Iringa weather in April

In April, Iringa sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 57 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 11.8 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 21% of the time in April, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Iringa's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iringa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 57 mm; 10.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:43 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 8th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.8; out of 10

Iringa is city.

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 23°C through the month.

A typical April day in Iringa reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°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 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)	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15

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

Iringa 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 16°	162	23.7	12.4	4.6
Feb	24° / 16°	126	20	12.3	4.9
Mar	24° / 16°	130	20.5	12.1	5.2
Apr	23° / 16°	57	10.4	11.8	6.8
May	23° / 14°	7	1.5	11.7	8.5
Jun	23° / 12°	0	0.1	11.6	8.7
Jul	22° / 12°	0	0	11.6	8.6
Aug	23° / 12°	0	0	11.7	8.8
Sep	24° / 13°	1	0.3	12	9.0
Oct	26° / 14°	8	1.9	12.2	8.3
Nov	26° / 16°	46	7.3	12.4	7.1
Dec	25° / 16°	131	19.2	12.4	5.4

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 29% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	35	35	37	37	39	40	41	42	42	44	44	46	48	49	51	52	54	55	56	57	57	58	59	59	59	59	60	61	62	62
Cloudier (%)	65	65	63	63	61	60	59	58	58	56	56	54	52	51	49	48	46	45	44	43	43	42	41	41	41	41	40	39	38	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	39	61
6	40	60
7	41	59
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	46	54
13	48	52
14	49	51
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	61	39
29	62	38
30	62	38

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Iringa gets around 57 mm of rain over 10.4 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 35% and peaks near 60% 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 (%)	60	59	57	56	54	52	51	49	47	44	42	40	38	36	34	32	30	28	26	25	23	22	21	19	18	17	16	14	13	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	59
3	57
4	56
5	54
6	52
7	51
8	49
9	47
10	44
11	42
12	40
13	38
14	36
15	34
16	32
17	30
18	28
19	26
20	25
21	23
22	22
23	21
24	19
25	18
26	17
27	16
28	14
29	13
30	12

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	13	14
Comfortable (%)	40	41	43	45	46	48	50	52	53	55	57	58	60	62	64	65	67	68	69	70	71	72	72	73	74	74	74	75	74	74
Humid (%)	60	59	57	55	54	52	50	48	47	45	43	41	39	37	35	33	31	30	28	26	25	23	22	20	18	17	16	14	13	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	40	60
2	0	41	59
3	0	43	57
4	0	45	55
5	0	46	54
6	0	48	52
7	0	50	50
8	0	52	48
9	0	53	47
10	0	55	45
11	0	57	43
12	1	58	41
13	1	60	39
14	1	62	37
15	1	64	35
16	2	65	33
17	2	67	31
18	2	68	30
19	3	69	28
20	4	70	26
21	4	71	25
22	5	72	23
23	6	72	22
24	7	73	20
25	8	74	18
26	9	74	17
27	10	74	16
28	11	75	14
29	13	74	13
30	14	74	12

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15
Feels	calm	calm	calm	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

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	light breeze
11	12	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	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	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	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 42 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 6:44 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:27 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	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	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	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42
Sunset (PM)	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	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:44	6:40
2	11.9	6:44	6:39
3	11.9	6:44	6:39
4	11.9	6:43	6:38
5	11.9	6:43	6:38
6	11.9	6:43	6:37
7	11.9	6:43	6:37
8	11.9	6:43	6:36
9	11.9	6:43	6:36
10	11.9	6:43	6:35
11	11.9	6:43	6:35
12	11.9	6:43	6:34
13	11.8	6:43	6:34
14	11.8	6:43	6:33
15	11.8	6:43	6:33
16	11.8	6:43	6:32
17	11.8	6:43	6:32
18	11.8	6:42	6:31
19	11.8	6:42	6:31
20	11.8	6:42	6:30
21	11.8	6:42	6:30
22	11.8	6:42	6:30
23	11.8	6:42	6:29
24	11.8	6:42	6:29
25	11.8	6:42	6:28
26	11.8	6:42	6:28
27	11.8	6:42	6:28
28	11.7	6:42	6:27
29	11.7	6:42	6:27
30	11.7	6:42	6:27

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.2 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.2 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)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	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	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.3	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 Iringa

In seasonPeak

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

Iringa's rainy season runs December–March, 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 Iringa?

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

6.8

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Iringa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Iringa in April

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

In April, Iringa sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Iringa 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 Iringa peaks around March 11 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)	14	16	16	14	11	10	11	11	12	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	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	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Iringa 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 Iringa is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 7 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)	10	11	10	8	7	7	10	15	21	18	13	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	10	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	7	Good
Jun	7	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Iringa?

Iringa sits at 7.8°S, 35.7°E, 1,625 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Ilula, 38 km away.

Topography around Iringa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iringa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m around an average of 1,613 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 671 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,181 m.

The land around Iringa is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

376 m

artificial surfaces 42%

16 km

671 m

shrubs 37%

80 km

2,181 m

shrubs 39%

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

April weather nearby: Ilula 38 km · Izazi 63 km · Mafinga 74 km · Mlimba 116 km · Ifakara 116 km · Kibakwe 138 km · Malinyi 138 km · Kidatu 139 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 Iringa (-7.7667°, 35.7°, elevation 1,625 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	24	16
2	23	16
3	23	16
4	23	16
5	23	16
6	23	16
7	23	16
8	23	16
9	23	16
10	23	16
11	23	16
12	23	16
13	23	16
14	23	16
15	23	16
16	23	16
17	23	16
18	23	16
19	23	16
20	23	16
21	23	16
22	23	16
23	23	16
24	23	16
25	23	16
26	23	16
27	23	16
28	23	16
29	23	15
30	23	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	39	61
6	40	60
7	41	59
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	46	54
13	48	52
14	49	51
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	61	39
29	62	38
30	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	59
3	57
4	56
5	54
6	52
7	51
8	49
9	47
10	44
11	42
12	40
13	38
14	36
15	34
16	32
17	30
18	28
19	26
20	25
21	23
22	22
23	21
24	19
25	18
26	17
27	16
28	14
29	13
30	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	40	60
2	0	41	59
3	0	43	57
4	0	45	55
5	0	46	54
6	0	48	52
7	0	50	50
8	0	52	48
9	0	53	47
10	0	55	45
11	0	57	43
12	1	58	41
13	1	60	39
14	1	62	37
15	1	64	35
16	2	65	33
17	2	67	31
18	2	68	30
19	3	69	28
20	4	70	26
21	4	71	25
22	5	72	23
23	6	72	22
24	7	73	20
25	8	74	18
26	9	74	17
27	10	74	16
28	11	75	14
29	13	74	13
30	14	74	12

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	39	61
6	40	60
7	41	59
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	46	54
13	48	52
14	49	51
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	61	39
29	62	38
30	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	59
3	57
4	56
5	54
6	52
7	51
8	49
9	47
10	44
11	42
12	40
13	38
14	36
15	34
16	32
17	30
18	28
19	26
20	25
21	23
22	22
23	21
24	19
25	18
26	17
27	16
28	14
29	13
30	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	40	60
2	0	41	59
3	0	43	57
4	0	45	55
5	0	46	54
6	0	48	52
7	0	50	50
8	0	52	48
9	0	53	47
10	0	55	45
11	0	57	43
12	1	58	41
13	1	60	39
14	1	62	37
15	1	64	35
16	2	65	33
17	2	67	31
18	2	68	30
19	3	69	28
20	4	70	26
21	4	71	25
22	5	72	23
23	6	72	22
24	7	73	20
25	8	74	18
26	9	74	17
27	10	74	16
28	11	75	14
29	13	74	13
30	14	74	12

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	37	63
4	37	63
5	39	61
6	40	60
7	41	59
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	46	54
13	48	52
14	49	51
15	51	49
16	52	48
17	54	46
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	57	43
21	57	43
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	61	39
29	62	38
30	62	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	59
3	57
4	56
5	54
6	52
7	51
8	49
9	47
10	44
11	42
12	40
13	38
14	36
15	34
16	32
17	30
18	28
19	26
20	25
21	23
22	22
23	21
24	19
25	18
26	17
27	16
28	14
29	13
30	12

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	40	60
2	0	41	59
3	0	43	57
4	0	45	55
5	0	46	54
6	0	48	52
7	0	50	50
8	0	52	48
9	0	53	47
10	0	55	45
11	0	57	43
12	1	58	41
13	1	60	39
14	1	62	37
15	1	64	35
16	2	65	33
17	2	67	31
18	2	68	30
19	3	69	28
20	4	70	26
21	4	71	25
22	5	72	23
23	6	72	22
24	7	73	20
25	8	74	18
26	9	74	17
27	10	74	16
28	11	75	14
29	13	74	13
30	14	74	12