Mbeya weather in April

In April, Mbeya sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 198 mm of rain across 23.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Mbeya's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbeya's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 198 mm; 23.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:52 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 8th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

Mbeya is city in Tanzania.

Founded: 2005

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 22°C through the month.

A typical April day in Mbeya reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°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)	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Mbeya weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 9th-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	23° / 15°	426	28.1	12.5	3.8
Feb	23° / 15°	346	24.2	12.3	4.0
Mar	23° / 15°	400	28.2	12.1	3.9
Apr	22° / 14°	198	23.7	11.8	4.4
May	22° / 13°	33	8.2	11.6	6.9
Jun	21° / 11°	3	0.7	11.5	8.1
Jul	21° / 10°	1	0.1	11.5	8.2
Aug	23° / 11°	3	1	11.7	8.6
Sep	25° / 13°	9	2.1	11.9	8.4
Oct	26° / 15°	49	9.7	12.2	6.9
Nov	25° / 15°	179	18	12.4	5.4
Dec	24° / 15°	374	25.9	12.5	4.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%. 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 (%)	11	11	12	12	12	13	14	14	15	16	16	18	19	20	21	23	25	26	28	29	29	30	31	32	33	34	36	37	38	39
Cloudier (%)	89	89	88	88	88	87	86	86	85	84	84	82	81	80	79	77	75	74	72	71	71	70	69	68	67	66	64	63	62	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	13	87
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	15	85
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	21	79
16	23	77
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	30	70
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	39	61

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mbeya gets around 198 mm of rain over 23.7 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 78% and peaks near 93% 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 (%)	93	93	93	93	93	92	91	91	90	89	88	86	85	84	82	80	79	77	75	73	71	69	67	65	63	61	59	57	55	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	92
7	91
8	91
9	90
10	89
11	88
12	86
13	85
14	84
15	82
16	80
17	79
18	77
19	75
20	73
21	71
22	69
23	67
24	65
25	63
26	61
27	59
28	57
29	55
30	52

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 76% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	6	7	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	15
Comfortable (%)	65	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	72	73	75	76	76	78	78	80	80	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	82	82	81	80
Humid (%)	35	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	28	27	26	24	23	22	20	19	17	16	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	7	6	6	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	65	35
2	0	65	35
3	0	66	34
4	0	67	33
5	0	68	32
6	0	69	31
7	0	70	30
8	0	71	29
9	0	72	28
10	1	72	27
11	1	73	26
12	1	75	24
13	1	76	23
14	2	76	22
15	2	78	20
16	3	78	19
17	3	80	17
18	4	80	16
19	4	82	14
20	5	82	13
21	6	82	12
22	7	82	11
23	7	83	10
24	8	83	9
25	9	83	8
26	10	83	7
27	11	82	7
28	12	82	6
29	13	81	6
30	15	80	5

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.

	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	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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
8	6	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	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 6:53 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:34 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	11.8	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	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53
Sunset (PM)	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:53	6:49
2	11.9	6:53	6:48
3	11.9	6:53	6:48
4	11.9	6:53	6:47
5	11.9	6:53	6:46
6	11.9	6:53	6:46
7	11.9	6:53	6:45
8	11.9	6:53	6:45
9	11.9	6:53	6:44
10	11.9	6:53	6:44
11	11.8	6:52	6:43
12	11.8	6:52	6:43
13	11.8	6:52	6:42
14	11.8	6:52	6:42
15	11.8	6:52	6:41
16	11.8	6:52	6:41
17	11.8	6:52	6:40
18	11.8	6:52	6:40
19	11.8	6:52	6:39
20	11.8	6:52	6:39
21	11.8	6:52	6:38
22	11.8	6:52	6:38
23	11.7	6:52	6:37
24	11.7	6:52	6:37
25	11.7	6:52	6:36
26	11.7	6:52	6:36
27	11.7	6:52	6:36
28	11.7	6:52	6:35
29	11.7	6:53	6:35
30	11.7	6:53	6:34

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.24 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Mbeya

In seasonPeak

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

Mbeya's monsoon runs December–April, 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 Mbeya?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

3.2

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Mbeya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mbeya in April

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

In April, Mbeya sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mbeya 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 Mbeya peaks around February 22 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.

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

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

Air quality in Mbeya 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 Mbeya is worst in October — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (May, 7 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)	12	13	11	9	7	8	11	15	18	19	14	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	11	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	7	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mbeya?

Mbeya sits at 8.9°S, 33.5°E, 1,697 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Utengule, 13 km away.

Topography around Mbeya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbeya has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 534 m around an average of 1,747 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,503 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,454 m.

The land around Mbeya is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (35%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), cropland (33%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

534 m

artificial surfaces 56%

16 km

1,503 m

cropland 35%

80 km

2,454 m

trees 34%

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

April weather nearby: Utengule 13 km · Kiwira 32 km · Katumba 41 km · Igurusi 44 km · Tukuyu 45 km · Mlowo 52 km · Matundasi 53 km · Vwawa 61 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 Mbeya (-8.9°, 33.45°, elevation 1,697 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	23	15
2	23	15
3	23	15
4	23	15
5	22	15
6	22	15
7	22	15
8	22	15
9	22	15
10	22	15
11	22	15
12	22	15
13	22	15
14	22	15
15	22	15
16	22	14
17	22	14
18	22	14
19	22	14
20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	14
23	22	14
24	22	14
25	22	14
26	22	14
27	22	14
28	22	14
29	22	14
30	22	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	13	87
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	15	85
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	21	79
16	23	77
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	30	70
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	92
7	91
8	91
9	90
10	89
11	88
12	86
13	85
14	84
15	82
16	80
17	79
18	77
19	75
20	73
21	71
22	69
23	67
24	65
25	63
26	61
27	59
28	57
29	55
30	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	65	35
2	0	65	35
3	0	66	34
4	0	67	33
5	0	68	32
6	0	69	31
7	0	70	30
8	0	71	29
9	0	72	28
10	1	72	27
11	1	73	26
12	1	75	24
13	1	76	23
14	2	76	22
15	2	78	20
16	3	78	19
17	3	80	17
18	4	80	16
19	4	82	14
20	5	82	13
21	6	82	12
22	7	82	11
23	7	83	10
24	8	83	9
25	9	83	8
26	10	83	7
27	11	82	7
28	12	82	6
29	13	81	6
30	15	80	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	13	87
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	15	85
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	21	79
16	23	77
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	30	70
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	92
7	91
8	91
9	90
10	89
11	88
12	86
13	85
14	84
15	82
16	80
17	79
18	77
19	75
20	73
21	71
22	69
23	67
24	65
25	63
26	61
27	59
28	57
29	55
30	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	65	35
2	0	65	35
3	0	66	34
4	0	67	33
5	0	68	32
6	0	69	31
7	0	70	30
8	0	71	29
9	0	72	28
10	1	72	27
11	1	73	26
12	1	75	24
13	1	76	23
14	2	76	22
15	2	78	20
16	3	78	19
17	3	80	17
18	4	80	16
19	4	82	14
20	5	82	13
21	6	82	12
22	7	82	11
23	7	83	10
24	8	83	9
25	9	83	8
26	10	83	7
27	11	82	7
28	12	82	6
29	13	81	6
30	15	80	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	13	87
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	15	85
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	21	79
16	23	77
17	25	75
18	26	74
19	28	72
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	30	70
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	38	62
30	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	92
7	91
8	91
9	90
10	89
11	88
12	86
13	85
14	84
15	82
16	80
17	79
18	77
19	75
20	73
21	71
22	69
23	67
24	65
25	63
26	61
27	59
28	57
29	55
30	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	65	35
2	0	65	35
3	0	66	34
4	0	67	33
5	0	68	32
6	0	69	31
7	0	70	30
8	0	71	29
9	0	72	28
10	1	72	27
11	1	73	26
12	1	75	24
13	1	76	23
14	2	76	22
15	2	78	20
16	3	78	19
17	3	80	17
18	4	80	16
19	4	82	14
20	5	82	13
21	6	82	12
22	7	82	11
23	7	83	10
24	8	83	9
25	9	83	8
26	10	83	7
27	11	82	7
28	12	82	6
29	13	81	6
30	15	80	5