Peçanha weather in April

In April, Peçanha sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 72 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-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 20% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Peçanha's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peçanha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:03 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Peçanha 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 Peçanha reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°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)
12820
22820
32820
42820
52820
62820
72819
82819
92819
102819
112819
122819
132819
142819
152819
162819
172819
182819
192819
202819
212719
222719
232719
242718
252718
262718
272718
282718
292718
302718

Peçanha weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°15015134.5
Feb30° / 20°9412.412.64.6
Mar29° / 20°12315.612.14.7
Apr28° / 19°7212.311.65.9
May26° / 17°287.511.17.0
Jun25° / 16°144.610.97.7
Jul25° / 15°145117.7
Aug26° / 15°15511.47.6
Sep28° / 17°296.611.96.7
Oct29° / 19°8710.812.45.4
Nov28° / 19°18717.412.94.8
Dec29° / 20°1951913.14.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54258
64357
74258
84357
94456
104456
114456
124555
134555
144555
154753
164654
174654
184654
194654
204753
214852
224852
234951
244951
255050
265050
275149
285149
295149
305248

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Peçanha gets around 72 mm of rain over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
445
546
646
746
846
946
1045
1145
1244
1343
1443
1542
1641
1740
1839
1938
2037
2136
2235
2335
2434
2533
2633
2732
2831
2931
3030

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10122734
20122734
30123724
40123733
50123733
60223723
70224713
80224722
90225712
100226702
110226702
120327682
130328681
140329671
150330661
160431641
170432631
180432631
190533611
200534601
210635581
220736561
230837550
241937530
2511038510
2611139480
2711240460
2811342440
2911443420
3011544390

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:006:50
211.87:006:49
311.87:006:48
411.87:006:48
511.87:006:47
611.87:016:46
711.77:016:45
811.77:016:44
911.77:016:43
1011.77:026:43
1111.77:026:42
1211.67:026:41
1311.67:026:40
1411.67:036:39
1511.67:036:39
1611.67:036:38
1711.67:036:37
1811.57:046:36
1911.57:046:36
2011.57:046:35
2111.57:046:34
2211.57:056:33
2311.57:056:33
2411.47:056:32
2511.47:066:31
2611.47:066:31
2711.47:066:30
2811.47:066:29
2911.47:076:29
3011.47:076:28

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Peçanha

In seasonPeak

None of Peçanha's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Peçanha's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Peçanha?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Peçanha for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Peçanha in April

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

In April, Peçanha sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Peçanha in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Peçanha peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Peçanha?

Peçanha sits at 18.5°S, 42.6°W, 784 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São João Evangelista, 22 km away.

Topography around Peçanha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peçanha has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m around an average of 775 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,488 m.

The land around Peçanha is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
316 m
16 km
656 m
80 km
1,488 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: São João Evangelista 22 km · Guanhães 47 km · Governador Valadares 72 km · Belo Oriente 75 km · Itamarandiba 83 km · Serro 87 km · Santana do Paraíso 91 km · Malacacheta 94 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 Peçanha (-18.5486°, -42.5569°, elevation 784 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).