Matongo weather in April

In April, Matongo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 151 mm of rain across 18.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Matongo's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 151 mm; 18.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:43 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover: 76%; 11th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; out of 10

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical April day in Matongo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than 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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

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

Matongo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 17°	96	15.7	12.1	4.8
Feb	30° / 17°	72	12.9	12	4.4
Mar	30° / 17°	123	16.3	12	4.3
Apr	29° / 17°	151	18.7	12	4.3
May	28° / 17°	78	13.7	11.9	5.4
Jun	29° / 17°	23	5.3	11.9	6.1
Jul	29° / 17°	10	3.2	11.9	6.1
Aug	30° / 17°	22	5	12	5.6
Sep	31° / 17°	29	6.7	12	5.0
Oct	31° / 18°	61	10	12	4.4
Nov	29° / 17°	143	17.7	12.1	4.2
Dec	28° / 17°	133	18.7	12.1	4.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

	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 (%)	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	24	24
Cloudier (%)	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	74	74	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	76	76

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	24	76
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	24	76
30	24	76

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Matongo gets around 151 mm of rain over 18.7 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 63% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	68	68	67	67	66	65	64	63	63	62	62	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	61	61	61	62	63	64	64	65	65	65	65	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	67
4	67
5	66
6	65
7	64
8	63
9	63
10	62
11	62
12	61
13	61
14	61
15	61
16	60
17	60
18	60
19	61
20	61
21	61
22	62
23	63
24	64
25	64
26	65
27	65
28	65
29	65
30	65

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

	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 (%)	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Comfortable (%)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	15
Humid (%)	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	69	68	69	70	70	70	70	71	71
Muggy (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	7	17	69	7
2	6	17	70	7
3	6	17	70	7
4	6	17	70	7
5	6	17	70	7
6	6	17	70	7
7	6	17	70	7
8	6	17	70	7
9	6	18	68	8
10	6	18	68	8
11	6	18	68	8
12	5	19	68	8
13	5	19	67	9
14	5	19	67	9
15	5	19	67	9
16	5	19	67	9
17	4	19	68	9
18	4	19	68	9
19	4	19	68	9
20	4	18	68	10
21	4	18	68	10
22	4	17	69	10
23	4	17	68	11
24	4	16	69	11
25	4	15	70	11
26	4	15	70	11
27	4	15	70	11
28	4	15	70	11
29	3	15	71	11
30	3	15	71	11

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
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26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:38 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41
Sunset (PM)	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:47	6:46
2	12.0	6:47	6:46
3	12.0	6:46	6:45
4	12.0	6:46	6:45
5	12.0	6:46	6:45
6	12.0	6:46	6:44
7	12.0	6:45	6:44
8	12.0	6:45	6:44
9	12.0	6:45	6:43
10	12.0	6:45	6:43
11	12.0	6:44	6:43
12	12.0	6:44	6:42
13	12.0	6:44	6:42
14	12.0	6:44	6:42
15	12.0	6:43	6:41
16	12.0	6:43	6:41
17	12.0	6:43	6:41
18	12.0	6:43	6:41
19	12.0	6:42	6:40
20	12.0	6:42	6:40
21	12.0	6:42	6:40
22	12.0	6:42	6:40
23	12.0	6:42	6:39
24	12.0	6:42	6:39
25	12.0	6:41	6:39
26	12.0	6:41	6:39
27	12.0	6:41	6:38
28	12.0	6:41	6:38
29	12.0	6:41	6:38
30	12.0	6:41	6:38

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.74 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)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Matongo?

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

4.3

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Matongo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Matongo in April

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

In April, Matongo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Matongo 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 Matongo peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (very high).

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)	15	15	16	15	12	10	11	11	13	14	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Matongo 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 Matongo is worst in July — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (October, 28 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)	31	28	30	29	31	39	46	35	31	28	28	28
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	31	Moderate
Feb	28	Moderate
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	39	Poor
Jul	46	Poor
Aug	35	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	28	Moderate
Nov	28	Moderate
Dec	28	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Matongo?

Matongo sits at 1.5°S, 34.5°E, 1,223 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Tarime, 22 km away.

Topography around Matongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matongo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m around an average of 1,275 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 698 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 989 m.

The land around Matongo is covered by grassland (46%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, grassland (37%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

260 m

grassland 46%

16 km

698 m

grassland 37%

80 km

989 m

grassland 50%

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

April weather nearby: Tarime 22 km · Sirari 24 km · Isebania 28 km · Kihancha 32 km · Migori 45 km · Mugumu 47 km · Awendo 62 km · Butiama 70 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 Matongo (-1.4677°, 34.5228°, elevation 1,223 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	29	17
2	29	17
3	29	17
4	29	17
5	29	17
6	29	17
7	29	17
8	29	17
9	29	17
10	29	17
11	29	17
12	29	17
13	29	17
14	29	17
15	29	17
16	29	17
17	29	17
18	29	17
19	29	17
20	29	17
21	28	17
22	28	17
23	28	17
24	28	17
25	28	17
26	28	17
27	28	17
28	28	17
29	28	17
30	28	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	24	76
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	24	76
30	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	67
4	67
5	66
6	65
7	64
8	63
9	63
10	62
11	62
12	61
13	61
14	61
15	61
16	60
17	60
18	60
19	61
20	61
21	61
22	62
23	63
24	64
25	64
26	65
27	65
28	65
29	65
30	65

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	7	17	69	7
2	6	17	70	7
3	6	17	70	7
4	6	17	70	7
5	6	17	70	7
6	6	17	70	7
7	6	17	70	7
8	6	17	70	7
9	6	18	68	8
10	6	18	68	8
11	6	18	68	8
12	5	19	68	8
13	5	19	67	9
14	5	19	67	9
15	5	19	67	9
16	5	19	67	9
17	4	19	68	9
18	4	19	68	9
19	4	19	68	9
20	4	18	68	10
21	4	18	68	10
22	4	17	69	10
23	4	17	68	11
24	4	16	69	11
25	4	15	70	11
26	4	15	70	11
27	4	15	70	11
28	4	15	70	11
29	3	15	71	11
30	3	15	71	11

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	24	76
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	24	76
30	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	67
4	67
5	66
6	65
7	64
8	63
9	63
10	62
11	62
12	61
13	61
14	61
15	61
16	60
17	60
18	60
19	61
20	61
21	61
22	62
23	63
24	64
25	64
26	65
27	65
28	65
29	65
30	65

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	7	17	69	7
2	6	17	70	7
3	6	17	70	7
4	6	17	70	7
5	6	17	70	7
6	6	17	70	7
7	6	17	70	7
8	6	17	70	7
9	6	18	68	8
10	6	18	68	8
11	6	18	68	8
12	5	19	68	8
13	5	19	67	9
14	5	19	67	9
15	5	19	67	9
16	5	19	67	9
17	4	19	68	9
18	4	19	68	9
19	4	19	68	9
20	4	18	68	10
21	4	18	68	10
22	4	17	69	10
23	4	17	68	11
24	4	16	69	11
25	4	15	70	11
26	4	15	70	11
27	4	15	70	11
28	4	15	70	11
29	3	15	71	11
30	3	15	71	11

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	28	72
7	27	73
8	27	73
9	26	74
10	26	74
11	26	74
12	24	76
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	23	77
17	23	77
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	23	77
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	22	78
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	22	78
29	24	76
30	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	68
2	68
3	67
4	67
5	66
6	65
7	64
8	63
9	63
10	62
11	62
12	61
13	61
14	61
15	61
16	60
17	60
18	60
19	61
20	61
21	61
22	62
23	63
24	64
25	64
26	65
27	65
28	65
29	65
30	65

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	7	17	69	7
2	6	17	70	7
3	6	17	70	7
4	6	17	70	7
5	6	17	70	7
6	6	17	70	7
7	6	17	70	7
8	6	17	70	7
9	6	18	68	8
10	6	18	68	8
11	6	18	68	8
12	5	19	68	8
13	5	19	67	9
14	5	19	67	9
15	5	19	67	9
16	5	19	67	9
17	4	19	68	9
18	4	19	68	9
19	4	19	68	9
20	4	18	68	10
21	4	18	68	10
22	4	17	69	10
23	4	17	68	11
24	4	16	69	11
25	4	15	70	11
26	4	15	70	11
27	4	15	70	11
28	4	15	70	11
29	3	15	71	11
30	3	15	71	11