Sacaba weather in April

In April, Sacaba sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 80 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sacaba's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sacaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:36 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Sacaba is city of Bolivia.

Founded
1761

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical April day in Sacaba reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Sacaba weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 11°23027.112.93.6
Feb19° / 11°21124.812.63.6
Mar20° / 10°1612312.14.3
Apr20° / 8013.911.65.7
May20° / 377.411.26.9
Jun20° / 286.3117.0
Jul19° / 337.211.16.9
Aug20° / 499.711.46.6
Sep21° / 5914.611.95.8
Oct22° / 10°781812.45.3
Nov22° / 11°10318.612.85.0
Dec21° / 11°17324.8134.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33466
43466
53664
63664
73862
84060
94060
104159
114258
124357
134357
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255347
265446
275545
285644
295743
305842

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Sacaba gets around 80 mm of rain over 13.9 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 46% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
163
261
360
458
557
655
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852
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
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135calm
145calm
155calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:336:24
211.86:336:24
311.86:346:23
411.86:346:22
511.86:346:21
611.86:346:20
711.86:346:20
811.76:356:19
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1311.76:366:15
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1811.66:376:11
1911.66:376:10
2011.56:376:10
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2211.56:386:08
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2511.56:386:06
2611.56:396:06
2711.46:396:05
2811.46:396:05
2911.46:396:04
3011.46:406:03

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Sacaba

In seasonPeak

None of Sacaba's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Sacaba's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Sacaba?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Sacaba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sacaba in April

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

In April, Sacaba sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Sacaba in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sacaba peaks around January 18 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 18UV 17Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec17Extreme

Air quality in Sacaba 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 Sacaba is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1615 µg/m³Dec 235 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug11Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sacaba?

Sacaba sits at 17.4°S, 66.0°W, 2,710 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Cochabamba, 13 km away.

Mizque

Topography around Sacaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sacaba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m around an average of 2,743 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,966 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,786 m.

The land around Sacaba is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
547 m
16 km
1,966 m
80 km
4,786 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Cochabamba 13 km · Tiquipaya 20 km · Colcapirhua 21 km · Quillacollo 25 km · Punata 27 km · Vinto 30 km · Sipe Sipe 34 km · Mizque 95 km

Bolivia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,148
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
Roman Catholic 65%Protestant 20%none 6%other 5%

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 Sacaba (-17.398°, -66.0383°, elevation 2,710 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).