Sucre weather in April

In April, Sucre sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 59 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-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 24% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sucre's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sucre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
6th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:34 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Sucre is constitutional capital of Bolivia.

Density
127/km²
people per km²
Founded
1538

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 Sucre reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12011
22010
32010
42010
52010
62010
72010
82010
92010
102110
112110
122110
132110
142110
152110
16219
17219
18219
19219
20219
21219
22219
23219
24209
25209
26209
27209
28209
29208
30208

Sucre weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 11°20524.7134.1
Feb21° / 11°17922.112.64.1
Mar21° / 11°13820.912.14.7
Apr20° / 10°5911.911.66.0
May20° / 20511.17.3
Jun20° / 143.510.97.7
Jul20° / 143.4117.7
Aug21° / 265.711.47.5
Sep22° / 43911.97.0
Oct23° / 10°6814.212.46.1
Nov23° / 11°921612.95.6
Dec22° / 12°15221.413.14.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32773
42872
52971
62971
73169
83268
93367
103466
113565
123763
133763
143763
153961
164060
174159
184159
194357
204357
214456
224456
234654
244654
254852
264852
274852
284951
295050
305149

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Sucre gets around 59 mm of rain over 11.9 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 40% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
157
256
355
454
553
651
750
848
947
1045
1144
1243
1342
1440
1539
1638
1737
1836
1935
2034
2133
2232
2331
2430
2529
2628
2728
2827
2926
3025

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2946
3946
4955
5955
6955
7964
8964
9973
10973
11973
12982
13982
14982
15982
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

0246810151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 18 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 6:31 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:316:21
211.86:316:20
311.86:316:19
411.86:316:18
511.86:326:17
611.76:326:17
711.76:326:16
811.76:326:15
911.76:326:14
1011.76:336:13
1111.76:336:12
1211.66:336:12
1311.66:336:11
1411.66:346:10
1511.66:346:09
1611.66:346:08
1711.56:356:08
1811.56:356:07
1911.56:356:06
2011.56:356:05
2111.56:366:04
2211.56:366:04
2311.46:366:03
2411.46:376:02
2511.46:376:02
2611.46:376:01
2711.46:376:00
2811.46:386:00
2911.36:385:59
3011.36:385:58

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0246151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Sucre

In seasonPeak

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

Sucre's monsoon runs November–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 Sucre?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Sucre for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sucre in April

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

In April, Sucre sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Sucre 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 Sucre peaks around January 21 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 21UV 18Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sucre?

Sucre sits at 19.0°S, 65.3°W, 2,798 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Potosí, 80 km away.

MizqueLlallaguaPunataHuanuniSacabaCochabambaColcapirhua

Topography around Sucre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sucre has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m around an average of 2,831 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,754 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,888 m.

The land around Sucre is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
428 m
16 km
1,754 m
80 km
3,888 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Potosí 80 km · Mizque 122 km · Llallagua 154 km · Punata 176 km · Huanuni 185 km · Sacaba 199 km · Cochabamba 207 km · Colcapirhua 210 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 Sucre (-19.0333°, -65.2627°, elevation 2,798 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).