Kahama weather in April

In April, Kahama sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 104 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 Kahama's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kahama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:52 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
71%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Kahama is town in northwestern Tanzania.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Kahama reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kahama weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°11418.312.24.9
Feb29° / 19°8514.612.14.8
Mar28° / 19°12017.1124.8
Apr28° / 19°10415.311.95.4
May29° / 19°254.511.86.5
Jun29° / 18°20.511.86.7
Jul29° / 18°10.211.86.9
Aug30° / 19°71.211.96.3
Sep31° / 20°142.5125.4
Oct31° / 20°427.612.14.8
Nov29° / 19°1171612.24.7
Dec28° / 18°12919.812.24.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
72872
82872
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112971
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304060

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kahama gets around 104 mm of rain over 15.3 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 52% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
166
266
365
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762
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2046
2145
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2933
3032

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1065143
2065143
3075043
4075043
5075142
6075241
7075340
8075439
9075538
10075637
11075736
12075835
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201126126
211136026
221155925
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241175824
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261205623
272215522
282225521
292235520
303245320

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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208calm
218calm
228calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm

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 6:55 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:556:53
212.06:556:53
312.06:556:52
412.06:556:52
512.06:546:52
612.06:546:51
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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 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 5.72 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.7Bright
55.7Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Kahama

In seasonPeak

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

Kahama'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 Kahama?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Kahama for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kahama in April

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

In April, Kahama sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kahama 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 Kahama peaks around March 10 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 10UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kahama 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 Kahama is worst in January — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJan 2016 µg/m³May 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kahama?

Kahama sits at 3.8°S, 32.6°E, 1,249 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Isaka, 38 km away.

NzegaUshiromboShinyangaOld Shinyanga

Topography around Kahama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kahama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 1,237 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m.

The land around Kahama is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
191 m
80 km
502 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Isaka 38 km · Masumbwe 51 km · Tinde 67 km · Mhango 67 km · Nzega 77 km · Ushirombo 80 km · Shinyanga 93 km · Old Shinyanga 94 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 Kahama (-3.8333°, 32.6°, elevation 1,249 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).