Paracuru weather in April

In April, Paracuru sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 259 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Paracuru's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paracuru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
25°
4th coldest
Rainfall
259 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:39 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Paracuru 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 29°C through the month.

A typical April day in Paracuru reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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 Paracuru

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.

Paracuru weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°10318.412.24.3
Feb29° / 25°15121.312.13.8
Mar29° / 25°21525.9123.5
Apr29° / 25°25925.811.93.5
May29° / 25°11919.411.84.3
Jun29° / 25°6212.911.85.3
Jul30° / 24°316.511.86.0
Aug30° / 25°61.611.96.4
Sep30° / 25°30.6126.6
Oct30° / 25°4112.16.5
Nov30° / 26°71.912.26.2
Dec30° / 26°277.612.25.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32674
42773
52872
62971
72971
82971
93169
103169
113169
123268
133268
143367
153466
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Paracuru gets around 259 mm of rain over 25.8 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 85% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
190
290
389
489
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687
787
886
986
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1186
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1385
1485
1585
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2085
2185
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3079

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16535
26436
36436
46436
56436
66436
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Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
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513light breeze
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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 5:42 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:425:40
212.05:415:40
312.05:415:39
412.05:415:39
512.05:415:38
612.05:415:38
712.05:405:37
811.95:405:37
911.95:405:37
1011.95:405:36
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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 4.81 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 4.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Paracuru

In seasonPeak

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

Paracuru'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 Paracuru?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paracuru.

What to pack for Paracuru in April

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

In April, Paracuru sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Paracuru 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 offshore is warmest in March 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 Paracuru 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 Paracuru peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 16UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paracuru?

Paracuru sits at 3.4°S, 39.0°W, 23 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Paraipaba, 13 km away.

Topography around Paracuru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paracuru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,045 m.

The land around Paracuru is covered by water (43%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and water (35%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
1,045 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
April weather nearby: Paraipaba 13 km · São Gonçalo do Amarante 23 km · Trairi 30 km · Umirim 46 km · Turaru 49 km · Pentecoste 50 km · Caucaia 55 km · Uruburetama 58 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 Paracuru (-3.41°, -39.0306°, elevation 23 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).