Climate averages 1991–2020
Meru weather
in April.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a warm month in Meru: daytime highs average 24.2°C and nights cool to about 15.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 84 mm of rain on roughly 14 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 07 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Isiolo (35 km away). In April its highs average 28.7°C, 4.5°C warmer than Meru, with 76 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Meru ranks 27th of 37 for the warmest April highs and 5th of 37 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 37 cities is 26.3°C; Meru is 2.1°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 23.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 84 mm to 37 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Meru climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.1°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 39 | 7.5 | 12.112 h |
| February | 25.5°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 20 | 4.8 | 12.112 h |
| March | 25.5°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 42 | 8.8 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 24.2°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 84 | 13.8 | 12.112 h |
| May | 23.7°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 37 | 7.3 | 12.112 h |
| June | 22.9°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 13 | 2.8 | 12.112 h |
| July | 22.4°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 10 | 1.8 | 12.112 h |
| August | 23.0°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 11 | 2.2 | 12.112 h |
| September | 24.6°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 10 | 2.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 24.6°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 43 | 9.2 | 12.112 h |
| November | 22.1°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 112 | 20.6 | 12.112 h |
| December | 22.7°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 55 | 13.2 | 12.112 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Isiolo in AprilKenya · 35 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 18.8°C · 76 mm rain
- Nanyuki in AprilKenya · 65 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 13.5°C · 218 mm rain
- Nyeri in AprilKenya · 94 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 13.4°C · 206 mm rain
- Karuri (Murang'A), Kenya in AprilKenya · 98 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 16.3°C · 201 mm rain
- Thika in AprilKenya · 137 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 15.9°C · 179 mm rain
- Ruiru in AprilKenya · 154 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 15.7°C · 120 mm rain
- Mwala in AprilKenya · 157 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 109 mm rain
- Naivasha in AprilKenya · 160 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 14.3°C · 181 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Meru) is explained once on the Meru year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.