Mtinko weather in April

In April, Mtinko sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 78 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Mtinko's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mtinko's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 78 mm; 9.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:44 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 8th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Mtinko is Ward in Singida Rural, 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 26°C through the month.

A typical April day in Mtinko reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
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	26	17
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	26	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	17
20	26	17
21	26	17
22	26	17
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	17
26	26	17
27	26	17
28	26	17
29	26	17
30	26	17

Mtinko 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	26° / 17°	147	17.1	12.2	5.5
Feb	27° / 17°	109	13.7	12.1	5.7
Mar	27° / 17°	127	14.5	12	5.9
Apr	26° / 17°	78	9.4	11.9	6.6
May	26° / 16°	13	2.4	11.8	7.9
Jun	26° / 15°	1	0.2	11.7	8.3
Jul	25° / 14°	1	0.1	11.8	8.6
Aug	26° / 14°	0	0.1	11.9	8.4
Sep	28° / 15°	1	0.2	12	7.9
Oct	29° / 16°	7	1.1	12.1	6.8
Nov	29° / 17°	61	6.7	12.2	6.1
Dec	27° / 17°	136	15	12.3	5.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

	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 (%)	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	45	45	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53
Cloudier (%)	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	55	55	55	54	53	52	51	50	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	50	50
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	53	47

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mtinko gets around 78 mm of rain over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 52% 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 (%)	52	51	51	49	48	46	45	43	41	39	37	35	33	31	30	28	26	25	23	23	22	21	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	51
3	51
4	49
5	48
6	46
7	45
8	43
9	41
10	39
11	37
12	35
13	33
14	31
15	30
16	28
17	26
18	25
19	23
20	23
21	22
22	21
23	20
24	20
25	19
26	18
27	18
28	17
29	16
30	15

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 55% 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	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	12	13	14	15
Comfortable (%)	36	36	36	37	39	40	42	44	45	47	49	52	54	56	58	59	61	62	64	64	65	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67
Humid (%)	58	58	58	57	55	55	53	51	50	48	46	44	42	40	38	36	34	32	30	29	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	5	36	58	1
2	5	36	58	1
3	5	36	58	1
4	5	37	57	1
5	5	39	55	1
6	4	40	55	1
7	4	42	53	1
8	4	44	51	1
9	4	45	50	1
10	4	47	48	1
11	4	49	46	0
12	4	52	44	0
13	4	54	42	0
14	4	56	40	0
15	4	58	38	0
16	5	59	36	0
17	5	61	34	0
18	6	62	32	0
19	6	64	30	0
20	7	64	29	0
21	8	65	27	0
22	8	66	26	0
23	9	66	25	0
24	10	66	24	0
25	10	67	23	0
26	11	67	22	0
27	12	67	21	0
28	13	67	20	0
29	14	67	19	0
30	15	67	18	0

Wind in April

Winds average 14 km/h in April.

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

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 48 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 6:46 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:33 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	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	11.9	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43
Sunset (PM)	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	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	6:34	6:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:46	6:44
2	12.0	6:46	6:44
3	12.0	6:46	6:43
4	11.9	6:46	6:43
5	11.9	6:46	6:42
6	11.9	6:45	6:42
7	11.9	6:45	6:41
8	11.9	6:45	6:41
9	11.9	6:45	6:41
10	11.9	6:45	6:40
11	11.9	6:45	6:40
12	11.9	6:44	6:39
13	11.9	6:44	6:39
14	11.9	6:44	6:39
15	11.9	6:44	6:38
16	11.9	6:44	6:38
17	11.9	6:44	6:37
18	11.9	6:44	6:37
19	11.9	6:43	6:37
20	11.9	6:43	6:36
21	11.9	6:43	6:36
22	11.9	6:43	6:36
23	11.9	6:43	6:35
24	11.9	6:43	6:35
25	11.9	6:43	6:35
26	11.9	6:43	6:34
27	11.9	6:43	6:34
28	11.9	6:43	6:34
29	11.8	6:43	6:34
30	11.8	6:43	6:33

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.94 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)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	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	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	6.0	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Mtinko

In seasonPeak

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

Mtinko's rainy season runs December–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 Mtinko?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Mtinko for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mtinko in April

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

In April, Mtinko sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mtinko 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 Mtinko peaks around March 14 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)	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 Mtinko?

Mtinko sits at 4.5°S, 34.9°E, 1,583 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Ilongero, 13 km away.

Topography around Mtinko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mtinko has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 1,563 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,333 m.

The land around Mtinko is covered by cropland (73%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

91 m

cropland 73%

16 km

272 m

cropland 66%

80 km

2,333 m

cropland 48%

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

April weather nearby: Ilongero 13 km · Igugunu 24 km · Singida 32 km · Basotu 33 km · Sepuka 42 km · Mungaa 46 km · Puma 52 km · Katesh 59 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 Mtinko (-4.55°, 34.85°, elevation 1,583 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	17
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	26	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	17
20	26	17
21	26	17
22	26	17
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	17
26	26	17
27	26	17
28	26	17
29	26	17
30	26	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	50	50
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	51
3	51
4	49
5	48
6	46
7	45
8	43
9	41
10	39
11	37
12	35
13	33
14	31
15	30
16	28
17	26
18	25
19	23
20	23
21	22
22	21
23	20
24	20
25	19
26	18
27	18
28	17
29	16
30	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	5	36	58	1
2	5	36	58	1
3	5	36	58	1
4	5	37	57	1
5	5	39	55	1
6	4	40	55	1
7	4	42	53	1
8	4	44	51	1
9	4	45	50	1
10	4	47	48	1
11	4	49	46	0
12	4	52	44	0
13	4	54	42	0
14	4	56	40	0
15	4	58	38	0
16	5	59	36	0
17	5	61	34	0
18	6	62	32	0
19	6	64	30	0
20	7	64	29	0
21	8	65	27	0
22	8	66	26	0
23	9	66	25	0
24	10	66	24	0
25	10	67	23	0
26	11	67	22	0
27	12	67	21	0
28	13	67	20	0
29	14	67	19	0
30	15	67	18	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	17
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	26	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	17
20	26	17
21	26	17
22	26	17
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	17
26	26	17
27	26	17
28	26	17
29	26	17
30	26	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	50	50
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	51
3	51
4	49
5	48
6	46
7	45
8	43
9	41
10	39
11	37
12	35
13	33
14	31
15	30
16	28
17	26
18	25
19	23
20	23
21	22
22	21
23	20
24	20
25	19
26	18
27	18
28	17
29	16
30	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	5	36	58	1
2	5	36	58	1
3	5	36	58	1
4	5	37	57	1
5	5	39	55	1
6	4	40	55	1
7	4	42	53	1
8	4	44	51	1
9	4	45	50	1
10	4	47	48	1
11	4	49	46	0
12	4	52	44	0
13	4	54	42	0
14	4	56	40	0
15	4	58	38	0
16	5	59	36	0
17	5	61	34	0
18	6	62	32	0
19	6	64	30	0
20	7	64	29	0
21	8	65	27	0
22	8	66	26	0
23	9	66	25	0
24	10	66	24	0
25	10	67	23	0
26	11	67	22	0
27	12	67	21	0
28	13	67	20	0
29	14	67	19	0
30	15	67	18	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	17
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	26	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	17
20	26	17
21	26	17
22	26	17
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	17
26	26	17
27	26	17
28	26	17
29	26	17
30	26	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	44	56
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	50	50
17	51	49
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	51
3	51
4	49
5	48
6	46
7	45
8	43
9	41
10	39
11	37
12	35
13	33
14	31
15	30
16	28
17	26
18	25
19	23
20	23
21	22
22	21
23	20
24	20
25	19
26	18
27	18
28	17
29	16
30	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	5	36	58	1
2	5	36	58	1
3	5	36	58	1
4	5	37	57	1
5	5	39	55	1
6	4	40	55	1
7	4	42	53	1
8	4	44	51	1
9	4	45	50	1
10	4	47	48	1
11	4	49	46	0
12	4	52	44	0
13	4	54	42	0
14	4	56	40	0
15	4	58	38	0
16	5	59	36	0
17	5	61	34	0
18	6	62	32	0
19	6	64	30	0
20	7	64	29	0
21	8	65	27	0
22	8	66	26	0
23	9	66	25	0
24	10	66	24	0
25	10	67	23	0
26	11	67	22	0
27	12	67	21	0
28	13	67	20	0
29	14	67	19	0
30	15	67	18	0