Castelo do Piauí weather in April

In April, Castelo do Piauí sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 184 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Castelo do Piauí's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Castelo do Piauí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
184 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:50 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
71%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical April day in Castelo do Piauí reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53123
63123
73123
83123
93123
103123
113223
123223
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193223
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213223
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273223
283223
293223
303223

How April really feels in Castelo do Piauí

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.

Castelo do Piauí weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°15616.512.32.8
Feb32° / 23°17917.112.22.9
Mar32° / 23°25721.8122.9
Apr32° / 23°18418.311.93.3
May32° / 23°768.811.83.9
Jun33° / 23°11211.74.2
Jul34° / 23°61.111.74.0
Aug35° / 24°10.111.83.3
Sep36° / 24°10.3122.5
Oct37° / 25°140.812.12.0
Nov37° / 25°142.612.22.1
Dec36° / 25°416.712.32.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32773
42872
52971
62971
73070
83169
93169
103169
113169
123169
133169
143169
153169
163268
173367
183367
193367
203367
213367
223367
233367
243466
253565
263565
273565
283664
293763
303763

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Castelo do Piauí gets around 184 mm of rain over 18.3 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 61% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
174
272
371
470
568
667
766
865
964
1063
1162
1261
1360
1459
1559
1658
1758
1857
1957
2057
2157
2257
2357
2457
2557
2656
2756
2855
2954
3053

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
104960
204960
305950
405950
505950
606940
706940
806940
907930
1007930
1108920
1208920
1318910
1419900
1519900
16110890
17110890
18110890
19111880
20111871
21111871
22212851
23212851
24213841
25214831
26214831
27215830
28216820
29316810
30317800

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

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 5:52 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:525:50
212.05:525:49
311.95:525:49
411.95:525:48
511.95:525:48
611.95:515:47
711.95:515:47
811.95:515:46
911.95:515:46
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1811.95:505:42
1911.95:505:42
2011.95:505:41
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2211.95:495:41
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2611.85:495:39
2711.85:495:39
2811.85:495:39
2911.85:495:38
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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 4.99 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 4.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Castelo do Piauí

In seasonPeak

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

Castelo do Piauí's monsoon runs January–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 Castelo do Piauí?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Castelo do Piauí.

What to pack for Castelo do Piauí in April

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

In April, Castelo do Piauí sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Castelo do Piauí 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 Castelo do Piauí peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 15UV 15Jul 24UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Castelo do Piauí?

Castelo do Piauí sits at 5.3°S, 41.6°W, 241 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Miguel do Tapuio, 32 km away.

Topography around Castelo do Piauí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Castelo do Piauí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 249 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 790 m.

The land around Castelo do Piauí is covered by shrubs (67%) within 3 km, shrubs (63%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
790 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: São Miguel do Tapuio 32 km · Campo Maior 88 km · Novo Oriente 89 km · Crateús 99 km · Pedro II 100 km · Altos 105 km · Quiterianópolis 111 km · Piripiri 119 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 Castelo do Piauí (-5.3222°, -41.5525°, elevation 241 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).