Girau do Ponciano weather in April

In April, Girau do Ponciano sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 64 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Girau do Ponciano's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Girau do Ponciano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:34 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
57%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical April day in Girau do Ponciano 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 28°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)
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How April really feels in Girau do Ponciano

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.

Girau do Ponciano weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°399.612.53.9
Feb32° / 24°439.912.33.9
Mar32° / 24°541212.13.9
Apr31° / 23°6415.411.84.0
May29° / 22°8118.311.64.5
Jun27° / 21°7520.211.45.0
Jul27° / 20°6820.411.55.1
Aug27° / 20°4517.111.75.5
Sep29° / 21°3212.211.95.6
Oct30° / 22°267.312.25.1
Nov32° / 23°265.212.54.5
Dec33° / 23°215.612.64.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55842
65842
75842
85842
95842
105842
115842
125842
135842
145842
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245446
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265347
275248
285248
295149
305149

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Girau do Ponciano gets around 64 mm of rain over 15.4 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 52% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
446
546
647
747
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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 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
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510calm
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279calm
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299calm
309calm

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 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:345:30
211.95:345:29
311.95:345:28
411.95:345:28
511.95:345:27
611.95:345:27
711.95:345:26
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2011.75:345:19
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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 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.0Bright
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 Girau do Ponciano?

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
5.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Girau do Ponciano for sightseeing.

What to pack for Girau do Ponciano in April

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

In April, Girau do Ponciano sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Girau do Ponciano 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 Girau do Ponciano peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 highExtremeFeb 21UV 14Jul 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Girau do Ponciano?

Girau do Ponciano sits at 9.9°S, 36.8°W, 248 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lagoa da Canoa, 12 km away.

Topography around Girau do Ponciano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Girau do Ponciano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m around an average of 215 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 464 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m.

The land around Girau do Ponciano is covered by grassland (83%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
218 m
16 km
464 m
80 km
958 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Lagoa da Canoa 12 km · Feira Grande 17 km · Traipu 21 km · Arapiraca 24 km · Craíbas 30 km · São Sebastião 31 km · Igreja Nova 32 km · Porto Real do Colégio 34 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 Girau do Ponciano (-9.8842°, -36.8289°, elevation 248 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).