Sorata weather in April

In April, Sorata sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 86 mm of precipitation across 21.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sorata's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sorata's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 86 mm; 21.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 6:45 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 6th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Sorata is town in Bolivia.

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical April day in Sorata reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	7
2	15	7
3	15	7
4	15	7
5	15	7
6	15	7
7	15	7
8	15	7
9	15	7
10	15	6
11	15	6
12	15	6
13	15	6
14	15	6
15	15	6
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	15	6
19	15	6
20	15	6
21	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6
29	15	6
30	15	6

Sorata weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 7°	208	29.8	12.8	2.3
Feb	15° / 7°	181	26.6	12.5	2.3
Mar	15° / 7°	150	28.3	12.1	2.5
Apr	15° / 6°	86	21.4	11.7	3.2
May	15° / 5°	49	13	11.3	4.1
Jun	14° / 4°	25	7.1	11.1	4.4
Jul	14° / 4°	28	8	11.2	4.3
Aug	14° / 4°	36	11.4	11.5	4.2
Sep	15° / 5°	57	16.9	11.9	3.9
Oct	16° / 7°	95	23.1	12.4	3.3
Nov	16° / 7°	122	24.7	12.7	3.1
Dec	15° / 8°	193	29.2	12.9	2.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	16	16	17	19	19	21	21	21	23	23	24	26	26	28	29	30	31	32	34	35	35	38	38	40	40	43	44	45	46	47
Cloudier (%)	84	84	83	81	81	79	79	79	77	77	76	74	74	72	71	70	69	68	66	65	65	62	62	60	60	57	56	55	54	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	17	83
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	24	76
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	47	53

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Sorata gets around 86 mm of rain and snow over 21.4 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 71% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	86	85	84	84	83	82	81	80	79	77	76	75	74	72	71	70	69	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	61	60	59	59	58	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	85
3	84
4	84
5	83
6	82
7	81
8	80
9	79
10	77
11	76
12	75
13	74
14	72
15	71
16	70
17	69
18	67
19	66
20	65
21	64
22	63
23	62
24	61
25	61
26	60
27	59
28	59
29	58
30	57

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in April

Winds average 4 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:16 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48
Sunset (PM)	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:43	6:35
2	11.9	6:43	6:35
3	11.8	6:44	6:34
4	11.8	6:44	6:33
5	11.8	6:44	6:32
6	11.8	6:44	6:31
7	11.8	6:44	6:31
8	11.8	6:44	6:30
9	11.7	6:44	6:29
10	11.7	6:44	6:28
11	11.7	6:45	6:28
12	11.7	6:45	6:27
13	11.7	6:45	6:26
14	11.7	6:45	6:26
15	11.7	6:45	6:25
16	11.6	6:45	6:24
17	11.6	6:46	6:24
18	11.6	6:46	6:23
19	11.6	6:46	6:22
20	11.6	6:46	6:22
21	11.6	6:46	6:21
22	11.6	6:47	6:20
23	11.5	6:47	6:20
24	11.5	6:47	6:19
25	11.5	6:47	6:18
26	11.5	6:47	6:18
27	11.5	6:48	6:17
28	11.5	6:48	6:17
29	11.5	6:48	6:16
30	11.5	6:48	6:16

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Sorata

In seasonPeak

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

Sorata's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Sorata?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sorata.

What to pack for Sorata in April

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

In April, Sorata sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Sorata in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sorata peaks around January 22 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 9 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	19	19	17	14	11	9	9	12	14	16	17	17
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	19	Extreme
Feb	19	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	16	Extreme
Nov	17	Extreme
Dec	17	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Sorata?

Sorata sits at 15.8°S, 68.6°W, 0 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Isla del Sol, 61 km away.

Topography around Sorata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sorata has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,513 m around an average of 2,929 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,704 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,882 m.

The land around Sorata is covered by grassland (61%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,513 m

grassland 61%

16 km

4,704 m

grassland 71%

80 km

5,882 m

grassland 45%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetland

← March Sorata year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Isla del Sol 61 km · Copacabana 64 km · Tiahuanaco 87 km · Laja 89 km · La Paz 97 km · Achocalla 104 km · Viacha 104 km · Ilave 114 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

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 Sorata (-15.773°, -68.6497°, elevation 0 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	7
2	15	7
3	15	7
4	15	7
5	15	7
6	15	7
7	15	7
8	15	7
9	15	7
10	15	6
11	15	6
12	15	6
13	15	6
14	15	6
15	15	6
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	15	6
19	15	6
20	15	6
21	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6
29	15	6
30	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	17	83
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	24	76
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	85
3	84
4	84
5	83
6	82
7	81
8	80
9	79
10	77
11	76
12	75
13	74
14	72
15	71
16	70
17	69
18	67
19	66
20	65
21	64
22	63
23	62
24	61
25	61
26	60
27	59
28	59
29	58
30	57

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	7
2	15	7
3	15	7
4	15	7
5	15	7
6	15	7
7	15	7
8	15	7
9	15	7
10	15	6
11	15	6
12	15	6
13	15	6
14	15	6
15	15	6
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	15	6
19	15	6
20	15	6
21	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6
29	15	6
30	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	17	83
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	24	76
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	85
3	84
4	84
5	83
6	82
7	81
8	80
9	79
10	77
11	76
12	75
13	74
14	72
15	71
16	70
17	69
18	67
19	66
20	65
21	64
22	63
23	62
24	61
25	61
26	60
27	59
28	59
29	58
30	57

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	7
2	15	7
3	15	7
4	15	7
5	15	7
6	15	7
7	15	7
8	15	7
9	15	7
10	15	6
11	15	6
12	15	6
13	15	6
14	15	6
15	15	6
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	15	6
19	15	6
20	15	6
21	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6
29	15	6
30	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	16	84
3	17	83
4	19	81
5	19	81
6	21	79
7	21	79
8	21	79
9	23	77
10	23	77
11	24	76
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	30	70
17	31	69
18	32	68
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	40	60
25	40	60
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	85
3	84
4	84
5	83
6	82
7	81
8	80
9	79
10	77
11	76
12	75
13	74
14	72
15	71
16	70
17	69
18	67
19	66
20	65
21	64
22	63
23	62
24	61
25	61
26	60
27	59
28	59
29	58
30	57

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100