Voi weather in April

In April, Voi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 79 mm of rain across 18 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Voi's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Voi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
18 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:28 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Voi is town in Kenya.

Founded
1932

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 30°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical April day in Voi reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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How April really feels in Voi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 4 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
4
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.

Voi 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
Jan30° / 21°467.912.25.4
Feb31° / 21°405.512.14.9
Mar31° / 21°7012.8124.3
Apr29° / 21°791811.94.3
May28° / 20°5310.911.86.1
Jun27° / 18°82.411.87.3
Jul27° / 17°51.511.87.6
Aug27° / 17°82.411.97.5
Sep28° / 18°102.9127.2
Oct29° / 19°368.412.15.7
Nov29° / 20°7717.512.24.5
Dec29° / 21°9117.912.24.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
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45347
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95149
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254654
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Voi gets around 79 mm of rain over 18 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 59% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
160
261
361
462
563
663
763
863
963
1063
1163
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3053

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
158114
248214
348214
438314
538314
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738314
828414
928414
1028513
1128513
1228513
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203898
214888
224897
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266895
277885
287885
298884
309874

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 10 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
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108calm
118calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:316:30
212.06:316:29
312.06:316:29
412.06:316:28
512.06:306:28
612.06:306:28
712.06:306:27
812.06:306:27
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Voi?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Voi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Voi in April

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

In April, Voi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Voi 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 Voi 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
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Voi?

Voi sits at 3.4°S, 38.6°E, 580 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Taveta, 97 km away.

TavetaUsangiLembeniMariakaniSameTarakeaMazerasJomvu

Topography around Voi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Voi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m around an average of 603 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,294 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,019 m.

The land around Voi is covered by shrubs (51%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and shrubs (40%) within 16 km, and shrubs (56%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
375 m
16 km
1,294 m
80 km
2,019 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Taveta 97 km · Usangi 104 km · Lembeni 113 km · Mariakani 114 km · Same 118 km · Tarakea 119 km · Mazeras 127 km · Jomvu 134 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 Voi (-3.396°, 38.5561°, elevation 580 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).