Igunga weather in April

In April, Igunga sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 91 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:48 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical April day in Igunga reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°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)
13020
23020
33020
43020
53020
63020
73020
83020
93020
103020
113020
123019
133019
143019
153019
163019
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233020
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253020
263020
273020
283020
293020
303020

How April really feels in Igunga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Igunga weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°10415.912.24.4
Feb31° / 20°7712.712.14.2
Mar31° / 20°10415.3124.1
Apr30° / 20°9112.911.94.5
May31° / 19°173.611.85.3
Jun31° / 18°10.411.85.7
Jul30° / 17°0011.86.1
Aug31° / 18°10.211.95.4
Sep33° / 19°10.4124.4
Oct34° / 21°163.512.13.7
Nov32° / 21°8210.512.23.8
Dec30° / 20°1221712.24.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44159
54159
64159
74258
84258
94357
104357
114456
124456
134456
144555
154654
164654
174753
184753
194852
204852
214852
224852
234852
244852
254852
264852
274852
285050
295050
305149

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Igunga gets around 91 mm of rain over 12.9 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 43% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
159
260
359
459
558
657
756
854
953
1052
1150
1249
1347
1445
1543
1642
1740
1838
1936
2035
2134
2233
2332
2431
2531
2630
2729
2828
2927
3026

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13153250
23153250
33153250
43163250
53163249
62173348
72173447
82183446
92183544
102193742
112193841
123193939
133194137
143204335
153204433
163204631
173214728
183224826
194234825
204254823
214264822
224274821
235284720
245294719
255314618
265324517
276334517
286354416
296364215
306384115

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
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 6:50 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:506:48
212.06:506:48
312.06:506:47
412.06:506:47
511.96:496:46
611.96:496:46
711.96:496:45
811.96:496:45
911.96:496:45
1011.96:486:44
1111.96:486:44
1211.96:486:43
1311.96:486:43
1411.96:486:43
1511.96:486:42
1611.96:486:42
1711.96:476:42
1811.96:476:41
1911.96:476:41
2011.96:476:40
2111.96:476:40
2211.96:476:40
2311.96:476:39
2411.96:476:39
2511.96:466:39
2611.96:466:39
2711.96:466:38
2811.96:466:38
2911.96:466:38
3011.96:466:37

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
305.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Igunga

In seasonPeak

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

Igunga's rainy season runs November–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 Igunga?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Igunga in April

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

In April, Igunga sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Igunga 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 Igunga 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Igunga?

Igunga sits at 4.3°S, 33.9°E, 1,090 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Shelui, 36 km away.

KishapuNzegaShinyangaMwaduiTindeSepuka

Topography around Igunga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igunga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 1,076 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 760 m.

The land around Igunga is covered by cropland (47%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
247 m
80 km
760 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Shelui 36 km · Kiomboi 54 km · Kishapu 74 km · Nzega 78 km · Shinyanga 86 km · Mwadui 87 km · Tinde 88 km · Sepuka 89 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 Igunga (-4.2833°, 33.8833°, elevation 1,090 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).