Guarapuava weather in April

In April, Guarapuava sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 106 mm of rain across 10.9 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Guarapuava's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guarapuava's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
7th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
10.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:44 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
58%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Guarapuava 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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical April day in Guarapuava reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 3°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22415
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42414
52414
62414
72414
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102314
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122314
132314
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Guarapuava weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°21421.813.44.9
Feb25° / 17°18220.112.94.8
Mar25° / 16°13316.812.25.8
Apr23° / 13°10610.911.46.6
May19° / 11°12910.610.86.2
Jun18° / 10°13610.110.46.1
Jul19° / 1058.910.66.4
Aug21° / 10°1028.111.17.0
Sep22° / 12°1681211.86.4
Oct23° / 13°19316.912.65.7
Nov24° / 14°14915.413.26.0
Dec25° / 16°1861913.65.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35149
45149
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115050
125050
134951
144951
154852
164852
174852
184852
194852
205050
214951
224951
235050
245050
255050
265050
275149
285149
295149
305149

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Guarapuava gets around 106 mm of rain over 10.9 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 37% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
143
242
342
441
541
640
740
839
939
1038
1138
1237
1337
1437
1537
1637
1736
1836
1936
2036
2135
2235
2334
2434
2533
2633
2732
2832
2932
3032

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the humid band about 35% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11532477
21631466
31631466
41731456
51831456
61931446
72031436
82131436
92131425
102231415
112331415
122432404
132532394
142632384
152633373
162733363
172834353
182934342
193035332
203135322
213236312
223436291
233536271
243737261
253837241
264037231
274137211
284337200
294437180
304637170

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
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410calm
510calm
610calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:37 AM to 7:51 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:377:24
211.87:387:23
311.77:387:22
411.77:397:21
511.77:397:20
611.77:397:18
711.67:407:17
811.67:407:16
911.67:417:15
1011.67:417:14
1111.57:427:13
1211.57:427:12
1311.57:437:11
1411.57:437:10
1511.47:437:09
1611.47:447:08
1711.47:447:07
1811.47:457:06
1911.37:457:05
2011.37:467:04
2111.37:467:03
2211.37:477:03
2311.27:477:02
2411.27:487:01
2511.27:487:00
2611.27:496:59
2711.17:496:58
2811.17:506:57
2911.17:506:56
3011.17:516:56

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 4.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Moderate
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Guarapuava?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Guarapuava for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guarapuava in April

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

In April, Guarapuava sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Guarapuava in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guarapuava peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeJan 19UV 15Jul 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Guarapuava 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 Guarapuava is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (March, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1517 µg/m³Mar 165 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar5Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul7Good
Aug12Good
Sep18Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Guarapuava?

Guarapuava sits at 25.4°S, 51.5°W, 1,090 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pinhão, 39 km away.

Topography around Guarapuava

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guarapuava has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 1,071 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 912 m.

The land around Guarapuava is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
364 m
80 km
912 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Pinhão 39 km · Prudentópolis 53 km · Cruz Machado 71 km · Pitanga 76 km · Irati 82 km · Bituruna 86 km · Imbituva 88 km · Cândido de Abreu 93 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 Guarapuava (-25.3905°, -51.4654°, elevation 1,090 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. 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).