Urunda weather in April

In April, Urunda sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 40 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-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 28% of the time in April, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:49 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

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 Urunda reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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)
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42819
52819
62819
72819
82818
92818
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122818
132918
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Urunda weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°14919.512.44.8
Feb28° / 19°12917.312.34.8
Mar28° / 19°13516.612.15.0
Apr29° / 18°406.911.86.0
May29° / 17°40.711.67.0
Jun28° / 15°0011.58.2
Jul27° / 14°0011.58.6
Aug28° / 15°0011.77.9
Sep30° / 17°10.111.96.6
Oct31° / 18°192.112.25.5
Nov31° / 19°456.712.44.8
Dec29° / 19°11014.812.54.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33763
43862
53961
64060
74258
84357
94555
104654
114852
124951
135149
145446
155545
165743
175842
186040
196139
206238
216436
226535
236535
246634
256733
266733
276733
286832
296832
306931

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Urunda gets around 40 mm of rain over 6.9 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 23% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
144
243
342
441
540
638
737
835
934
1032
1130
1228
1326
1425
1523
1621
1719
1818
1916
2015
2114
2213
2311
2410
2510
269
278
287
297
306

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1143533
2144523
3145513
4147493
5148483
6250462
7252442
8353422
9355402
10456382
11459361
12560341
13562321
14663301
15765280
16866260
17967240
181068220
191169200
201270180
211470160
221570150
231770130
241969120
252168110
26236890
27256780
28276580
29296470
30316360

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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
68calm
78calm
88calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
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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 6:50 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:506:45
211.96:506:45
311.96:496:44
411.96:496:44
511.96:496:43
611.96:496:43
711.96:496:42
811.96:496:41
911.96:496:41
1011.96:496:40
1111.86:496:40
1211.86:496:39
1311.86:496:39
1411.86:496:38
1511.86:496:38
1611.86:496:37
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1811.86:496:36
1911.86:496:36
2011.86:496:35
2111.86:496:35
2211.86:496:35
2311.86:496:34
2411.76:496:34
2511.76:496:33
2611.76:496:33
2711.76:496:32
2811.76:496:32
2911.76:496:32
3011.76:496:31

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
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265.8Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Urunda

In seasonPeak

None of Urunda's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Urunda's rainy season runs December–March, 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 Urunda?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Urunda in April

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

In April, Urunda sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Urunda in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Jun 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Urunda 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 Urunda is worst in October — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1620 µg/m³May 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Urunda?

Urunda sits at 8.7°S, 34.3°E, 1,050 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Rujewa, 11 km away.

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Topography around Urunda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Urunda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 1,048 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,994 m.

The land around Urunda is covered by cropland (73%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and shrubs (32%), cropland (26%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
318 m
80 km
1,994 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Rujewa 11 km · Chimala 38 km · Ilembula 42 km · Igurusi 54 km · Makumbako 63 km · Mtwango 68 km · Njombe 93 km · Mbeya 97 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 Urunda (-8.65°, 34.3°, elevation 1,050 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).