Maua weather in April

In April, Maua sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 153 mm of rain across 21.3 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Maua's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
153 mm
21.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:28 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
58%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Maua is human settlement.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Maua reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Maua 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
Jan27° / 17°6710.3126.5
Feb29° / 18°386.6126.1
Mar29° / 19°8813.6125.2
Apr28° / 19°15321.3124.7
May27° / 19°428.8126.8
Jun27° / 18°61.5127.7
Jul27° / 17°62127.7
Aug27° / 18°61.5127.8
Sep29° / 18°72.2126.9
Oct29° / 19°8211.6125.6
Nov26° / 18°22725124.4
Dec26° / 17°12519.1125.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25743
35842
45743
55644
65644
75644
85644
95644
105644
115644
125644
135644
145743
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295347
305446

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Maua gets around 153 mm of rain over 21.3 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 69% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
166
267
368
469
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670
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2171
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3060

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
174350
264351
364252
454253
554253
654253
744254
844155
944155
1034156
1134156
1234057
1334057
1434057
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1624058
1724157
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2024157
2124256
2224256
2324355
2414455
2514554
2614653
2714851
2814950
2915148
3015346

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
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219calm
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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 6:33 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:336:33
212.06:336:33
312.06:326:32
412.06:326:32
512.06:326:32
612.06:316:31
712.06:316:31
812.06:316:31
912.06:306:31
1012.06:306:30
1112.06:306:30
1212.06:296:30
1312.06:296:29
1412.06:296:29
1512.06:296:29
1612.06:286:29
1712.06:286:28
1812.06:286:28
1912.06:286:28
2012.06:276:28
2112.06:276:27
2212.06:276:27
2312.06:276:27
2412.06:266:27
2512.06:266:27
2612.06:266:26
2712.06:266:26
2812.06:266:26
2912.06:256:26
3012.06:256:26

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 5.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
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36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Maua

In seasonPeak

In April, Maua sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Maua's rainy season runs April–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Maua?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Maua for sightseeing.

What to pack for Maua in April

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

In April, Maua sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Maua 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 Maua peaks around March 18 at about 16 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Maua 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 Maua is worst in December — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodGoodModerateDec 2121 µg/m³Sep 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May11Good
Jun12Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maua?

Maua sits at 0.2°N, 37.9°E, 1,629 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Meru, 38 km away.

ChukaGarba TulaNanyukiEmbuKerugoyaKaratina

Topography around Maua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maua has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m around an average of 1,657 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,798 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,406 m.

The land around Maua is covered by trees (84%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and shrubs (55%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
582 m
16 km
1,798 m
80 km
4,406 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Meru 38 km · Isiolo 42 km · Chuka 71 km · Garba Tula 72 km · Nanyuki 100 km · Embu 101 km · Kerugoya 110 km · Karatina 121 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 Maua (0.2332°, 37.9409°, elevation 1,629 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).