Dodoma weather in April

In April, Dodoma sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 42 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Dodoma's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dodoma's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 42 mm; 7.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:41 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 9th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Dodoma is city and capital of Tanzania.

Density: 297/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1906

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical April day in Dodoma reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

Dodoma weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	105	14.5	12.3	4.8
Feb	29° / 20°	82	11.6	12.2	4.8
Mar	29° / 20°	87	11.9	12	5.0
Apr	29° / 19°	42	7.3	11.9	5.7
May	29° / 18°	6	1.5	11.7	6.6
Jun	28° / 16°	1	0.1	11.6	7.7
Jul	27° / 15°	0	0.1	11.7	8.3
Aug	28° / 16°	0	0	11.8	7.8
Sep	30° / 17°	0	0	12	6.7
Oct	31° / 18°	4	0.5	12.1	5.7
Nov	32° / 20°	24	3	12.3	4.9
Dec	30° / 20°	80	9.7	12.4	4.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

	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 (%)	47	47	46	46	47	47	47	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	50	50	49	49	49	50	50	49	49	49	49	49
Cloudier (%)	53	53	54	54	53	53	53	54	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	51	50	50	51	51	51	50	50	51	51	51	51	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Dodoma gets around 42 mm of rain over 7.3 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 24% and peaks near 39% 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 (%)	39	39	38	38	37	36	34	33	32	31	29	28	27	26	24	23	22	20	19	18	17	16	16	15	14	13	13	12	11	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	38
4	38
5	37
6	36
7	34
8	33
9	32
10	31
11	29
12	28
13	27
14	26
15	24
16	23
17	22
18	20
19	19
20	18
21	17
22	16
23	16
24	15
25	14
26	13
27	13
28	12
29	11
30	11

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. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% 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
Dry (%)	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	2	2
Comfortable (%)	6	7	7	7	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	18	19	21	22	24	26	27	29	31	33	34	36	38	40	42	44
Humid (%)	66	66	67	68	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	68	67	66	65	65	63	61	59	59	58	56	55	52	51
Muggy (%)	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	11	10	9	8	8	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	6	66	28
2	0	7	66	27
3	0	7	67	26
4	0	7	68	25
5	0	7	69	24
6	0	8	69	23
7	0	9	69	22
8	0	10	69	21
9	0	11	70	19
10	0	12	70	18
11	0	13	70	17
12	0	14	70	16
13	0	15	70	15
14	0	16	70	14
15	0	18	69	13
16	0	19	69	12
17	0	21	68	11
18	0	22	67	11
19	0	24	66	10
20	0	26	65	9
21	0	27	65	8
22	0	29	63	8
23	1	31	61	7
24	1	33	59	7
25	1	34	59	6
26	1	36	58	5
27	1	38	56	5
28	1	40	55	4
29	2	42	52	4
30	2	44	51	3

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 48 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 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:28 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)	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	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41
Sunset (PM)	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:43	6:40
2	11.9	6:43	6:40
3	11.9	6:43	6:39
4	11.9	6:43	6:39
5	11.9	6:43	6:38
6	11.9	6:43	6:38
7	11.9	6:42	6:37
8	11.9	6:42	6:37
9	11.9	6:42	6:36
10	11.9	6:42	6:36
11	11.9	6:42	6:35
12	11.9	6:42	6:35
13	11.9	6:42	6:34
14	11.9	6:42	6:34
15	11.9	6:41	6:34
16	11.9	6:41	6:33
17	11.9	6:41	6:33
18	11.9	6:41	6:32
19	11.8	6:41	6:32
20	11.8	6:41	6:32
21	11.8	6:41	6:31
22	11.8	6:41	6:31
23	11.8	6:41	6:30
24	11.8	6:41	6:30
25	11.8	6:41	6:30
26	11.8	6:41	6:29
27	11.8	6:41	6:29
28	11.8	6:41	6:29
29	11.8	6:41	6:28
30	11.8	6:41	6:28

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.35 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.72 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)	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	6.0	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Dodoma?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

7.3

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Dodoma for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dodoma in April

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

In April, Dodoma sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Dodoma in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dodoma peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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)	14	16	16	14	11	10	11	11	13	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Location & terrain

Where is Dodoma?

Dodoma sits at 6.2°S, 35.7°E, 1,125 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mpwapwa, 85 km away.

Topography around Dodoma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dodoma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m around an average of 1,135 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,336 m.

The land around Dodoma is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), shrubs (31%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

195 m

artificial surfaces 63%

16 km

457 m

grassland 41%

80 km

1,336 m

grassland 33%

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

April weather nearby: Mpwapwa 85 km · Kibakwe 92 km · Kibaigwa 101 km · Manyoni 111 km · Izazi 114 km · Geiro 125 km · Kondoa 142 km · Itigi 149 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 Dodoma (-6.1722°, 35.7395°, elevation 1,125 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	38
4	38
5	37
6	36
7	34
8	33
9	32
10	31
11	29
12	28
13	27
14	26
15	24
16	23
17	22
18	20
19	19
20	18
21	17
22	16
23	16
24	15
25	14
26	13
27	13
28	12
29	11
30	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	6	66	28
2	0	7	66	27
3	0	7	67	26
4	0	7	68	25
5	0	7	69	24
6	0	8	69	23
7	0	9	69	22
8	0	10	69	21
9	0	11	70	19
10	0	12	70	18
11	0	13	70	17
12	0	14	70	16
13	0	15	70	15
14	0	16	70	14
15	0	18	69	13
16	0	19	69	12
17	0	21	68	11
18	0	22	67	11
19	0	24	66	10
20	0	26	65	9
21	0	27	65	8
22	0	29	63	8
23	1	31	61	7
24	1	33	59	7
25	1	34	59	6
26	1	36	58	5
27	1	38	56	5
28	1	40	55	4
29	2	42	52	4
30	2	44	51	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	38
4	38
5	37
6	36
7	34
8	33
9	32
10	31
11	29
12	28
13	27
14	26
15	24
16	23
17	22
18	20
19	19
20	18
21	17
22	16
23	16
24	15
25	14
26	13
27	13
28	12
29	11
30	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	6	66	28
2	0	7	66	27
3	0	7	67	26
4	0	7	68	25
5	0	7	69	24
6	0	8	69	23
7	0	9	69	22
8	0	10	69	21
9	0	11	70	19
10	0	12	70	18
11	0	13	70	17
12	0	14	70	16
13	0	15	70	15
14	0	16	70	14
15	0	18	69	13
16	0	19	69	12
17	0	21	68	11
18	0	22	67	11
19	0	24	66	10
20	0	26	65	9
21	0	27	65	8
22	0	29	63	8
23	1	31	61	7
24	1	33	59	7
25	1	34	59	6
26	1	36	58	5
27	1	38	56	5
28	1	40	55	4
29	2	42	52	4
30	2	44	51	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	46	54
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	47	53
12	47	53
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	49	51
30	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	38
4	38
5	37
6	36
7	34
8	33
9	32
10	31
11	29
12	28
13	27
14	26
15	24
16	23
17	22
18	20
19	19
20	18
21	17
22	16
23	16
24	15
25	14
26	13
27	13
28	12
29	11
30	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	6	66	28
2	0	7	66	27
3	0	7	67	26
4	0	7	68	25
5	0	7	69	24
6	0	8	69	23
7	0	9	69	22
8	0	10	69	21
9	0	11	70	19
10	0	12	70	18
11	0	13	70	17
12	0	14	70	16
13	0	15	70	15
14	0	16	70	14
15	0	18	69	13
16	0	19	69	12
17	0	21	68	11
18	0	22	67	11
19	0	24	66	10
20	0	26	65	9
21	0	27	65	8
22	0	29	63	8
23	1	31	61	7
24	1	33	59	7
25	1	34	59	6
26	1	36	58	5
27	1	38	56	5
28	1	40	55	4
29	2	42	52	4
30	2	44	51	3