Marsabit weather in April

In April, Marsabit sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 75 mm of rain across 15.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Marsabit's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marsabit's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 75 mm; 15.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:27 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 12th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; out of 10

Marsabit is town in Marsabit County, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical April day in Marsabit reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22

How April really feels in Marsabit

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 2 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Marsabit weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 21°	18	3.6	11.9	5.4
Feb	32° / 22°	10	1.9	11.9	4.8
Mar	32° / 23°	34	7	12	4.5
Apr	30° / 22°	75	15.5	12	4.3
May	31° / 22°	16	3.9	12.1	5.3
Jun	30° / 21°	2	0.3	12.1	6.0
Jul	29° / 20°	2	0.4	12.1	6.4
Aug	30° / 20°	2	0.2	12.1	6.3
Sep	31° / 21°	1	0.2	12	5.9
Oct	31° / 21°	41	7.3	11.9	5.1
Nov	29° / 21°	89	17.7	11.9	4.8
Dec	30° / 21°	41	9.6	11.9	5.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

	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 (%)	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	57	57	58	60
Cloudier (%)	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	43	43	42	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	58	42
30	60	40

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Marsabit gets around 75 mm of rain over 15.5 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 50% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease 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 (%)	45	46	47	48	49	50	50	51	52	53	53	54	54	55	55	54	54	54	54	53	53	52	51	49	47	45	43	41	39	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	46
3	47
4	48
5	49
6	50
7	50
8	51
9	52
10	53
11	53
12	54
13	54
14	55
15	55
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	54
20	53
21	53
22	52
23	51
24	49
25	47
26	45
27	43
28	41
29	39
30	37

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% 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
Comfortable (%)	6	6	5	5	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	31	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	26	26	25	24	23	22	22	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	24	25	26	28	29
Muggy (%)	60	60	62	62	64	66	66	66	68	68	69	71	73	74	74	75	76	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	72	70	69	68	66	65
Oppressive (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	6	31	60	3
2	6	31	60	3
3	5	30	62	3
4	5	30	62	3
5	4	29	64	3
6	3	28	66	3
7	3	28	66	3
8	3	27	66	4
9	2	26	68	4
10	2	26	68	4
11	2	25	69	4
12	1	24	71	4
13	1	23	73	3
14	1	22	74	3
15	1	22	74	3
16	1	21	75	3
17	1	20	76	3
18	1	20	76	3
19	1	20	76	3
20	1	20	75	4
21	1	20	75	4
22	1	20	75	4
23	1	21	74	4
24	1	21	74	4
25	1	22	72	5
26	1	24	70	5
27	1	25	69	5
28	1	26	68	5
29	1	28	66	5
30	1	29	65	5

Wind in April

Winds average 14 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:28 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	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23
Sunset (PM)	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:32	6:33
2	12.0	6:32	6:33
3	12.0	6:31	6:33
4	12.0	6:31	6:33
5	12.0	6:31	6:32
6	12.0	6:30	6:32
7	12.0	6:30	6:32
8	12.0	6:29	6:32
9	12.0	6:29	6:31
10	12.0	6:29	6:31
11	12.0	6:28	6:31
12	12.0	6:28	6:31
13	12.0	6:28	6:30
14	12.0	6:27	6:30
15	12.0	6:27	6:30
16	12.1	6:27	6:30
17	12.1	6:26	6:30
18	12.1	6:26	6:29
19	12.1	6:26	6:29
20	12.1	6:25	6:29
21	12.1	6:25	6:29
22	12.1	6:25	6:29
23	12.1	6:25	6:29
24	12.1	6:24	6:28
25	12.1	6:24	6:28
26	12.1	6:24	6:28
27	12.1	6:24	6:28
28	12.1	6:23	6:28
29	12.1	6:23	6:28
30	12.1	6:23	6:28

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.73 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)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8
Level	Intense	Intense	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	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Bright
4	6.0	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Marsabit?

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

4.3

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

6.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Marsabit for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Marsabit in April

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

In April, Marsabit sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Marsabit 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 Marsabit peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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	15	12	10	11	13	13	14	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Marsabit?

Marsabit sits at 2.3°N, 38.0°E, 1,364 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Moyale, 178 km away.

Topography around Marsabit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marsabit has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m around an average of 1,346 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 993 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Marsabit is covered by grassland (33%), trees (28%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

412 m

grassland 33%

16 km

993 m

grassland 45%

80 km

1,364 m

grassland 59%

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

April weather nearby: Moyale 178 km · Maralal 199 km · Garba Tula 209 km · Habaswein 222 km · Isiolo 225 km · Maua 234 km · Wajir 239 km · Meru 257 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 Marsabit (2.3347°, 37.9909°, elevation 1,364 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	58	42
30	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	46
3	47
4	48
5	49
6	50
7	50
8	51
9	52
10	53
11	53
12	54
13	54
14	55
15	55
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	54
20	53
21	53
22	52
23	51
24	49
25	47
26	45
27	43
28	41
29	39
30	37

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	6	31	60	3
2	6	31	60	3
3	5	30	62	3
4	5	30	62	3
5	4	29	64	3
6	3	28	66	3
7	3	28	66	3
8	3	27	66	4
9	2	26	68	4
10	2	26	68	4
11	2	25	69	4
12	1	24	71	4
13	1	23	73	3
14	1	22	74	3
15	1	22	74	3
16	1	21	75	3
17	1	20	76	3
18	1	20	76	3
19	1	20	76	3
20	1	20	75	4
21	1	20	75	4
22	1	20	75	4
23	1	21	74	4
24	1	21	74	4
25	1	22	72	5
26	1	24	70	5
27	1	25	69	5
28	1	26	68	5
29	1	28	66	5
30	1	29	65	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	58	42
30	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	46
3	47
4	48
5	49
6	50
7	50
8	51
9	52
10	53
11	53
12	54
13	54
14	55
15	55
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	54
20	53
21	53
22	52
23	51
24	49
25	47
26	45
27	43
28	41
29	39
30	37

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	6	31	60	3
2	6	31	60	3
3	5	30	62	3
4	5	30	62	3
5	4	29	64	3
6	3	28	66	3
7	3	28	66	3
8	3	27	66	4
9	2	26	68	4
10	2	26	68	4
11	2	25	69	4
12	1	24	71	4
13	1	23	73	3
14	1	22	74	3
15	1	22	74	3
16	1	21	75	3
17	1	20	76	3
18	1	20	76	3
19	1	20	76	3
20	1	20	75	4
21	1	20	75	4
22	1	20	75	4
23	1	21	74	4
24	1	21	74	4
25	1	22	72	5
26	1	24	70	5
27	1	25	69	5
28	1	26	68	5
29	1	28	66	5
30	1	29	65	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	22
2	31	22
3	31	22
4	31	22
5	31	22
6	31	22
7	31	22
8	30	22
9	30	22
10	30	22
11	30	22
12	30	22
13	30	22
14	30	22
15	30	22
16	30	22
17	30	22
18	30	22
19	30	22
20	30	22
21	30	22
22	30	22
23	30	22
24	30	22
25	30	22
26	30	22
27	30	22
28	30	22
29	30	22
30	30	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	56	44
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	58	42
30	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	46
3	47
4	48
5	49
6	50
7	50
8	51
9	52
10	53
11	53
12	54
13	54
14	55
15	55
16	54
17	54
18	54
19	54
20	53
21	53
22	52
23	51
24	49
25	47
26	45
27	43
28	41
29	39
30	37

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	6	31	60	3
2	6	31	60	3
3	5	30	62	3
4	5	30	62	3
5	4	29	64	3
6	3	28	66	3
7	3	28	66	3
8	3	27	66	4
9	2	26	68	4
10	2	26	68	4
11	2	25	69	4
12	1	24	71	4
13	1	23	73	3
14	1	22	74	3
15	1	22	74	3
16	1	21	75	3
17	1	20	76	3
18	1	20	76	3
19	1	20	76	3
20	1	20	75	4
21	1	20	75	4
22	1	20	75	4
23	1	21	74	4
24	1	21	74	4
25	1	22	72	5
26	1	24	70	5
27	1	25	69	5
28	1	26	68	5
29	1	28	66	5
30	1	29	65	5