Garanhuns weather in April

In April, Garanhuns sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 66 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Garanhuns's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garanhuns's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:32 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Garanhuns 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 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Garanhuns reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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)
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22820
32820
42820
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62820
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92820
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Garanhuns 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
Jan29° / 20°4511.312.55.4
Feb29° / 20°4911.612.35.2
Mar29° / 20°6014.312.15.1
Apr28° / 20°6614.211.85.5
May26° / 19°6416.511.65.7
Jun24° / 18°6917.211.55.7
Jul24° / 18°6718.711.55.5
Aug24° / 17°471611.75.9
Sep26° / 18°3110.711.96.7
Oct27° / 18°226.512.27.0
Nov29° / 19°20512.46.3
Dec29° / 20°257.312.55.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55149
65050
75050
85050
95050
105050
114951
124951
134951
144852
154753
164753
174753
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194555
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214555
224456
234357
244357
254258
264159
274159
284159
294060
304060

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Garanhuns gets around 66 mm of rain over 14.2 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 48% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
147
246
346
446
546
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1246
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1447
1547
1648
1748
1848
1949
2049
2149
2249
2350
2450
2551
2651
2752
2852
2952
3052

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17867
27867
38857
48857
58866
69856
79856
89856
99856
109856
119856
129865
139865
149865
158875
168875
178875
188884
197894
207894
217894
227894
236904
246904
256904
266904
276904
286904
296904
307894

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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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 5:33 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:335:28
211.95:335:28
311.95:335:27
411.95:335:27
511.95:335:26
611.95:335:26
711.95:325:25
811.95:325:25
911.95:325:24
1011.95:325:23
1111.85:325:23
1211.85:325:22
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1411.85:325:21
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1911.85:325:19
2011.85:325:18
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2211.85:325:18
2311.75:325:17
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2511.75:325:16
2611.75:325:16
2711.75:325:15
2811.75:325:15
2911.75:325:15
3011.75:325:14

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Garanhuns?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Garanhuns for sightseeing.

What to pack for Garanhuns in April

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

In April, Garanhuns sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Garanhuns 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 Garanhuns peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Garanhuns?

Garanhuns sits at 8.9°S, 36.5°W, 950 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São João, 15 km away.

Topography around Garanhuns

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garanhuns has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m around an average of 853 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,116 m.

The land around Garanhuns is covered by artificial surfaces (30%), grassland (29%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
276 m
16 km
395 m
80 km
1,116 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: São João 15 km · Caetés 18 km · Jupi 21 km · Capoeiras 21 km · Lajedo 31 km · Correntes 33 km · Canhotinho 34 km · Bom Conselho 37 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 Garanhuns (-8.882°, -36.5022°, elevation 950 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).