Dowa Weather in April
Dowa in April
The short of it: Dowa in April averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 31 mm (1.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 14° · rain 31 mm · daylight 11 h 48 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & August
April in Dowa brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 14°, with about 31 mm of rain over the month. Much like March: highs about 24°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 31 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 48 min in mid-April, 24 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; the finest months here are May and August.
Against its neighbours, Dowa runs cooler than most and about as wet in April. Ntchisi, 14 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
April in Dowa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- about the same, 141 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NtchisiCentral Region | 14 km N | 24° | 14° | 26 mm |
| MponelaCentral Region | 25 km WNW | 26° | 15° | 25 mm |
| ChipeniCentral Region | 28 km N | 25° | 14° | 26 mm |
| LilongweCentral Region | 38 km SSW | 27° | 15° | 34 mm |
| SalimaCentral Region | 58 km ESE | 30° | 20° | 57 mm |
| ChipokaCentral Region | 73 km ESE | 30° | 20° | 36 mm |
| KasunguCentral Region | 85 km NW | 27° | 16° | 22 mm |
| NkhotakotaCentral Region | 90 km NNE | 28° | 21° | 152 mm |