Wote weather in April

In April, Wote sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 118 mm of rain across 22.4 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 26% 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 Wote's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wote's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
118 mm
22.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:31 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Wote is town in Makueni County, Kenya.

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 Wote reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52820
62820
72820
82820
92820
102820
112820
122820
132820
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Wote 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
Jan28° / 18°499.612.16.3
Feb30° / 19°367.212.15.5
Mar29° / 20°9116.6124.6
Apr28° / 20°11822.4124.4
May27° / 19°449.911.96.5
Jun26° / 17°51.411.97.5
Jul26° / 16°30.911.97.6
Aug26° / 16°41.211.97.6
Sep28° / 17°61.7127.2
Oct29° / 18°448.9125.8
Nov27° / 19°16123.412.14.5
Dec27° / 19°9919.812.15.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46040
55941
65941
75842
85743
95743
105743
115743
125743
135743
145743
155743
165743
175743
185743
195743
205743
215743
225743
235644
245545
255545
265446
275446
285347
295248
305248

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Wote gets around 118 mm of rain over 22.4 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 74% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
177
278
379
479
580
680
780
880
980
1080
1180
1280
1379
1479
1578
1677
1776
1874
1973
2072
2171
2270
2368
2467
2566
2664
2762
2860
2959
3057

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
142967
232968
332968
422969
522969
622969
723068
813069
913168
1013168
1113267
1213267
1303367
1403466
1503565
1603664
1703763
1813861
1914059
2014158
2114257
2214356
2314455
2414554
2514653
2614752
2714851
2815049
2915148
3015346

Wind in April

Winds average 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

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 6:35 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:356:34
212.06:346:33
312.06:346:33
412.06:346:33
512.06:346:32
612.06:336:32
712.06:336:32
812.06:336:31
912.06:326:31
1012.06:326:30
1112.06:326:30
1212.06:326:30
1312.06:326:29
1412.06:316:29
1512.06:316:29
1612.06:316:29
1712.06:316:28
1812.06:306:28
1912.06:306:28
2012.06:306:27
2112.06:306:27
2212.06:306:27
2312.06:306:27
2411.96:296:26
2511.96:296:26
2611.96:296:26
2711.96:296:26
2811.96:296:25
2911.96:296:25
3011.96:296:25

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Wote

In seasonPeak

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

Wote's rainy season runs November–December, 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 Wote?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Wote for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wote in April

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

In April, Wote sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Wote 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 Wote peaks around March 17 at about 16 (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 17UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Wote 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 Wote is worst in December — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateDec 2129 µg/m³Oct 913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wote?

Wote sits at 1.8°S, 37.6°E, 1,128 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Makueni Boma, 3.0 km away.

Athi River

Topography around Wote

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wote has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m around an average of 1,130 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 929 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,612 m.

The land around Wote is covered by shrubs (40%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
223 m
16 km
929 m
80 km
1,612 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Makueni Boma 3.0 km · Kinoi 31 km · Emali 38 km · Machakos 50 km · Mwala 51 km · Makindu 59 km · Kitui 63 km · Athi River 81 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 Wote (-1.7808°, 37.6288°, elevation 1,128 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).