Kihihi weather in April

In April, Kihihi sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 256 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 4% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kihihi's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kihihi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 256 mm; 25.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 7:02 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 12th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Kihihi is place in Western Uganda, Uganda.

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 Kihihi 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 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with 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	26	26	26	26
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	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18

Kihihi weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 17°	149	20.2	12	4.9
Feb	28° / 18°	128	16.7	12	4.9
Mar	27° / 18°	231	25.6	12	4.0
Apr	27° / 18°	256	25.9	12	3.9
May	27° / 18°	206	21.9	12	4.7
Jun	27° / 17°	129	16.9	12	5.4
Jul	26° / 16°	89	14.9	12	5.8
Aug	26° / 17°	173	21.5	12	4.8
Sep	27° / 17°	213	24.1	12	4.2
Oct	26° / 17°	280	27.7	12	3.8
Nov	26° / 17°	286	27.6	12	3.7
Dec	26° / 17°	230	25.6	12	4.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

	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 (%)	16	15	15	14	14	13	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14
Cloudier (%)	84	85	85	86	86	87	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	13	87
7	12	88
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kihihi gets around 256 mm of rain over 25.9 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 86% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	85
30	85

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% 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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Humid (%)	87	86	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	82	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	79	78	77	76	75	74	72	70	69	68	67
Muggy (%)	11	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	27	28	29	30	31

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	87	11
2	2	86	12
3	2	85	13
4	2	85	13
5	2	84	14
6	2	84	14
7	2	83	15
8	2	83	15
9	2	82	16
10	2	82	16
11	2	81	17
12	1	82	17
13	1	82	17
14	1	82	17
15	1	82	17
16	1	81	18
17	1	81	18
18	1	80	19
19	1	80	19
20	1	79	20
21	1	78	21
22	1	77	22
23	1	76	23
24	1	75	24
25	1	74	25
26	1	72	27
27	2	70	28
28	2	69	29
29	2	68	30
30	2	67	31

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:58 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	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:59
Sunset (PM)	7:06	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	7:06	7:06
2	12.0	7:06	7:05
3	12.0	7:05	7:05
4	12.0	7:05	7:05
5	12.0	7:05	7:04
6	12.0	7:05	7:04
7	12.0	7:04	7:04
8	12.0	7:04	7:03
9	12.0	7:04	7:03
10	12.0	7:03	7:03
11	12.0	7:03	7:02
12	12.0	7:03	7:02
13	12.0	7:03	7:02
14	12.0	7:02	7:02
15	12.0	7:02	7:01
16	12.0	7:02	7:01
17	12.0	7:02	7:01
18	12.0	7:01	7:00
19	12.0	7:01	7:00
20	12.0	7:01	7:00
21	12.0	7:01	7:00
22	12.0	7:01	6:59
23	12.0	7:00	6:59
24	12.0	7:00	6:59
25	12.0	7:00	6:59
26	12.0	7:00	6:59
27	12.0	7:00	6:58
28	12.0	7:00	6:58
29	12.0	6:59	6:58
30	12.0	6:59	6:58

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4
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	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kihihi?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kihihi.

What to pack for Kihihi in April

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

In April, Kihihi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kihihi 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 Kihihi peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (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)	11	14	15	14	11	10	10	11	13	13	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Kihihi 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 Kihihi is worst in July — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	77	77	63	59	60	72	79	68	60	59	61	68
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	77	Unhealthy
Feb	77	Unhealthy
Mar	63	Unhealthy
Apr	59	Unhealthy
May	60	Unhealthy
Jun	72	Unhealthy
Jul	79	Unhealthy
Aug	68	Unhealthy
Sep	60	Unhealthy
Oct	59	Unhealthy
Nov	61	Unhealthy
Dec	68	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Kihihi?

Kihihi sits at 0.8°S, 29.7°E, 1,157 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kanungu, 25 km away.

Topography around Kihihi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kihihi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 1,134 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 803 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,188 m.

The land around Kihihi is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

162 m

trees 54%

16 km

803 m

grassland 47%

80 km

3,188 m

trees 42%

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

April weather nearby: Kanungu 25 km · Rukungiri 29 km · Katanda 38 km · Nyamunuka 45 km · Rubanda 51 km · Ishaka 54 km · Rutshuru 56 km · Kyamahungu 57 km

Uganda travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type G; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,206; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 18%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 29.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 518
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 Kihihi (-0.75°, 29.7°, elevation 1,157 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	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	13	87
7	12	88
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	85
30	85

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	87	11
2	2	86	12
3	2	85	13
4	2	85	13
5	2	84	14
6	2	84	14
7	2	83	15
8	2	83	15
9	2	82	16
10	2	82	16
11	2	81	17
12	1	82	17
13	1	82	17
14	1	82	17
15	1	82	17
16	1	81	18
17	1	81	18
18	1	80	19
19	1	80	19
20	1	79	20
21	1	78	21
22	1	77	22
23	1	76	23
24	1	75	24
25	1	74	25
26	1	72	27
27	2	70	28
28	2	69	29
29	2	68	30
30	2	67	31

	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	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	13	87
7	12	88
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	85
30	85

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	87	11
2	2	86	12
3	2	85	13
4	2	85	13
5	2	84	14
6	2	84	14
7	2	83	15
8	2	83	15
9	2	82	16
10	2	82	16
11	2	81	17
12	1	82	17
13	1	82	17
14	1	82	17
15	1	82	17
16	1	81	18
17	1	81	18
18	1	80	19
19	1	80	19
20	1	79	20
21	1	78	21
22	1	77	22
23	1	76	23
24	1	75	24
25	1	74	25
26	1	72	27
27	2	70	28
28	2	69	29
29	2	68	30
30	2	67	31

	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	26	18
28	26	18
29	26	18
30	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	13	87
7	12	88
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	87
8	87
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	85
13	85
14	85
15	85
16	85
17	86
18	86
19	86
20	86
21	86
22	86
23	86
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	85
30	85

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	2	87	11
2	2	86	12
3	2	85	13
4	2	85	13
5	2	84	14
6	2	84	14
7	2	83	15
8	2	83	15
9	2	82	16
10	2	82	16
11	2	81	17
12	1	82	17
13	1	82	17
14	1	82	17
15	1	82	17
16	1	81	18
17	1	81	18
18	1	80	19
19	1	80	19
20	1	79	20
21	1	78	21
22	1	77	22
23	1	76	23
24	1	75	24
25	1	74	25
26	1	72	27
27	2	70	28
28	2	69	29
29	2	68	30
30	2	67	31