Arapiraca weather in April

In April, Arapiraca sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 63 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Arapiraca's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arapiraca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:33 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Arapiraca 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical April day in Arapiraca reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
33223
43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
103123
113123
123123
133123
143123
153123
163123
173123
183123
193123
203123
213123
223123
233023
243023
253023
263023
273023
283023
293022
303022

How April really feels in Arapiraca

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.

Arapiraca weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°348.612.53.9
Feb32° / 23°37912.33.8
Mar32° / 23°4911.512.13.8
Apr31° / 23°6314.111.84.0
May29° / 22°7416.811.64.6
Jun27° / 21°6719.211.45.1
Jul26° / 20°6319.311.55.3
Aug27° / 20°4216.211.75.6
Sep29° / 21°2911.411.95.7
Oct31° / 22°216.412.25.1
Nov32° / 22°284.312.44.6
Dec33° / 23°184.812.64.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
65941
75941
85842
95842
105743
115743
125743
135545
145545
155545
165545
175446
185446
195446
205446
215347
225446
235347
245248
255248
265149
275149
285149
295149
305050

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Arapiraca gets around 63 mm of rain over 14.1 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 47% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
542
642
743
843
944
1044
1145
1245
1346
1446
1547
1648
1748
1849
1949
2049
2150
2250
2351
2452
2553
2653
2754
2854
2955
3055

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52575
62575
72575
82575
92575
102575
112575
122575
132575
142575
152575
162575
172575
182575
192674
202674
212674
222575
232575
242575
252575
262575
272476
282476
292476
302476

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
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2910calm
3010calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 42 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 5:34 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:345:29
211.95:345:28
311.95:345:28
411.95:345:27
511.95:345:27
611.95:345:26
711.95:335:25
811.95:335:25
911.85:335:24
1011.85:335:24
1111.85:335:23
1211.85:335:23
1311.85:335:22
1411.85:335:21
1511.85:335:21
1611.85:335:20
1711.85:335:20
1811.85:335:19
1911.85:335:19
2011.85:335:18
2111.75:335:18
2211.75:335:17
2311.75:335:17
2411.75:345:17
2511.75:345:16
2611.75:345:16
2711.75:345:15
2811.75:345:15
2911.75:345:14
3011.75:345:14

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 5.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Arapiraca?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Arapiraca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arapiraca in April

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

In April, Arapiraca sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Arapiraca 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 Arapiraca peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Arapiraca?

Arapiraca sits at 9.8°S, 36.7°W, 275 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lagoa da Canoa, 12 km away.

Topography around Arapiraca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arapiraca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 259 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 961 m.

The land around Arapiraca is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
337 m
80 km
961 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Lagoa da Canoa 12 km · Feira Grande 17 km · Limoeiro de Anadia 17 km · Craíbas 19 km · Taquarana 22 km · São Sebastião 23 km · Girau do Ponciano 24 km · Igaci 24 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 Arapiraca (-9.7525°, -36.6611°, elevation 275 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).