Dareda weather in April

In April, Dareda sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 152 mm of rain across 18.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in April, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Dareda's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dareda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
152 mm
18.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:41 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
68%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Dareda is ward in Babati Rural District, Manyara Region.

Density
634/km²
people per km²

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 23°C through the month.

A typical April day in Dareda reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12416
22416
32416
42416
52416
62416
72416
82416
92416
102416
112416
122316
132315
142315
152315
162315
172315
182315
192315
202315
212315
222315
232315
242315
252315
262315
272315
282315
292315
302315

Dareda weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°35315.612.25.9
Feb25° / 15°24012.612.16.1
Mar25° / 16°25116.2125.9
Apr23° / 15°15218.911.95.4
May22° / 14°509.611.86.6
Jun22° / 12°71.911.87.7
Jul22° / 11°30.911.87.9
Aug22° / 11°3111.98.1
Sep24° / 12°30.8128.6
Oct25° / 14°194.212.17.8
Nov25° / 15°9010.412.26.7
Dec25° / 16°27015.512.25.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33763
43565
53664
63664
73664
83565
93565
103664
113664
123664
133664
143763
153862
163862
173862
183763
193763
203763
213763
223664
233565
243565
253565
263466
273466
283466
293466
303367

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Dareda gets around 152 mm of rain over 18.9 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 70% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
167
268
369
469
570
669
769
869
968
1068
1167
1266
1365
1464
1563
1662
1761
1860
1959
2058
2158
2257
2357
2456
2556
2656
2755
2854
2954
3053

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the comfortable band about 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
154253
254352
344353
444452
534651
634750
734849
835047
925246
1025345
1125543
1225642
1325840
1425939
1526137
1626335
1726533
1826632
1926830
2026929
2136928
2237027
2337126
2447125
2547224
2647323
2757322
2857421
2967420
3067519

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 6:31 PM.

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

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Dareda

In seasonPeak

None of Dareda's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Dareda's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Dareda?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Dareda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dareda in April

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

In April, Dareda sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Dareda 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 Dareda 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 Dareda?

Dareda sits at 4.2°S, 35.5°E, 1,618 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Bashanet, 15 km away.

Topography around Dareda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dareda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m around an average of 1,615 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,324 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,403 m.

The land around Dareda is covered by cropland (54%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), trees (27%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), shrubs (30%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
428 m
16 km
1,324 m
80 km
2,403 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Bashanet 15 km · Babati 22 km · Dongobesh 25 km · Nangwa 30 km · Magugu 33 km · Galappo 34 km · Katesh 39 km · Mbulu 41 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 Dareda (-4.2167°, 35.55°, elevation 1,618 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).