Tupiza weather in April

In April, Tupiza sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Tupiza's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tupiza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:38 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
36%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Tupiza is city of Bolivia.

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 21°C through the month.

A typical April day in Tupiza reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1217
2217
3217
4217
5217
6217
7217
8217
9217
10217
11217
12217
13217
14216
15216
16216
17216
18216
19216
20216
21216
22216
23216
24216
25215
26215
27215
28215
29215
30215

How April really feels in Tupiza

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tupiza weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 11720.313.24.7
Feb20° / 9017.312.74.9
Mar20° / 6414.312.25.8
Apr21° / 153.911.57.8
May19° / 20.6118.2
Jun17° / -0°00.110.77.6
Jul17° / -1°10.310.87.5
Aug19° / 20.611.38.2
Sep21° / 71.711.98.3
Oct23° / 204.612.58.0
Nov23° / 338.7137.1
Dec22° / 7715.213.35.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26931
36931
47030
57129
67228
77327
87228
97327
107426
117426
127525
137525
147525
157525
167624
177624
187624
197723
207723
217822
227822
237822
247921
257921
268020
278020
288119
298218
308218

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Tupiza gets around 15 mm of rain over 3.9 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 14% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
130
228
327
425
524
623
721
820
919
1017
1116
1215
1314
1413
1512
1611
1710
189
199
208
217
227
236
246
255
265
275
285
295
305

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

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 6 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
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:336:22
211.86:336:21
311.86:346:20
411.86:346:19
511.76:346:18
611.76:356:17
711.76:356:16
811.76:356:15
911.66:366:15
1011.66:366:14
1111.66:366:13
1211.66:376:12
1311.66:376:11
1411.56:376:10
1511.56:386:09
1611.56:386:08
1711.56:386:07
1811.56:396:07
1911.46:396:06
2011.46:396:05
2111.46:406:04
2211.46:406:03
2311.46:406:03
2411.46:416:02
2511.36:416:01
2611.36:416:00
2711.36:426:00
2811.36:425:59
2911.36:435:58
3011.26:435:57

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 6.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0246151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
305.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Tupiza?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Tupiza for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Tupiza in April

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

In April, Tupiza sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 6°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Tupiza in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tupiza peaks around January 18 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 18UV 18Jul 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tupiza?

Tupiza sits at 21.4°S, 65.7°W, 2,961 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Villazón, 73 km away.

TarijaUyuniBermejoPotosíProfesor Salvador MazzaYacuibaTartagal

Topography around Tupiza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tupiza has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m around an average of 3,070 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,536 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,219 m.

The land around Tupiza is covered by grassland (33%) and bare terrain (33%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), bare terrain (32%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and bare terrain (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
629 m
16 km
1,536 m
80 km
3,219 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Villazón 73 km · Tarija 103 km · Uyuni 159 km · Bermejo 202 km · Potosí 207 km · Profesor Salvador Mazza 220 km · Yacuiba 220 km · Tartagal 231 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 Tupiza (-21.4434°, -65.7188°, elevation 2,961 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).