Makumbako weather in April

In April, Makumbako sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 49 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Makumbako's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Makumbako's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:47 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Makumbako is town in Njombe Region, 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 25°C through the month.

A typical April day in Makumbako reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°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)
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Makumbako weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°18925.912.54.1
Feb26° / 17°14822.412.34.2
Mar26° / 18°16023.112.14.6
Apr25° / 17°499.711.86.7
May25° / 16°51.211.68.6
Jun24° / 14°0011.59.0
Jul23° / 13°0011.59.0
Aug24° / 14°0011.79.1
Sep26° / 15°10.111.98.8
Oct28° / 16°112.612.27.6
Nov29° / 17°579.112.45.9
Dec27° / 18°16320.512.54.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33466
43565
53763
63862
73961
84060
94258
104357
114555
124654
134852
145149
155248
165446
175644
185743
195842
206040
216238
226337
236337
246436
256535
266535
276535
286634
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306733

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Makumbako gets around 49 mm of rain over 9.7 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 33% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
162
260
359
457
555
653
751
849
947
1045
1143
1241
1338
1436
1534
1631
1729
1826
1924
2022
2120
2218
2316
2415
2513
2612
2711
2810
299
308

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. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1013861
2015841
3016831
4018811
5020791
6022771
7023761
8025741
9027730
10129700
11131680
12133660
13135640
14137620
15239590
16241570
17243550
18346510
19348490
20450460
21452440
22554410
23655390
24756370
25759340
26860320
27961300
281062280
291263250
301364230

Wind in April

Winds average 16 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
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815light breeze
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1015light breeze
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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 6:48 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:486:43
211.96:476:43
311.96:476:42
411.96:476:41
511.96:476:41
611.96:476:40
711.96:476:40
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1011.96:476:38
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2011.86:476:33
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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 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
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145.3Bright
155.3Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Makumbako

In seasonPeak

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

Makumbako's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Makumbako?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Makumbako in April

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

In April, Makumbako sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Makumbako 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 Makumbako 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
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Makumbako 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 Makumbako is worst in October — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1620 µg/m³May 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Makumbako?

Makumbako sits at 8.8°S, 34.8°E, 1,651 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mtwango, 19 km away.

MafingaChimalaIgurusi

Topography around Makumbako

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makumbako has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 1,653 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 534 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,220 m.

The land around Makumbako is covered by cropland (43%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (30%), trees (26%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
534 m
80 km
2,220 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Mtwango 19 km · Ilembula 28 km · Rujewa 52 km · Njombe 56 km · Urunda 63 km · Mafinga 79 km · Chimala 89 km · Igurusi 108 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 Makumbako (-8.85°, 34.8333°, elevation 1,651 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).