Babati weather in April

In April, Babati sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 113 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Babati's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Babati's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
21.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:40 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Babati is city.

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 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical April day in Babati reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72618
82618
92618
102617
112617
122617
132617
142617
152617
162617
172617
182617
192617
202617
212617
222617
232617
242517
252517
262517
272517
282517
292517
302517

Babati weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°9811.912.25.8
Feb29° / 18°649.512.15.5
Mar28° / 18°10615.8125.2
Apr26° / 17°11321.711.94.9
May25° / 16°5111.711.86.5
Jun24° / 14°82.711.87.9
Jul24° / 13°61.711.88.2
Aug25° / 13°93.111.97.9
Sep27° / 14°72.4127.8
Oct28° / 16°24612.16.6
Nov28° / 17°6311.812.25.6
Dec28° / 18°9313.812.25.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34555
44555
54555
64456
74357
84456
94357
104357
114357
124456
134456
144456
154456
164357
174357
184456
194456
204357
214357
224258
234258
244060
253961
263961
273961
283862
293862
303664

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Babati gets around 113 mm of rain over 21.7 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 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
173
274
375
476
577
677
778
878
978
1078
1178
1277
1377
1476
1575
1673
1772
1871
1970
2068
2167
2266
2365
2464
2564
2663
2762
2861
2959
3058

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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1318727
2318727
3318727
4218737
5218737
6218737
7119737
8120727
9120727
10121717
11122716
12123706
13024706
14025705
15026695
16027685
17028684
18029674
19031654
20032653
21033643
22034633
23035623
24036613
25137602
26138592
27139582
28140572
29141571
30143551

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

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 6:43 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:436:41
212.06:426:40
312.06:426:40
412.06:426:39
511.96:426:39
611.96:426:38
711.96:426:38
811.96:416:38
911.96:416:37
1011.96:416:37
1111.96:416:36
1211.96:416:36
1311.96:406:36
1411.96:406:35
1511.96:406:35
1611.96:406:34
1711.96:406:34
1811.96:406:34
1911.96:406:33
2011.96:396:33
2111.96:396:33
2211.96:396:32
2311.96:396:32
2411.96:396:32
2511.96:396:31
2611.96:396:31
2711.96:396:31
2811.96:396:31
2911.96:396:30
3011.96:396:30

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Babati

In seasonPeak

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

Babati's rainy season runs November–May, 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 Babati?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Babati for sightseeing.

What to pack for Babati in April

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

In April, Babati sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Babati 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 Babati peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Babati?

Babati sits at 4.2°S, 35.8°E, 1,351 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Galappo, 12 km away.

Topography around Babati

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Babati has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m around an average of 1,371 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,383 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,403 m.

The land around Babati is covered by trees (35%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), trees (26%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (32%), grassland (28%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
290 m
16 km
1,383 m
80 km
2,403 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Galappo 12 km · Dareda 22 km · Magugu 22 km · Bashanet 37 km · Nangwa 43 km · Dongobesh 44 km · Mbulu 47 km · Katesh 53 km

Tanzania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,319
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
31.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 479
Religion
Christian 63%Muslim 34%folk religion 1%

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 Babati (-4.2167°, 35.75°, elevation 1,351 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).