Ruiru Weather in April
Ruiru in April
The short of it: Ruiru in April averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 16 °C (62 °F), with 154 mm (6.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 16° · rain 154 mm · daylight 12 h 5 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Ruiru an average April high of 27°, a low of 16° and some 154 mm of rain. Much like March: highs about 27°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 154 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 5 min in mid-April.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates April 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Ruiru runs warmer than most and drier than most in April. Juja, 8 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
April in Ruiru, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 2° colder, 71 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JujaKiambu County | 8 km NE | 27° | 16° | 161 mm |
| GatunduKiambu County | 13 km NNW | 26° | 16° | 220 mm |
| KiambuKiambu County | 14 km W | 26° | 16° | 170 mm |
| TingangaKiambu County | 16 km W | 25° | 15° | 230 mm |
| GithunguriMachakos County | 17 km S | 27° | 16° | 120 mm |
| ThikaNairobi County | 17 km NE | 27° | 16° | 200 mm |
| PumwaniNairobi County | 20 km SW | 27° | 16° | 186 mm |
| Imara Daima EstateNairobi County | 22 km SSW | 27° | 16° | 138 mm |