Butiama weather in April

In April, Butiama sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 206 mm of rain across 22.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 Butiama's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Butiama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
206 mm
22.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:46 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Butiama is town in Mara, Tanzania.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical April day in Butiama reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
82718
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102718
112718
122718
132718
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202718
212718
222718
232718
242718
252718
262718
272718
282718
292718
302718

Butiama weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°16621.212.14.8
Feb28° / 18°1341812.14.9
Mar28° / 18°18121124.7
Apr27° / 18°20622.2124.4
May27° / 18°10815.511.95.6
Jun27° / 18°437.911.96.6
Jul28° / 17°234.311.96.9
Aug28° / 18°49811.96.0
Sep29° / 18°6410.4125.4
Oct28° / 18°11916.4124.8
Nov27° / 18°20522.112.14.5
Dec27° / 18°21123.212.14.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32476
42377
52278
62278
72278
82278
92278
102179
112179
122179
132179
142080
152080
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191981
201981
212080
222080
231981
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251981
261981
272179
282179
292179
302278

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Butiama gets around 206 mm of rain over 22.2 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 75% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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278
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477
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875
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1474
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2575
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3073

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 51% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
144650
244650
344650
444650
544750
644750
744750
834750
934750
1034750
1134750
1234750
1334651
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2034552
2134552
2234453
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2434552
2534552
2634552
2734651
2824652
2924751
3024850

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 6:49 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:496:48
212.06:496:48
312.06:496:48
412.06:486:47
512.06:486:47
612.06:486:47
712.06:486:46
812.06:476:46
912.06:476:45
1012.06:476:45
1112.06:476:45
1212.06:466:44
1312.06:466:44
1412.06:466:44
1512.06:466:44
1612.06:466:43
1712.06:456:43
1812.06:456:43
1912.06:456:42
2012.06:456:42
2112.06:456:42
2212.06:446:41
2312.06:446:41
2411.96:446:41
2511.96:446:41
2611.96:446:41
2711.96:446:40
2811.96:436:40
2911.96:436:40
3011.96:436:40

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.67 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
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
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155.7Bright
165.7Bright
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245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Butiama?

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
4.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Butiama for sightseeing.

What to pack for Butiama in April

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

In April, Butiama sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Butiama 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 Butiama 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 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Butiama 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 Butiama is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (April, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1521 µg/m³Apr 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May12Good
Jun19Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Butiama?

Butiama sits at 1.8°S, 34.0°E, 1,500 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Nyamuswa, 16 km away.

MatongoShiratiKibaraSirari

Topography around Butiama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Butiama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m around an average of 1,459 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Butiama is covered by shrubs (33%), cropland (30%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (29%), grassland (28%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
241 m
16 km
545 m
80 km
656 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Nyamuswa 16 km · Bunda 30 km · Musoma 35 km · Tarime 64 km · Matongo 70 km · Shirati 70 km · Kibara 72 km · Sirari 80 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 Butiama (-1.7667°, 33.9667°, elevation 1,500 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).