Chato weather in April

In April, Chato sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 114 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 10% 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 Chato's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chato's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 114 mm; 18.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:55 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 11th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

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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 Chato reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°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.

	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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

Chato weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 20°	72	16.3	12.1	5.5
Feb	28° / 20°	48	11	12.1	5.9
Mar	28° / 20°	90	16.3	12	5.4
Apr	27° / 20°	114	18.4	11.9	5.0
May	27° / 20°	45	8.7	11.9	6.5
Jun	28° / 20°	12	2.6	11.9	7.4
Jul	28° / 20°	6	1.3	11.9	7.3
Aug	28° / 20°	28	6.1	11.9	6.6
Sep	28° / 20°	61	12.8	12	5.9
Oct	27° / 20°	124	21.7	12.1	4.7
Nov	26° / 20°	172	26.3	12.1	4.0
Dec	26° / 20°	115	21.5	12.1	4.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

	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 (%)	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	23	22	22	23	23	23	24	23	23	23	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	28	28
Cloudier (%)	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	77	78	78	77	77	77	76	77	77	77	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	72	72

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	24	76
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	28	72
30	28	72

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Chato gets around 114 mm of rain over 18.4 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 62% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease 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 (%)	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	63	62	62	61	60	59	58	57	56	55	53	52	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	66
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	65
14	65
15	65
16	64
17	64
18	63
19	62
20	62
21	61
22	60
23	59
24	58
25	57
26	56
27	55
28	53
29	52
30	50

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

	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
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	27	28	28	29	30	31	32	34	35
Muggy (%)	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	75	75	74	73	72	72	70	69	68	67	65	64

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	22	78
2	0	22	78
3	0	22	78
4	0	22	78
5	0	22	78
6	0	22	78
7	0	23	77
8	0	23	77
9	0	23	77
10	0	23	77
11	0	23	77
12	0	23	77
13	0	23	77
14	0	23	77
15	0	23	77
16	0	23	77
17	0	24	76
18	0	24	76
19	0	25	75
20	0	25	75
21	0	26	74
22	0	27	73
23	0	28	72
24	0	28	72
25	1	29	70
26	1	30	69
27	1	31	68
28	1	32	67
29	1	34	65
30	1	35	64

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 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	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	7	calm
2	7	calm
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17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
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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 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 6:58 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:48 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	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53
Sunset (PM)	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:58	6:57
2	12.0	6:58	6:57
3	12.0	6:58	6:56
4	12.0	6:58	6:56
5	12.0	6:57	6:55
6	12.0	6:57	6:55
7	12.0	6:57	6:55
8	12.0	6:57	6:54
9	12.0	6:56	6:54
10	12.0	6:56	6:54
11	12.0	6:56	6:53
12	12.0	6:56	6:53
13	11.9	6:55	6:52
14	11.9	6:55	6:52
15	11.9	6:55	6:52
16	11.9	6:55	6:51
17	11.9	6:55	6:51
18	11.9	6:55	6:51
19	11.9	6:54	6:50
20	11.9	6:54	6:50
21	11.9	6:54	6:50
22	11.9	6:54	6:50
23	11.9	6:54	6:49
24	11.9	6:54	6:49
25	11.9	6:53	6:49
26	11.9	6:53	6:49
27	11.9	6:53	6:48
28	11.9	6:53	6:48
29	11.9	6:53	6:48
30	11.9	6:53	6:48

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	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
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	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	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	5.4	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	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Chato

In seasonPeak

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

Chato's rainy season runs March–April, 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 Chato?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Chato for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chato in April

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

In April, Chato sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

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UV index in Chato 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 Chato peaks around March 14 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	15	16	15	12	10	11	11	13	14	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Chato 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 Chato is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (April, 13 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	22	20	16	13	13	21	22	20	17	14	15	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Chato?

Chato sits at 2.6°S, 31.8°E, 1,150 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mhalamba, 28 km away.

Topography around Chato

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chato has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 1,143 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m.

The land around Chato is covered by water (34%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, water (45%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

47 m

water 34%

16 km

271 m

water 45%

80 km

710 m

cropland 36%

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

April weather nearby: Mhalamba 28 km · Katoro 44 km · Buseresere 48 km · Biharamulo 51 km · Geita 58 km · Uyovu 77 km · Kasamwa 78 km · Diobahika 83 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

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 Chato (-2.6378°, 31.7669°, elevation 1,150 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	27	20
2	27	20
3	27	20
4	27	20
5	27	20
6	27	20
7	27	20
8	27	20
9	27	20
10	27	20
11	27	20
12	27	20
13	27	20
14	27	20
15	27	20
16	27	20
17	27	20
18	27	20
19	27	20
20	27	20
21	27	20
22	27	20
23	27	20
24	27	20
25	27	20
26	27	20
27	27	20
28	27	20
29	27	20
30	27	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	24	76
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	28	72
30	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	66
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	65
14	65
15	65
16	64
17	64
18	63
19	62
20	62
21	61
22	60
23	59
24	58
25	57
26	56
27	55
28	53
29	52
30	50

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	22	78
2	0	22	78
3	0	22	78
4	0	22	78
5	0	22	78
6	0	22	78
7	0	23	77
8	0	23	77
9	0	23	77
10	0	23	77
11	0	23	77
12	0	23	77
13	0	23	77
14	0	23	77
15	0	23	77
16	0	23	77
17	0	24	76
18	0	24	76
19	0	25	75
20	0	25	75
21	0	26	74
22	0	27	73
23	0	28	72
24	0	28	72
25	1	29	70
26	1	30	69
27	1	31	68
28	1	32	67
29	1	34	65
30	1	35	64

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	24	76
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	28	72
30	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	66
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	65
14	65
15	65
16	64
17	64
18	63
19	62
20	62
21	61
22	60
23	59
24	58
25	57
26	56
27	55
28	53
29	52
30	50

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	22	78
2	0	22	78
3	0	22	78
4	0	22	78
5	0	22	78
6	0	22	78
7	0	23	77
8	0	23	77
9	0	23	77
10	0	23	77
11	0	23	77
12	0	23	77
13	0	23	77
14	0	23	77
15	0	23	77
16	0	23	77
17	0	24	76
18	0	24	76
19	0	25	75
20	0	25	75
21	0	26	74
22	0	27	73
23	0	28	72
24	0	28	72
25	1	29	70
26	1	30	69
27	1	31	68
28	1	32	67
29	1	34	65
30	1	35	64

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	22	78
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	23	77
12	22	78
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	24	76
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	26	74
29	28	72
30	28	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	66
3	66
4	66
5	66
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	65
14	65
15	65
16	64
17	64
18	63
19	62
20	62
21	61
22	60
23	59
24	58
25	57
26	56
27	55
28	53
29	52
30	50

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	22	78
2	0	22	78
3	0	22	78
4	0	22	78
5	0	22	78
6	0	22	78
7	0	23	77
8	0	23	77
9	0	23	77
10	0	23	77
11	0	23	77
12	0	23	77
13	0	23	77
14	0	23	77
15	0	23	77
16	0	23	77
17	0	24	76
18	0	24	76
19	0	25	75
20	0	25	75
21	0	26	74
22	0	27	73
23	0	28	72
24	0	28	72
25	1	29	70
26	1	30	69
27	1	31	68
28	1	32	67
29	1	34	65
30	1	35	64