Mbulu weather in April

In April, Mbulu sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 106 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Mbulu's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbulu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 106 mm; 14 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:41 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 12th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Mbulu is city in Mbulu district, Manyara, Tanzania.

Founded: 1907

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 25°C through the month.

A typical April day in Mbulu reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than 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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	18	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	26	18
2	26	17
3	26	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	26	17
15	25	17
16	25	17
17	25	17
18	25	17
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17
29	25	17
30	25	17

Mbulu weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 17°	131	11.4	12.2	6.3
Feb	28° / 18°	83	10	12.1	6.2
Mar	27° / 18°	113	11.7	12	6.2
Apr	25° / 17°	106	14	11.9	6.1
May	24° / 16°	33	6.2	11.8	7.6
Jun	24° / 14°	4	0.7	11.8	8.4
Jul	24° / 13°	1	0.3	11.8	8.6
Aug	25° / 14°	1	0.2	11.9	8.6
Sep	26° / 15°	1	0.2	12	8.4
Oct	28° / 16°	13	2.7	12.1	7.6
Nov	27° / 17°	60	7.4	12.2	6.8
Dec	27° / 17°	117	11.5	12.2	6.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

	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 (%)	44	44	44	44	43	44	45	44	45	45	45	46	45	46	46	47	48	48	48	48	47	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	46
Cloudier (%)	56	56	56	56	57	56	55	56	55	55	55	54	55	54	54	53	52	52	52	52	53	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	45	55
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	46	54

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mbulu gets around 106 mm of rain over 14 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 46% and peaks near 51% 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 (%)	49	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	48	48	47	46	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	41	41	40	39	38	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	50
3	51
4	51
5	51
6	51
7	51
8	51
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	49
13	49
14	48
15	48
16	47
17	46
18	45
19	45
20	44
21	44
22	43
23	43
24	42
25	41
26	41
27	40
28	39
29	38
30	37

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 61% 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 (%)	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Comfortable (%)	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	50	51
Humid (%)	66	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	67	66	66	66	65	64	63	62	62	61	60	59	58	57	56	55	54	53	52	51	49	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	5	29	66
2	4	29	67
3	4	29	67
4	3	29	68
5	3	29	68
6	3	29	68
7	2	30	68
8	2	30	68
9	2	31	67
10	2	32	66
11	2	32	66
12	1	33	66
13	1	34	65
14	1	35	64
15	1	36	63
16	1	37	62
17	1	37	62
18	1	38	61
19	1	39	60
20	1	40	59
21	1	41	58
22	1	42	57
23	1	43	56
24	1	44	55
25	1	45	54
26	1	46	53
27	1	47	52
28	1	48	51
29	2	50	49
30	2	51	47

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:31 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	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39
Sunset (PM)	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:43	6:42
2	12.0	6:43	6:41
3	12.0	6:43	6:41
4	12.0	6:43	6:40
5	12.0	6:43	6:40
6	12.0	6:42	6:39
7	11.9	6:42	6:39
8	11.9	6:42	6:39
9	11.9	6:42	6:38
10	11.9	6:42	6:38
11	11.9	6:41	6:37
12	11.9	6:41	6:37
13	11.9	6:41	6:37
14	11.9	6:41	6:36
15	11.9	6:41	6:36
16	11.9	6:41	6:36
17	11.9	6:40	6:35
18	11.9	6:40	6:35
19	11.9	6:40	6:35
20	11.9	6:40	6:34
21	11.9	6:40	6:34
22	11.9	6:40	6:34
23	11.9	6:40	6:33
24	11.9	6:40	6:33
25	11.9	6:39	6:33
26	11.9	6:39	6:32
27	11.9	6:39	6:32
28	11.9	6:39	6:32
29	11.9	6:39	6:32
30	11.9	6:39	6:31

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.63 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)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4
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	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Mbulu

In seasonPeak

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

Mbulu's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Mbulu?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Mbulu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mbulu in April

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

In April, Mbulu sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

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UV index in Mbulu 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 Mbulu peaks around March 13 at about 16 (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.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Mbulu?

Mbulu sits at 3.9°S, 35.5°E, 1,815 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Dongobesh, 29 km away.

Topography around Mbulu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbulu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 1,792 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,175 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,403 m.

The land around Mbulu is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%), trees (23%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (28%), grassland (27%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

321 m

cropland 60%

16 km

1,175 m

shrubs 38%

80 km

2,403 m

shrubs 28%

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

April weather nearby: Dongobesh 29 km · Magugu 32 km · Dareda 41 km · Bashanet 45 km · Babati 47 km · Galappo 58 km · Kiratu 59 km · Mto wa Mbu 66 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 Mbulu (-3.85°, 35.5333°, elevation 1,815 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. 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	26	18
2	26	17
3	26	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	26	17
15	25	17
16	25	17
17	25	17
18	25	17
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17
29	25	17
30	25	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	45	55
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	50
3	51
4	51
5	51
6	51
7	51
8	51
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	49
13	49
14	48
15	48
16	47
17	46
18	45
19	45
20	44
21	44
22	43
23	43
24	42
25	41
26	41
27	40
28	39
29	38
30	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	5	29	66
2	4	29	67
3	4	29	67
4	3	29	68
5	3	29	68
6	3	29	68
7	2	30	68
8	2	30	68
9	2	31	67
10	2	32	66
11	2	32	66
12	1	33	66
13	1	34	65
14	1	35	64
15	1	36	63
16	1	37	62
17	1	37	62
18	1	38	61
19	1	39	60
20	1	40	59
21	1	41	58
22	1	42	57
23	1	43	56
24	1	44	55
25	1	45	54
26	1	46	53
27	1	47	52
28	1	48	51
29	2	50	49
30	2	51	47

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	45	55
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	50
3	51
4	51
5	51
6	51
7	51
8	51
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	49
13	49
14	48
15	48
16	47
17	46
18	45
19	45
20	44
21	44
22	43
23	43
24	42
25	41
26	41
27	40
28	39
29	38
30	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	5	29	66
2	4	29	67
3	4	29	67
4	3	29	68
5	3	29	68
6	3	29	68
7	2	30	68
8	2	30	68
9	2	31	67
10	2	32	66
11	2	32	66
12	1	33	66
13	1	34	65
14	1	35	64
15	1	36	63
16	1	37	62
17	1	37	62
18	1	38	61
19	1	39	60
20	1	40	59
21	1	41	58
22	1	42	57
23	1	43	56
24	1	44	55
25	1	45	54
26	1	46	53
27	1	47	52
28	1	48	51
29	2	50	49
30	2	51	47

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	43	57
6	44	56
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	45	55
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	50
3	51
4	51
5	51
6	51
7	51
8	51
9	50
10	50
11	50
12	49
13	49
14	48
15	48
16	47
17	46
18	45
19	45
20	44
21	44
22	43
23	43
24	42
25	41
26	41
27	40
28	39
29	38
30	37

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	5	29	66
2	4	29	67
3	4	29	67
4	3	29	68
5	3	29	68
6	3	29	68
7	2	30	68
8	2	30	68
9	2	31	67
10	2	32	66
11	2	32	66
12	1	33	66
13	1	34	65
14	1	35	64
15	1	36	63
16	1	37	62
17	1	37	62
18	1	38	61
19	1	39	60
20	1	40	59
21	1	41	58
22	1	42	57
23	1	43	56
24	1	44	55
25	1	45	54
26	1	46	53
27	1	47	52
28	1	48	51
29	2	50	49
30	2	51	47