Mairo Inya reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°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 about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12412
22412
32412
42312
52312
62312
72312
82312
92312
102312
112312
122312
132312
142312
152312
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202313
212313
222313
232313
242213
252213
262213
272213
282213
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302213

Mairo Inya weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 10°385.8127.5
Feb24° / 10°273.9127.9
Mar24° / 11°687.1127.5
Apr23° / 12°15714.6125.9
May22° / 12°12613.1126.2
Jun21° / 12°10013.5125.8
Jul20° / 11°14618125.1
Aug20° / 11°15618.8125.0
Sep22° / 11°9411.3126.3
Oct22° / 11°15014.6125.8
Nov21° / 11°15117.5125.2
Dec21° / 11°599.5126.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34456
44357
54357
64258
74258
84159
94159
103961
113961
123961
133862
143862
153763
163763
173763
183664
193664
203565
213466
223466
233466
243367
253268
263268
273268
283367
293268
303268

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mairo Inya gets around 157 mm of rain over 14.6 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 49% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
137
238
338
438
538
639
739
840
941
1042
1143
1244
1345
1446
1547
1648
1749
1850
1952
2053
2154
2256
2357
2458
2559
2660
2761
2861
2962
3062

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1919
29010
39010
48911
58911
68812
78812
88713
98713
108614
118614
128614
138515
148515
158416
168416
178317
188317
198218
208119
218020
227921
237723
247624
257525
267426
277327
287327
297228
307228

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

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 6:39 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:396:39
212.06:396:39
312.06:386:38
412.06:386:38
512.06:386:38
612.06:376:37
712.06:376:37
812.06:376:37
912.06:376:37
1012.06:366:36
1112.06:366:36
1212.06:366:36
1312.06:356:35
1412.06:356:35
1512.06:356:35
1612.06:356:35
1712.06:346:34
1812.06:346:34
1912.06:346:34
2012.06:346:34
2112.06:336:33
2212.06:336:33
2312.06:336:33
2412.06:336:33
2512.06:336:33
2612.06:326:32
2712.06:326:32
2812.06:326:32
2912.06:326:32
3012.06:326:32

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 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 6.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Mairo Inya?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Mairo Inya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mairo Inya in April

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

In April, Mairo Inya sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Mairo Inya 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 Mairo Inya peaks around March 16 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 17Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mairo Inya 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 Mairo Inya is worst in June — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2334 µg/m³Oct 1224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mairo Inya?

Mairo Inya sits at 0.0°N, 36.4°E, 2,294 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Nyahururu, 5.0 km away.

RongaiNjoroNanyuki

Topography around Mairo Inya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mairo Inya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 2,345 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,011 m.

The land around Mairo Inya is covered by trees (27%), shrubs (25%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (32%), grassland (25%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
183 m
16 km
646 m
80 km
3,011 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Nyahururu 5.0 km · Upper Gilgil 30 km · Ol Kalou 33 km · Nakuru 53 km · Gilgil 60 km · Rongai 65 km · Njoro 65 km · Nanyuki 74 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 Mairo Inya (0.0254°, 36.4087°, elevation 2,294 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).