Uvinza weather in April

In April, Uvinza sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 116 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Uvinza's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uvinza's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 116 mm; 17.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 7:02 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 7th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

Uvinza is town in western Tanzania in the highlands.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical April day in Uvinza reaches about 27°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 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C cooler than 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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	18
6	27	18
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18

Uvinza weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 18°	157	24.5	12.3	4.2
Feb	28° / 18°	118	19.9	12.2	4.5
Mar	27° / 18°	145	21.4	12	4.6
Apr	27° / 18°	116	17.4	11.9	5.1
May	28° / 18°	27	5	11.8	7.0
Jun	29° / 16°	1	0.3	11.7	7.1
Jul	29° / 16°	1	0.2	11.7	7.0
Aug	30° / 17°	3	0.6	11.8	6.1
Sep	31° / 19°	8	1.8	12	5.2
Oct	31° / 19°	57	8.8	12.1	4.7
Nov	28° / 19°	150	19.5	12.2	4.5
Dec	27° / 18°	187	24.8	12.3	4.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	23	23	22	22	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	25	26	27	27	29	29	30	31	32	33	34	34	37	37	38
Cloudier (%)	77	77	78	78	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	76	75	74	73	73	71	71	70	69	68	67	66	66	63	63	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	26	74
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	30	70
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Uvinza gets around 116 mm of rain over 17.4 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 59% and peaks near 74% 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 (%)	74	74	74	73	73	72	71	71	70	69	67	66	65	63	62	60	58	56	54	52	50	48	47	45	44	43	41	40	39	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	74
3	74
4	73
5	73
6	72
7	71
8	71
9	70
10	69
11	67
12	66
13	65
14	63
15	62
16	60
17	58
18	56
19	54
20	52
21	50
22	48
23	47
24	45
25	44
26	43
27	41
28	40
29	39
30	37

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

	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
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5
Humid (%)	24	24	25	26	27	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	51	51	53	54
Muggy (%)	76	76	75	74	73	71	70	69	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	59	58	57	56	55	53	52	51	49	48	47	45	44	42	41

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	24	76
2	0	24	76
3	0	25	75
4	0	26	74
5	0	27	73
6	0	29	71
7	0	30	70
8	0	31	69
9	1	32	67
10	1	33	66
11	1	34	65
12	1	35	64
13	1	36	63
14	1	37	62
15	1	38	61
16	2	39	59
17	2	40	58
18	2	41	57
19	2	42	56
20	2	43	55
21	3	44	53
22	3	45	52
23	3	46	51
24	3	47	49
25	4	48	48
26	4	49	47
27	4	51	45
28	5	51	44
29	5	53	42
30	5	54	41

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.

	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)	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm

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 7:04 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:51 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	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	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01
Sunset (PM)	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:00	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:59	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	7:04	7:02
2	12.0	7:04	7:01
3	11.9	7:04	7:01
4	11.9	7:04	7:00
5	11.9	7:04	7:00
6	11.9	7:03	7:00
7	11.9	7:03	6:59
8	11.9	7:03	6:59
9	11.9	7:03	6:58
10	11.9	7:03	6:58
11	11.9	7:03	6:57
12	11.9	7:03	6:57
13	11.9	7:02	6:57
14	11.9	7:02	6:56
15	11.9	7:02	6:56
16	11.9	7:02	6:55
17	11.9	7:02	6:55
18	11.9	7:02	6:55
19	11.9	7:02	6:54
20	11.9	7:02	6:54
21	11.9	7:01	6:53
22	11.9	7:01	6:53
23	11.9	7:01	6:53
24	11.9	7:01	6:52
25	11.8	7:01	6:52
26	11.8	7:01	6:52
27	11.8	7:01	6:51
28	11.8	7:01	6:51
29	11.8	7:01	6:51
30	11.8	7:01	6:51

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 5.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3
Level	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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Uvinza

In seasonPeak

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

Uvinza's monsoon runs November–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 Uvinza?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Uvinza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Uvinza in April

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

In April, Uvinza sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Uvinza 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 Uvinza peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 9 (very high).

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)	12	16	16	14	11	10	11	9	13	14	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Uvinza 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 Uvinza is worst in July — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.1× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	14	12	9	10	23	37	37	25	16	11	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	12	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	37	Poor
Aug	37	Poor
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Uvinza?

Uvinza sits at 5.1°S, 30.4°E, 996 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kasulu, 67 km away.

Topography around Uvinza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uvinza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 1,037 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 379 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 997 m.

The land around Uvinza is covered by shrubs (44%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (40%), shrubs (30%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

148 m

shrubs 44%

16 km

379 m

trees 40%

80 km

997 m

trees 40%

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

April weather nearby: Kasulu 67 km · Nguruka 72 km · Mwandiga 87 km · Kigoma 88 km · Vyanda 141 km · Mpanda 157 km · Kalemie 162 km · Rumonge 164 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 Uvinza (-5.1036°, 30.3911°, elevation 996 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	18
6	27	18
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	26	74
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	30	70
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	74
3	74
4	73
5	73
6	72
7	71
8	71
9	70
10	69
11	67
12	66
13	65
14	63
15	62
16	60
17	58
18	56
19	54
20	52
21	50
22	48
23	47
24	45
25	44
26	43
27	41
28	40
29	39
30	37

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	24	76
2	0	24	76
3	0	25	75
4	0	26	74
5	0	27	73
6	0	29	71
7	0	30	70
8	0	31	69
9	1	32	67
10	1	33	66
11	1	34	65
12	1	35	64
13	1	36	63
14	1	37	62
15	1	38	61
16	2	39	59
17	2	40	58
18	2	41	57
19	2	42	56
20	2	43	55
21	3	44	53
22	3	45	52
23	3	46	51
24	3	47	49
25	4	48	48
26	4	49	47
27	4	51	45
28	5	51	44
29	5	53	42
30	5	54	41

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	18
6	27	18
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	26	74
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	30	70
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	74
3	74
4	73
5	73
6	72
7	71
8	71
9	70
10	69
11	67
12	66
13	65
14	63
15	62
16	60
17	58
18	56
19	54
20	52
21	50
22	48
23	47
24	45
25	44
26	43
27	41
28	40
29	39
30	37

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	24	76
2	0	24	76
3	0	25	75
4	0	26	74
5	0	27	73
6	0	29	71
7	0	30	70
8	0	31	69
9	1	32	67
10	1	33	66
11	1	34	65
12	1	35	64
13	1	36	63
14	1	37	62
15	1	38	61
16	2	39	59
17	2	40	58
18	2	41	57
19	2	42	56
20	2	43	55
21	3	44	53
22	3	45	52
23	3	46	51
24	3	47	49
25	4	48	48
26	4	49	47
27	4	51	45
28	5	51	44
29	5	53	42
30	5	54	41

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	18
2	27	18
3	27	18
4	27	18
5	27	18
6	27	18
7	27	18
8	27	18
9	27	18
10	27	18
11	27	18
12	27	18
13	27	18
14	27	18
15	27	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	23	77
2	23	77
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	21	79
6	21	79
7	22	78
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	23	77
13	23	77
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	25	75
17	26	74
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	29	71
21	29	71
22	30	70
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	34	66
27	34	66
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	74
3	74
4	73
5	73
6	72
7	71
8	71
9	70
10	69
11	67
12	66
13	65
14	63
15	62
16	60
17	58
18	56
19	54
20	52
21	50
22	48
23	47
24	45
25	44
26	43
27	41
28	40
29	39
30	37

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	24	76
2	0	24	76
3	0	25	75
4	0	26	74
5	0	27	73
6	0	29	71
7	0	30	70
8	0	31	69
9	1	32	67
10	1	33	66
11	1	34	65
12	1	35	64
13	1	36	63
14	1	37	62
15	1	38	61
16	2	39	59
17	2	40	58
18	2	41	57
19	2	42	56
20	2	43	55
21	3	44	53
22	3	45	52
23	3	46	51
24	3	47	49
25	4	48	48
26	4	49	47
27	4	51	45
28	5	51	44
29	5	53	42
30	5	54	41