Barreirinhas weather in April

In April, Barreirinhas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 303 mm of rain across 27.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Barreirinhas's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barreirinhas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
303 mm
27.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:53 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
81%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Barreirinhas is principal settlement in Barreirinhas Municipality, Maranhão, 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 Barreirinhas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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How April really feels in Barreirinhas

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.

Barreirinhas weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 25°14021.612.13.4
Feb30° / 24°20424.212.13.1
Mar30° / 24°27829122.8
Apr30° / 24°30327.211.92.9
May30° / 25°19222.111.93.5
Jun31° / 25°6613.111.84.6
Jul31° / 25°386.811.95.1
Aug32° / 25°71.511.95.1
Sep32° / 25°30.8125.1
Oct32° / 25°60.812.15.1
Nov32° / 26°112.412.14.9
Dec32° / 25°378.412.24.4

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 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Barreirinhas gets around 303 mm of rain over 27.2 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 90% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April, the calmest month.

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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Sunrise & sunset in April

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Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:575:55
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312.05:565:54
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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 4.86 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 4.86 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Barreirinhas

In seasonPeak

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

Barreirinhas's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Barreirinhas?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barreirinhas.

What to pack for Barreirinhas in April

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

In April, Barreirinhas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Barreirinhas in April

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 27 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in September near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Barreirinhas 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 Barreirinhas peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Barreirinhas 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 Barreirinhas is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateJul 1719 µg/m³May 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr11Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul20Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep9Good
Oct11Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Barreirinhas?

Barreirinhas sits at 2.8°S, 42.8°W, 5 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Paulino Neves, 33 km away.

Topography around Barreirinhas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barreirinhas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m.

The land around Barreirinhas is covered by grassland (36%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

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80 km
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April weather nearby: Paulino Neves 33 km · Tutóia 61 km · Humberto de Campos 73 km · São Bernardo 81 km · Urbano Santos 82 km · Santa Quitéria do Maranhão 87 km · Luzilândia 93 km · São Benedito do Rio Preto 101 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 Barreirinhas (-2.7556°, -42.8259°, elevation 5 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).