Shanwa weather in April

In April, Shanwa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 114 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Shanwa's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shanwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:47 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Shanwa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°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)
12818
22818
32818
42818
52818
62818
72818
82818
92818
102818
112818
122818
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Shanwa 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
Jan28° / 18°14618.612.25.1
Feb28° / 18°11014.612.14.9
Mar28° / 19°14017.1124.9
Apr28° / 18°11414.211.95.5
May28° / 19°274.411.96.6
Jun28° / 18°5111.86.9
Jul28° / 17°30.311.87.2
Aug29° / 18°60.911.96.6
Sep30° / 19°112.3125.6
Oct31° / 19°406.412.14.9
Nov29° / 19°12113.912.14.8
Dec28° / 18°16919.112.24.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33367
43268
53268
63169
73268
83268
93268
103268
113268
123268
133268
143367
153466
163466
173565
183565
193565
203565
213664
223763
233763
243763
253763
263862
273862
283961
293961
303961

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Shanwa gets around 114 mm of rain over 14.2 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 47% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
164
264
364
463
562
661
760
859
958
1056
1155
1253
1352
1450
1548
1646
1744
1843
1941
2040
2138
2237
2336
2435
2534
2633
2732
2831
2930
3029

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11135630
21135630
31135630
41135630
51135729
61145629
71145728
81155628
91155727
101165726
111165726
121175725
131175824
142185723
152185822
162195821
172205820
182215819
192225818
203235618
213245617
223255517
233265516
243265516
254275415
264285414
274295314
284305313
294315312
305325211

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
1510calm
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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 6:50 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:506:49
212.06:506:48
312.06:506:48
412.06:506:48
512.06:496:47
612.06:496:47
712.06:496:46
812.06:496:46
912.06:496:46
1011.96:486:45
1111.96:486:45
1211.96:486:44
1311.96:486:44
1411.96:486:44
1511.96:476:43
1611.96:476:43
1711.96:476:43
1811.96:476:42
1911.96:476:42
2011.96:476:42
2111.96:466:41
2211.96:466:41
2311.96:466:41
2411.96:466:41
2511.96:466:40
2611.96:466:40
2711.96:466:40
2811.96:466:40
2911.96:466:39
3011.96:456:39

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Shanwa

In seasonPeak

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

Shanwa'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 Shanwa?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Shanwa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shanwa in April

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

In April, Shanwa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Shanwa 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 Shanwa peaks around March 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Shanwa 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 Shanwa is worst in January — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateJan 2018 µg/m³May 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Shanwa?

Shanwa sits at 3.2°S, 33.8°E, 1,342 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Nyalikungu, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Shanwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shanwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 1,329 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 506 m.

The land around Shanwa is covered by cropland (79%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
506 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Nyalikungu 3.0 km · Malampaka 26 km · Somanda 30 km · Lalago 38 km · Kisesa 44 km · Mwadui 46 km · Bariadi 47 km · Songwa 48 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 Shanwa (-3.1667°, 33.7667°, elevation 1,342 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).