Usangi weather in April

In April, Usangi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 128 mm of rain across 20.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Usangi's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Usangi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
128 mm
20.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:32 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical April day in Usangi reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°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 about 2°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13021
23021
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43021
53021
63021
73021
83020
93020
102920
112920
122920
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192920
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212920
222920
232820
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262820
272820
282820
292820
302820

How April really feels in Usangi

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.

Usangi weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°458.112.25.0
Feb31° / 20°416.512.14.6
Mar31° / 21°9313.8124.1
Apr29° / 20°12820.711.94.1
May27° / 19°8714.311.85.7
Jun26° / 17°133.911.87.1
Jul26° / 16°92.811.87.4
Aug27° / 16°11311.97.2
Sep28° / 17°92.4126.7
Oct30° / 19°326.312.15.6
Nov30° / 20°6914.112.24.6
Dec30° / 20°7414.612.24.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34654
44654
54654
64555
74555
84555
94555
104357
114357
124357
134357
144357
154258
164357
174258
184258
194159
203961
213961
223862
233763
243664
253565
263466
273466
283268
293268
303169

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Usangi gets around 128 mm of rain over 20.7 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 68% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
167
268
368
469
570
670
770
871
971
1071
1170
1270
1370
1469
1569
1669
1768
1868
1968
2068
2167
2267
2367
2467
2567
2666
2766
2865
2965
3064

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1218791
2218791
3217801
4217801
5217801
6118801
7118801
8119791
9120781
10120781
11021781
12022771
13022771
14023761
15024760
16024760
17025750
18026740
19026740
20027730
21028720
22029710
23030700
24031690
25032680
26032680
27034660
28135640
29136630
30137620

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
17calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

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 6:35 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:356:33
212.06:356:33
312.06:346:32
412.06:346:32
512.06:346:31
612.06:346:31
711.96:346:31
811.96:336:30
911.96:336:30
1011.96:336:29
1111.96:336:29
1211.96:336:29
1311.96:326:28
1411.96:326:28
1511.96:326:27
1611.96:326:27
1711.96:326:27
1811.96:326:26
1911.96:326:26
2011.96:316:26
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2211.96:316:25
2311.96:316:25
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2511.96:316:24
2611.96:316:24
2711.96:316:24
2811.96:316:23
2911.96:306:23
3011.96:306:23

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Usangi

In seasonPeak

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

Usangi's rainy season runs March–May, 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 Usangi?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Usangi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Usangi in April

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

In April, Usangi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Usangi 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 Usangi peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Usangi?

Usangi sits at 3.7°S, 37.7°E, 1,337 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Lembeni, 11 km away.

Boma la NgombeMerelaniTarakeaMbuguni

Topography around Usangi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Usangi has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,099 m around an average of 1,376 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,400 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,350 m.

The land around Usangi is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (48%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,099 m
16 km
1,400 m
80 km
5,350 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Lembeni 11 km · Taveta 34 km · Same 41 km · Moshi 54 km · Boma la Ngombe 70 km · Merelani 78 km · Tarakea 79 km · Mbuguni 81 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 Usangi (-3.7°, 37.6667°, elevation 1,337 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).