Jijoca de Jericoacoara weather in April

In April, Jijoca de Jericoacoara sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 270 mm of rain across 25.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 7% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Jijoca de Jericoacoara's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jijoca de Jericoacoara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
270 mm
25.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:44 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

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 Jijoca de Jericoacoara reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Jijoca de Jericoacoara

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.

Jijoca de Jericoacoara weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 25°10916.712.13.2
Feb31° / 24°15320.712.13.1
Mar31° / 24°24426.6122.9
Apr30° / 24°27025.711.92.9
May31° / 24°12417.611.93.7
Jun32° / 24°316.611.84.5
Jul33° / 24°132.511.84.5
Aug34° / 24°30.411.94.0
Sep34° / 25°20.2123.8
Oct34° / 25°50.412.13.7
Nov34° / 25°5112.13.7
Dec33° / 25°224.712.23.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41585
51585
61585
71684
81684
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Jijoca de Jericoacoara gets around 270 mm of rain over 25.7 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 86% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
193
292
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491
591
690
789
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988
1088
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1486
1586
1685
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1884
1984
2084
2183
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3078

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16535
26535
36535
46535
56535
66535
76634
86634
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Wind in April

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

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
19calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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 5:47 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:475:46
212.05:475:45
312.05:475:45
412.05:465:45
512.05:465:44
612.05:465:44
712.05:465:43
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912.05:455:43
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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 4.66 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 4.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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64.7Bright
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244.6Bright
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264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Jijoca de Jericoacoara

In seasonPeak

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

Jijoca de Jericoacoara's monsoon runs February–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 Jijoca de Jericoacoara?

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
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jijoca de Jericoacoara.

What to pack for Jijoca de Jericoacoara in April

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

In April, Jijoca de Jericoacoara sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Jijoca de Jericoacoara 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 31 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August 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
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Jijoca de Jericoacoara 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 Jijoca de Jericoacoara peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 17UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Jijoca de Jericoacoara?

Jijoca de Jericoacoara sits at 2.9°S, 40.4°W, 21 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bela Cruz, 36 km away.

Topography around Jijoca de Jericoacoara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jijoca de Jericoacoara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,010 m.

The land around Jijoca de Jericoacoara is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (32%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and water (35%), trees (26%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
1,010 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
April weather nearby: Bela Cruz 36 km · Acaraú 37 km · Marco 42 km · Camocim 44 km · Granja 49 km · Morrinhos 52 km · Itarema 59 km · Santana do Acaraú 68 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 Jijoca de Jericoacoara (-2.895°, -40.4492°, elevation 21 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).