Dedza Weather in April
Dedza in April
The short of it: Dedza in April averages a high of 24 °C (74 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 11 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 13° · rain 40 mm · daylight 11 h 47 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & May
Thirty years of records give Dedza an average April high of 24°, a low of 13° and some 40 mm of rain. Much like March: highs about 24°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 47 min in mid-April, 25 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates April 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Dedza runs cooler than most and wetter than most in April. Ulongué, 38 km to the S, is 2° warmer by day.
April in Dedza, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- about the same, 132 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UlonguéTete | 38 km S | 26° | 15° | 28 mm |
| ChipokaCentral Region | 47 km NNE | 30° | 20° | 36 mm |
| NtcheuCentral Region | 59 km SSE | 26° | 16° | 31 mm |
| SalimaCentral Region | 68 km NNE | 30° | 20° | 57 mm |
| Monkey BaySouthern Region | 71 km ENE | 28° | 19° | 32 mm |
| LilongweCentral Region | 75 km NW | 27° | 15° | 34 mm |
| DowaCentral Region | 91 km NNW | 24° | 14° | 31 mm |
| BalakaSouthern Region | 95 km SE | 29° | 18° | 31 mm |