Mbinga weather in April

In April, Mbinga sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 140 mm of rain across 24.1 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 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Mbinga's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
140 mm
24.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:47 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Mbinga is town and ward in Ruvuma 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 24°C through the month.

A typical April day in Mbinga reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12418
22417
32417
42417
52417
62417
72417
82417
92417
102417
112417
122417
132417
142417
152417
162417
172417
182417
192417
202416
212416
222416
232416
242416
252416
262416
272416
282416
292416
302416

Mbinga 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 18°41329.312.63.7
Feb25° / 18°33325.912.43.7
Mar25° / 18°31829.312.13.7
Apr24° / 17°14024.111.84.6
May23° / 14°4011.111.56.7
Jun22° / 12°165.511.47.4
Jul21° / 12°17611.47.4
Aug23° / 13°103.511.68.3
Sep26° / 15°7211.98.3
Oct28° / 17°276.312.27.0
Nov28° / 18°10412.112.55.7
Dec26° / 18°30925.412.64.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41981
52080
62080
72179
82278
92377
102476
112674
122773
133070
143169
153367
163565
173862
183961
194159
204357
214357
224555
234654
244753
254951
264951
275149
285149
295248
305248

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mbinga gets around 140 mm of rain over 24.1 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 80% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
195
295
394
494
593
692
791
890
989
1088
1187
1286
1385
1483
1582
1680
1778
1877
1975
2074
2172
2271
2369
2468
2567
2665
2764
2862
2961
3059

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1026533
2026731
3026929
4027127
5037225
6047323
7047422
8057520
9067519
10077617
11077716
12087715
13097813
140107812
150127711
160137710
17014779
18016768
19017767
20019756
21021745
22023734
23025714
24027703
25029692
26031672
27133642
28136621
29138601
30141571

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:476:42
211.96:476:41
311.96:476:41
411.96:476:40
511.96:476:39
611.96:476:39
711.86:476:38
811.86:476:38
911.86:476:37
1011.86:476:36
1111.86:476:36
1211.86:476:35
1311.86:476:35
1411.86:476:34
1511.86:476:33
1611.86:476:33
1711.76:476:32
1811.76:486:32
1911.76:486:31
2011.76:486:31
2111.76:486:30
2211.76:486:30
2311.76:486:29
2411.76:486:29
2511.76:486:28
2611.76:486:28
2711.76:486:27
2811.66:486:27
2911.66:486:26
3011.66:486:26

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 4.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Mbinga

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mbinga's monsoon runs December–March, 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 Mbinga?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Mbinga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mbinga in April

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

In April, Mbinga sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mbinga in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mbinga peaks around February 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mbinga 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 Mbinga is worst in September — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1753 µg/m³Dec 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun10Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep55Unhealthy
Oct42Poor
Nov12Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mbinga?

Mbinga sits at 10.9°S, 35.0°E, 1,357 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kigonsera, 15 km away.

SongeaNkhata BayMahanjeMzuzu

Topography around Mbinga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbinga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 365 m around an average of 1,348 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,176 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,616 m.

The land around Mbinga is covered by cropland (24%), trees (23%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (32%), cropland (26%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (28%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
365 m
16 km
1,176 m
80 km
1,616 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Kigonsera 15 km · Matiri 24 km · Tingi 41 km · Maposeni 57 km · Songea 75 km · Nkhata Bay 109 km · Mahanje 116 km · Mzuzu 124 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 Mbinga (-10.9333°, 35.0167°, elevation 1,357 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).