Hedaru weather in April

In April, Hedaru sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 182 mm of rain across 22.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Hedaru's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hedaru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
182 mm
22.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:32 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
69%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical April day in Hedaru reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°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 about 3°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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32820
42820
52820
62820
72820
82820
92820
102820
112820
122720
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Hedaru weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°549.612.25.3
Feb30° / 20°488.212.14.9
Mar30° / 20°10216.3124.4
Apr27° / 20°18222.511.94.4
May25° / 18°12415.211.85.9
Jun25° / 16°17411.77.5
Jul24° / 15°112.511.87.8
Aug25° / 15°142.911.97.6
Sep27° / 16°143.2127.4
Oct28° / 18°638.712.16.3
Nov28° / 19°9014.312.25.2
Dec29° / 20°7914.912.35.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
43961
54060
64060
74060
83961
93862
103763
113763
123763
133664
143763
153763
163664
173565
183565
193565
203466
213367
223367
233367
243268
253169
263169
273169
283169
293169
303169

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Hedaru gets around 182 mm of rain over 22.5 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 74% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
174
275
375
476
576
677
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877
978
1078
1178
1277
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1676
1775
1875
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2671
2770
2869
2969
3068

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1110881
2110881
319891
419891
508911
608911
708911
808911
908920
1009910
1109910
1209910
13010900
14010900
15011890
16012880
17013870
18014860
19015850
20016840
21017830
22018820
23019810
24021790
25022780
26023770
27124750
28125740
29127720
30128710

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
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307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:346:32
212.06:346:32
312.06:346:31
412.06:346:31
511.96:336:30
611.96:336:30
711.96:336:29
811.96:336:29
911.96:336:28
1011.96:336:28
1111.96:326:28
1211.96:326:27
1311.96:326:27
1411.96:326:26
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1611.96:326:26
1711.96:316:25
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1911.96:316:25
2011.96:316:24
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2611.96:316:22
2711.96:306:22
2811.96:306:22
2911.96:306:21
3011.86:306:21

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Hedaru

In seasonPeak

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

Hedaru's rainy season runs March–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 Hedaru?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Hedaru for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hedaru in April

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

In April, Hedaru sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hedaru 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 Hedaru peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Hedaru 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 Hedaru is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1616 µg/m³Oct 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hedaru?

Hedaru sits at 4.5°S, 37.9°E, 640 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Makuyuni, 34 km away.

LembeniUsangiKorogwe

Topography around Hedaru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hedaru has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m around an average of 662 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,658 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,131 m.

The land around Hedaru is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, shrubs (61%) within 16 km, and shrubs (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
416 m
16 km
1,658 m
80 km
2,131 m
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April weather nearby: Makuyuni 34 km · Mazinde 48 km · Matui 51 km · Same 52 km · Lushoto 53 km · Lembeni 86 km · Usangi 93 km · Korogwe 97 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 Hedaru (-4.5°, 37.9°, elevation 640 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).