Matai weather in April

In April, Matai sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 156 mm of rain across 16 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 17% 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 Matai's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matai's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 156 mm; 16 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 7:00 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 7th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Matai is human settlement in Tanzania.

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 Matai reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 24°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)	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	23
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Matai 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	22° / 14°	319	27.6	12.4	3.8
Feb	23° / 14°	256	22.9	12.3	4.2
Mar	23° / 14°	291	24.6	12.1	4.4
Apr	23° / 14°	156	16	11.8	5.7
May	23° / 13°	26	3.9	11.6	8.0
Jun	23° / 11°	1	0.1	11.5	8.8
Jul	23° / 11°	0	0.1	11.6	8.9
Aug	25° / 12°	1	0.2	11.7	8.8
Sep	26° / 14°	6	0.8	12	8.2
Oct	26° / 16°	33	4.6	12.2	7.3
Nov	25° / 15°	133	13.1	12.4	6.0
Dec	23° / 14°	340	24	12.5	4.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. 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 (%)	18	19	19	19	20	21	21	23	24	24	26	26	28	29	31	32	34	34	36	36	39	40	41	42	44	45	46	48	50	51
Cloudier (%)	82	81	81	81	80	79	79	77	76	76	74	74	72	71	69	68	66	66	64	64	61	60	59	58	56	55	54	52	50	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	23	77
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	48	52
29	50	50
30	51	49

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Matai gets around 156 mm of rain over 16 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 54% and peaks near 79% 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 (%)	79	78	78	76	75	74	72	70	69	67	65	62	60	58	55	52	50	47	45	43	41	39	37	36	34	33	31	29	28	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	78
4	76
5	75
6	74
7	72
8	70
9	69
10	67
11	65
12	62
13	60
14	58
15	55
16	52
17	50
18	47
19	45
20	43
21	41
22	39
23	37
24	36
25	34
26	33
27	31
28	29
29	28
30	27

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 70% 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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	13	15	17	19	21	23	26	28	31	33	36	39	41
Comfortable (%)	67	67	68	69	70	70	71	71	72	73	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	74	73	72	71	70	68	66	64	63	60	57	56
Humid (%)	31	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	21	20	19	18	16	15	14	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	2	67	31
2	2	67	31
3	2	68	30
4	2	69	29
5	2	70	28
6	3	70	27
7	3	71	26
8	4	71	25
9	4	72	24
10	4	73	23
11	5	74	21
12	6	74	20
13	7	74	19
14	8	74	18
15	9	75	16
16	10	75	15
17	11	75	14
18	13	75	12
19	15	74	11
20	17	73	10
21	19	72	9
22	21	71	8
23	23	70	7
24	26	68	6
25	28	66	6
26	31	64	5
27	33	63	4
28	36	60	4
29	39	57	4
30	41	56	3

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm

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 7:01 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:43 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	11.8	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	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:01	7:01	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00
Sunset (PM)	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	7:01	6:57
2	11.9	7:01	6:56
3	11.9	7:00	6:55
4	11.9	7:00	6:55
5	11.9	7:00	6:54
6	11.9	7:00	6:54
7	11.9	7:00	6:53
8	11.9	7:00	6:53
9	11.9	7:00	6:52
10	11.9	7:00	6:52
11	11.9	7:00	6:51
12	11.8	7:00	6:51
13	11.8	7:00	6:50
14	11.8	7:00	6:50
15	11.8	7:00	6:49
16	11.8	7:00	6:49
17	11.8	7:00	6:48
18	11.8	7:00	6:48
19	11.8	7:00	6:47
20	11.8	7:00	6:47
21	11.8	7:00	6:46
22	11.8	7:00	6:46
23	11.8	7:00	6:46
24	11.8	7:00	6:45
25	11.8	7:00	6:45
26	11.7	7:00	6:44
27	11.7	7:00	6:44
28	11.7	7:00	6:44
29	11.7	7:00	6:43
30	11.7	7:00	6:43

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Matai

In seasonPeak

In April, Matai sits inside its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Matai sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Matai's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Matai?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Matai for sightseeing.

What to pack for Matai in April

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

In April, Matai sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Matai 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 Matai peaks around February 17 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 11 (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)	16	17	17	15	11	11	11	11	13	14	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Matai 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 Matai is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (May, 6 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)	11	11	9	7	6	9	15	21	23	18	11	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	7	Good
May	6	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Matai?

Matai sits at 8.3°S, 31.5°E, 1,706 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Sumbawanga, 39 km away.

Topography around Matai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 1,702 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 752 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,666 m.

The land around Matai is covered by cropland (55%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

87 m

cropland 55%

16 km

752 m

cropland 48%

80 km

1,666 m

cropland 35%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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

April weather nearby: Sumbawanga 39 km · Mbala 62 km · Laela 66 km · Mpulungu 68 km · Chala 84 km · Namanyere 101 km · Usevia 137 km · Kirando 141 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 Matai (-8.3°, 31.5167°, elevation 1,706 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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	23	14
2	23	14
3	23	14
4	23	14
5	23	14
6	23	14
7	23	14
8	23	14
9	23	14
10	23	14
11	23	14
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	14
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	14
19	23	14
20	23	14
21	23	14
22	23	14
23	23	14
24	23	14
25	23	14
26	23	14
27	23	14
28	23	14
29	23	14
30	23	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	23	77
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	48	52
29	50	50
30	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	78
4	76
5	75
6	74
7	72
8	70
9	69
10	67
11	65
12	62
13	60
14	58
15	55
16	52
17	50
18	47
19	45
20	43
21	41
22	39
23	37
24	36
25	34
26	33
27	31
28	29
29	28
30	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	2	67	31
2	2	67	31
3	2	68	30
4	2	69	29
5	2	70	28
6	3	70	27
7	3	71	26
8	4	71	25
9	4	72	24
10	4	73	23
11	5	74	21
12	6	74	20
13	7	74	19
14	8	74	18
15	9	75	16
16	10	75	15
17	11	75	14
18	13	75	12
19	15	74	11
20	17	73	10
21	19	72	9
22	21	71	8
23	23	70	7
24	26	68	6
25	28	66	6
26	31	64	5
27	33	63	4
28	36	60	4
29	39	57	4
30	41	56	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	23	77
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	48	52
29	50	50
30	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	78
4	76
5	75
6	74
7	72
8	70
9	69
10	67
11	65
12	62
13	60
14	58
15	55
16	52
17	50
18	47
19	45
20	43
21	41
22	39
23	37
24	36
25	34
26	33
27	31
28	29
29	28
30	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	2	67	31
2	2	67	31
3	2	68	30
4	2	69	29
5	2	70	28
6	3	70	27
7	3	71	26
8	4	71	25
9	4	72	24
10	4	73	23
11	5	74	21
12	6	74	20
13	7	74	19
14	8	74	18
15	9	75	16
16	10	75	15
17	11	75	14
18	13	75	12
19	15	74	11
20	17	73	10
21	19	72	9
22	21	71	8
23	23	70	7
24	26	68	6
25	28	66	6
26	31	64	5
27	33	63	4
28	36	60	4
29	39	57	4
30	41	56	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	18	82
2	19	81
3	19	81
4	19	81
5	20	80
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	23	77
9	24	76
10	24	76
11	26	74
12	26	74
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	41	59
24	42	58
25	44	56
26	45	55
27	46	54
28	48	52
29	50	50
30	51	49

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	78
4	76
5	75
6	74
7	72
8	70
9	69
10	67
11	65
12	62
13	60
14	58
15	55
16	52
17	50
18	47
19	45
20	43
21	41
22	39
23	37
24	36
25	34
26	33
27	31
28	29
29	28
30	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	2	67	31
2	2	67	31
3	2	68	30
4	2	69	29
5	2	70	28
6	3	70	27
7	3	71	26
8	4	71	25
9	4	72	24
10	4	73	23
11	5	74	21
12	6	74	20
13	7	74	19
14	8	74	18
15	9	75	16
16	10	75	15
17	11	75	14
18	13	75	12
19	15	74	11
20	17	73	10
21	19	72	9
22	21	71	8
23	23	70	7
24	26	68	6
25	28	66	6
26	31	64	5
27	33	63	4
28	36	60	4
29	39	57	4
30	41	56	3