Umutara weather in April

In April, Umutara sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 123 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Umutara's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Umutara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 123 mm; 21.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:00 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 12th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical April day in Umutara reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

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

Umutara weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 15°	49	10.8	12.1	6.3
Feb	26° / 16°	51	9.9	12	6.2
Mar	26° / 16°	95	16.5	12	5.5
Apr	25° / 16°	123	21.2	12	4.8
May	25° / 16°	79	15.1	11.9	5.9
Jun	25° / 15°	20	4.1	11.9	7.4
Jul	26° / 15°	8	1.5	11.9	7.7
Aug	26° / 16°	36	6.5	12	6.9
Sep	26° / 15°	65	12.4	12	6.1
Oct	25° / 15°	108	19.5	12	5.2
Nov	25° / 15°	121	21.3	12.1	4.8
Dec	25° / 15°	80	16.1	12.1	5.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

	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 (%)	19	19	18	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	17
Cloudier (%)	81	81	82	83	83	83	84	85	85	85	86	87	86	86	86	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	84	84	84	84	83

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	15	85
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Umutara gets around 123 mm of rain over 21.2 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 71% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	62	62	63	64	65	66	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	72	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	63
4	64
5	65
6	66
7	66
8	67
9	68
10	69
11	70
12	71
13	72
14	72
15	73
16	73
17	74
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	75
23	75
24	75
25	75
26	75
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	73

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the humid band about 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Comfortable (%)	47	45	44	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	36	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	27	27	27
Humid (%)	52	54	55	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	63	64	65	65	66	66	67	67	69	69	69	70	69	70	71	71	72	72	72	72

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	47	52
2	1	45	54
3	1	44	55
4	1	42	57
5	1	41	58
6	1	40	59
7	1	39	60
8	1	38	61
9	1	37	62
10	1	36	63
11	1	36	63
12	1	35	64
13	1	34	65
14	1	34	65
15	1	33	66
16	1	33	66
17	1	32	67
18	1	32	67
19	0	31	69
20	0	31	69
21	0	31	69
22	0	30	70
23	1	30	69
24	1	29	70
25	1	28	71
26	1	28	71
27	1	27	72
28	1	27	72
29	1	27	72
30	1	27	72

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

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 6:04 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:55 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	12.0	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57
Sunset (PM)	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:04	6:03
2	12.0	6:03	6:03
3	12.0	6:03	6:02
4	12.0	6:03	6:02
5	12.0	6:03	6:02
6	12.0	6:02	6:01
7	12.0	6:02	6:01
8	12.0	6:02	6:01
9	12.0	6:01	6:00
10	12.0	6:01	6:00
11	12.0	6:01	6:00
12	12.0	6:01	5:59
13	12.0	6:00	5:59
14	12.0	6:00	5:59
15	12.0	6:00	5:58
16	12.0	6:00	5:58
17	12.0	6:00	5:58
18	12.0	5:59	5:58
19	12.0	5:59	5:57
20	12.0	5:59	5:57
21	12.0	5:59	5:57
22	12.0	5:59	5:56
23	12.0	5:58	5:56
24	12.0	5:58	5:56
25	12.0	5:58	5:56
26	12.0	5:58	5:56
27	12.0	5:58	5:55
28	12.0	5:58	5:55
29	12.0	5:57	5:55
30	12.0	5:57	5:55

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.43 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)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2
Level	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	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Umutara?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Umutara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Umutara in April

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

In April, Umutara sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Umutara 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 Umutara peaks around March 14 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	16	16	15	12	10	11	11	14	14	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Umutara 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 Umutara is worst in January — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	99	98	88	82	80	95	91	87	83	81	86	93
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	99	Unhealthy
Feb	98	Unhealthy
Mar	88	Unhealthy
Apr	82	Unhealthy
May	80	Unhealthy
Jun	95	Unhealthy
Jul	91	Unhealthy
Aug	87	Unhealthy
Sep	83	Unhealthy
Oct	81	Unhealthy
Nov	86	Unhealthy
Dec	93	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Umutara?

Umutara sits at 1.3°S, 30.3°E, 1,343 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Nyagatare, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Umutara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Umutara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 1,381 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 557 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,935 m.

The land around Umutara is covered by cropland (47%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%), trees (31%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

203 m

cropland 47%

16 km

557 m

cropland 56%

80 km

2,935 m

grassland 32%

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

April weather nearby: Nyagatare 0.0 km · Bugaragara 9.0 km · Kabale 37 km · Mabare 39 km · Byumba 42 km · Nyachera 45 km · Ntungamo 47 km · Iryango 48 km

Rwanda travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 27% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,124; 2025
Happiness: 3.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2021
Homicide rate: 3.6; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 29.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 417
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 Umutara (-1.2955°, 30.323°, elevation 1,343 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	15	85
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	63
4	64
5	65
6	66
7	66
8	67
9	68
10	69
11	70
12	71
13	72
14	72
15	73
16	73
17	74
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	75
23	75
24	75
25	75
26	75
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	73

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	47	52
2	1	45	54
3	1	44	55
4	1	42	57
5	1	41	58
6	1	40	59
7	1	39	60
8	1	38	61
9	1	37	62
10	1	36	63
11	1	36	63
12	1	35	64
13	1	34	65
14	1	34	65
15	1	33	66
16	1	33	66
17	1	32	67
18	1	32	67
19	0	31	69
20	0	31	69
21	0	31	69
22	0	30	70
23	1	30	69
24	1	29	70
25	1	28	71
26	1	28	71
27	1	27	72
28	1	27	72
29	1	27	72
30	1	27	72

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	15	85
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	63
4	64
5	65
6	66
7	66
8	67
9	68
10	69
11	70
12	71
13	72
14	72
15	73
16	73
17	74
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	75
23	75
24	75
25	75
26	75
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	73

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	47	52
2	1	45	54
3	1	44	55
4	1	42	57
5	1	41	58
6	1	40	59
7	1	39	60
8	1	38	61
9	1	37	62
10	1	36	63
11	1	36	63
12	1	35	64
13	1	34	65
14	1	34	65
15	1	33	66
16	1	33	66
17	1	32	67
18	1	32	67
19	0	31	69
20	0	31	69
21	0	31	69
22	0	30	70
23	1	30	69
24	1	29	70
25	1	28	71
26	1	28	71
27	1	27	72
28	1	27	72
29	1	27	72
30	1	27	72

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	16	84
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	15	85
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	15	85
26	16	84
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	62
2	62
3	63
4	64
5	65
6	66
7	66
8	67
9	68
10	69
11	70
12	71
13	72
14	72
15	73
16	73
17	74
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	75
23	75
24	75
25	75
26	75
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	73

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	1	47	52
2	1	45	54
3	1	44	55
4	1	42	57
5	1	41	58
6	1	40	59
7	1	39	60
8	1	38	61
9	1	37	62
10	1	36	63
11	1	36	63
12	1	35	64
13	1	34	65
14	1	34	65
15	1	33	66
16	1	33	66
17	1	32	67
18	1	32	67
19	0	31	69
20	0	31	69
21	0	31	69
22	0	30	70
23	1	30	69
24	1	29	70
25	1	28	71
26	1	28	71
27	1	27	72
28	1	27	72
29	1	27	72
30	1	27	72