Ruangwa weather in April

In April, Ruangwa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 146 mm of rain across 18.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-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 20% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Ruangwa's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ruangwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
18.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:31 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Ruangwa is settlement in 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 29°C through the month.

A typical April day in Ruangwa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12921
22921
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42921
52921
62921
72921
82921
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102921
112921
122921
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202921
212921
222920
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272920
282920
292920
302920

How April really feels in Ruangwa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ruangwa weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°15820.312.53.7
Feb30° / 22°15219.112.33.7
Mar29° / 22°22925.912.13.4
Apr29° / 21°14618.711.84.4
May29° / 19°305.711.56.3
Jun29° / 18°5111.47.1
Jul28° / 17°30.511.57.1
Aug29° / 18°51.311.76.6
Sep30° / 18°82.311.96.0
Oct31° / 20°215.412.25.2
Nov31° / 21°6111.512.54.3
Dec31° / 22°14621.212.63.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33268
43367
53466
63565
73664
83763
93961
104060
114060
124159
134357
144456
154654
164753
174852
185050
195248
205248
215446
225545
235743
245743
255941
266139
276139
286337
296436
306535

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ruangwa gets around 146 mm of rain over 18.7 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 62% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
184
283
382
481
580
679
777
876
974
1073
1171
1269
1367
1465
1563
1661
1759
1857
1955
2053
2151
2250
2348
2446
2545
2643
2741
2840
2938
3037

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1001288
2001387
3001585
4001684
5011881
6012079
7012178
8012376
9022573
10022672
11032869
12032968
13033166
14033265
15043462
16043561
17043759
18053857
19054055
20054154
21064351
22064449
23074647
24074845
25085042
26085240
27195337
28195634
291105732
301106029

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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

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 6:31 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:316:26
211.96:316:26
311.96:316:25
411.96:316:25
511.96:316:24
611.96:316:23
711.96:316:23
811.96:316:22
911.86:316:22
1011.86:316:21
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1911.86:316:16
2011.76:316:16
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Ruangwa

In seasonPeak

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

Ruangwa'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 Ruangwa?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Ruangwa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ruangwa in April

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

In April, Ruangwa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ruangwa 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 Ruangwa peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 11UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ruangwa 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 Ruangwa is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 2318 µg/m³May 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun12Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ruangwa?

Ruangwa sits at 10.1°S, 38.9°E, 348 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Nachingwea, 39 km away.

MasasiLindiLuchinguNangomba

Topography around Ruangwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ruangwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m around an average of 342 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 630 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 939 m.

The land around Ruangwa is covered by trees (49%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (50%), grassland (24%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
199 m
16 km
630 m
80 km
939 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Nachingwea 39 km · Nanganga 42 km · Nyangao 48 km · Lukuledi 57 km · Masasi 74 km · Lindi 86 km · Luchingu 102 km · Nangomba 104 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 Ruangwa (-10.0667°, 38.9333°, elevation 348 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).