Amarante do Maranhão weather in April

In April, Amarante do Maranhão sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 153 mm of rain across 21.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Amarante do Maranhão's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amarante do Maranhão's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
153 mm
21.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:11 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
77%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Amarante do Maranhão is human settlement in Brazil.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical April day in Amarante do Maranhão reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13022
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43022
53022
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283122
293122
303122

How April really feels in Amarante do Maranhão

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Amarante do Maranhão weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°21426.412.33.0
Feb30° / 22°2082412.23.0
Mar30° / 22°21527.2122.9
Apr30° / 22°15321.611.93.3
May31° / 22°7711.611.84.3
Jun32° / 21°8211.75.0
Jul33° / 21°50.911.74.8
Aug34° / 21°20.411.84.3
Sep34° / 22°112123.8
Oct33° / 23°386.112.13.6
Nov32° / 23°9113.712.33.5
Dec31° / 23°16020.212.33.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 78%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21585
31585
41585
51684
61684
71783
81882
91882
101882
112080
122080
132080
142179
152179
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Amarante do Maranhão gets around 153 mm of rain over 21.6 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 72% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
183
282
382
481
581
680
780
879
979
1078
1178
1277
1376
1475
1574
1673
1772
1871
1970
2068
2167
2266
2365
2465
2564
2663
2762
2861
2960
3059

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10946
20946
30946
40946
50946
60946
70946
80946
90946
100946
110946
120946
130946
140946
150937
160937
170937
180937
190937
200937
210928
220928
230928
240928
250928
260937
270937
281927
291927
301936

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.

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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
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:136:10
211.96:136:10
311.96:136:09
411.96:136:09
511.96:126:08
611.96:126:08
711.96:126:07
811.96:126:07
911.96:126:07
1011.96:126:06
1111.96:116:06
1211.96:116:05
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1611.96:116:04
1711.96:116:03
1811.96:116:03
1911.96:116:02
2011.96:106:02
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 4.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
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204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Amarante do Maranhão

In seasonPeak

In April, Amarante do Maranhão sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Amarante do Maranhão's monsoon runs December–April, 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 Amarante do Maranhão?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Amarante do Maranhão.

What to pack for Amarante do Maranhão in April

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

In April, Amarante do Maranhão sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Amarante do Maranhão 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 Amarante do Maranhão peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Amarante do Maranhão 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 Amarante do Maranhão is worst in October — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.5× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateOct 1340 µg/m³Jun 166 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov29Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Amarante do Maranhão?

Amarante do Maranhão sits at 5.6°S, 46.7°W, 247 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Sítio Novo, 35 km away.

Topography around Amarante do Maranhão

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amarante do Maranhão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m around an average of 252 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m.

The land around Amarante do Maranhão is covered by grassland (63%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
87 m
16 km
185 m
80 km
456 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Sítio Novo 35 km · Governador Edison Lobão 72 km · Grajaú 72 km · João Lisboa 74 km · Imperatriz 83 km · Açailândia 109 km · Arame 111 km · Porto Franco 112 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

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 Amarante do Maranhão (-5.5667°, -46.7422°, elevation 247 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).