Makuyuni weather in April

In April, Makuyuni sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 144 mm of rain across 21 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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 Makuyuni's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Makuyuni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
144 mm
21 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:31 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
67%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical April day in Makuyuni reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

15°20°25°30°35°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12921
22921
32921
42921
52921
62921
72921
82921
92821
102821
112821
122821
132821
142821
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172820
182820
192820
202720
212720
222720
232720
242720
252720
262720
272720
282720
292720
302720

How April really feels in Makuyuni

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.

Makuyuni 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
Jan31° / 21°529.612.24.4
Feb32° / 21°468.412.24.2
Mar31° / 21°9317.2123.9
Apr28° / 21°1442111.94.5
May26° / 19°9112.711.86.2
Jun25° / 17°133.211.77.6
Jul25° / 16°92.711.87.8
Aug26° / 16°91.811.87.9
Sep27° / 17°82.2127.7
Oct29° / 18°506.712.16.2
Nov29° / 20°7912.912.25.0
Dec30° / 21°7913.612.34.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24159
34258
44357
54357
64258
74258
84258
94159
104159
114159
124159
134159
144159
154060
164060
174060
183961
193961
203862
213862
223763
233763
243664
253664
263565
273565
283565
293565
303664

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Makuyuni gets around 144 mm of rain over 21 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 70% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
173
274
374
475
575
675
775
875
975
1074
1174
1274
1373
1472
1571
1671
1770
1869
1968
2068
2167
2266
2365
2464
2563
2663
2762
2861
2960
3059

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
105896
205887
305887
404897
504897
604897
704897
804897
904897
1004897
1104906
1204906
1305896
1405905
1505905
1605905
1706904
1806904
1907894
2007894
2108893
2208893
2309883
24010873
25011872
26012862
27013852
28114832
29115822
30116821

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
218calm
228calm
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 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 6:33 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:336:31
212.06:336:31
312.06:336:30
411.96:336:30
511.96:336:29
611.96:336:29
711.96:326:28
811.96:326:28
911.96:326:28
1011.96:326:27
1111.96:326:27
1211.96:326:26
1311.96:316:26
1411.96:316:25
1511.96:316:25
1611.96:316:25
1711.96:316:24
1811.96:316:24
1911.96:316:24
2011.96:306:23
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2211.96:306:23
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2611.96:306:21
2711.96:306:21
2811.86:306:21
2911.86:306:20
3011.86:306:20

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Makuyuni

In seasonPeak

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

Makuyuni'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 Makuyuni?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Makuyuni for sightseeing.

What to pack for Makuyuni in April

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

In April, Makuyuni sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Makuyuni 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 Makuyuni peaks around March 17 at about 15 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Makuyuni 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 Makuyuni 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 Makuyuni?

Makuyuni sits at 4.7°S, 38.1°E, 479 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mazinde, 15 km away.

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Topography around Makuyuni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Makuyuni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 452 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,888 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,317 m.

The land around Makuyuni is covered by shrubs (58%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (65%) within 16 km, and shrubs (59%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
1,888 m
80 km
2,317 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Mazinde 15 km · Matui 18 km · Lushoto 21 km · Hedaru 34 km · Korogwe 63 km · Maramba 67 km · Chanika 77 km · Handeni 78 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 Makuyuni (-4.7333°, 38.1°, elevation 479 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).