Petrolina weather in April

In April, Petrolina sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 32 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Petrolina's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petrolina's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 32 mm; 6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:48 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 6th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Petrolina is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical April day in Petrolina reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C warmer than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	22

How April really feels in Petrolina

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Petrolina weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 23°	80	8.7	12.5	3.3
Feb	33° / 23°	66	9.4	12.3	3.3
Mar	33° / 23°	79	10.1	12.1	3.4
Apr	33° / 23°	32	6	11.8	4.0
May	32° / 22°	10	2	11.6	4.9
Jun	30° / 21°	3	0.7	11.5	5.8
Jul	30° / 20°	3	0.4	11.5	6.2
Aug	31° / 20°	1	0.2	11.7	5.7
Sep	33° / 21°	1	0.1	11.9	4.4
Oct	35° / 22°	11	1.5	12.2	3.4
Nov	34° / 23°	32	3.9	12.4	3.2
Dec	34° / 23°	50	6.3	12.5	3.2

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 22% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	54	54	54	54	53	54	54	53	54	54	53	54	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	50	50	49	49	48	47	46	45	45	45	44
Cloudier (%)	46	46	46	46	47	46	46	47	46	46	47	46	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	52	53	54	55	55	55	56

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	53	47
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Petrolina gets around 32 mm of rain over 6 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 20% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	33	33	32	31	31	30	29	29	28	27	26	25	24	22	21	20	18	17	16	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	32
4	31
5	31
6	30
7	29
8	29
9	28
10	27
11	26
12	25
13	24
14	22
15	21
16	20
17	18
18	17
19	16
20	14
21	13
22	13
23	12
24	11
25	11
26	10
27	10
28	10
29	9
30	9

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 69% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Humid (%)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	26	27	28	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35
Muggy (%)	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	48	49	50	52	52	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	58	59
Oppressive (%)	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	25	24	22	21	20	18	17	16	14	13	12	11	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	24	45	29
2	2	24	45	29
3	2	24	45	29
4	2	24	45	28
5	2	24	46	28
6	2	24	47	27
7	2	24	47	27
8	2	24	48	26
9	2	24	49	25
10	2	24	50	24
11	2	24	52	22
12	2	25	52	21
13	2	25	53	20
14	2	26	54	18
15	2	27	54	17
16	2	28	54	16
17	2	29	55	14
18	2	30	55	13
19	2	30	56	12
20	2	31	56	11
21	2	32	57	9
22	2	32	57	9
23	2	33	57	8
24	2	33	58	7
25	2	34	58	6
26	2	34	58	6
27	2	34	59	5
28	2	34	59	5
29	2	35	58	5
30	2	35	59	4

Wind in April

Winds average 15 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
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17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
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23	17	light breeze
24	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze
29	17	light breeze
30	17	light breeze

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 5:49 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:30 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49
Sunset (PM)	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:49	5:44
2	11.9	5:49	5:44
3	11.9	5:49	5:43
4	11.9	5:49	5:43
5	11.9	5:49	5:42
6	11.9	5:49	5:41
7	11.9	5:49	5:41
8	11.9	5:49	5:40
9	11.9	5:49	5:40
10	11.8	5:49	5:39
11	11.8	5:49	5:39
12	11.8	5:49	5:38
13	11.8	5:48	5:38
14	11.8	5:48	5:37
15	11.8	5:48	5:37
16	11.8	5:48	5:36
17	11.8	5:48	5:35
18	11.8	5:48	5:35
19	11.8	5:48	5:35
20	11.8	5:48	5:34
21	11.8	5:48	5:34
22	11.7	5:49	5:33
23	11.7	5:49	5:33
24	11.7	5:49	5:32
25	11.7	5:49	5:32
26	11.7	5:49	5:31
27	11.7	5:49	5:31
28	11.7	5:49	5:31
29	11.7	5:49	5:30
30	11.7	5:49	5:30

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Petrolina?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Petrolina in April

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

In April, Petrolina sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in Petrolina 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 Petrolina peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	15	13	10	10	9	10	12	13	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Petrolina?

Petrolina sits at 9.4°S, 40.5°W, 383 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Juazeiro, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Petrolina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Petrolina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 372 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 668 m.

The land around Petrolina is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (78%) within 80 km.

3 km

33 m

artificial surfaces 61%

16 km

134 m

shrubs 37%

80 km

668 m

shrubs 78%

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← March Petrolina year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Juazeiro 1.0 km · Sobradinho 34 km · Lagoa Grande 51 km · Casa Nova 58 km · Curaçá 79 km · Santa Maria da Boa Vista 99 km · Jaguarari 102 km · Dormentes 110 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
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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 Petrolina (-9.3986°, -40.5008°, elevation 383 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	53	47
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	32
4	31
5	31
6	30
7	29
8	29
9	28
10	27
11	26
12	25
13	24
14	22
15	21
16	20
17	18
18	17
19	16
20	14
21	13
22	13
23	12
24	11
25	11
26	10
27	10
28	10
29	9
30	9

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	24	45	29
2	2	24	45	29
3	2	24	45	29
4	2	24	45	28
5	2	24	46	28
6	2	24	47	27
7	2	24	47	27
8	2	24	48	26
9	2	24	49	25
10	2	24	50	24
11	2	24	52	22
12	2	25	52	21
13	2	25	53	20
14	2	26	54	18
15	2	27	54	17
16	2	28	54	16
17	2	29	55	14
18	2	30	55	13
19	2	30	56	12
20	2	31	56	11
21	2	32	57	9
22	2	32	57	9
23	2	33	57	8
24	2	33	58	7
25	2	34	58	6
26	2	34	58	6
27	2	34	59	5
28	2	34	59	5
29	2	35	58	5
30	2	35	59	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	53	47
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	32
4	31
5	31
6	30
7	29
8	29
9	28
10	27
11	26
12	25
13	24
14	22
15	21
16	20
17	18
18	17
19	16
20	14
21	13
22	13
23	12
24	11
25	11
26	10
27	10
28	10
29	9
30	9

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	24	45	29
2	2	24	45	29
3	2	24	45	29
4	2	24	45	28
5	2	24	46	28
6	2	24	47	27
7	2	24	47	27
8	2	24	48	26
9	2	24	49	25
10	2	24	50	24
11	2	24	52	22
12	2	25	52	21
13	2	25	53	20
14	2	26	54	18
15	2	27	54	17
16	2	28	54	16
17	2	29	55	14
18	2	30	55	13
19	2	30	56	12
20	2	31	56	11
21	2	32	57	9
22	2	32	57	9
23	2	33	57	8
24	2	33	58	7
25	2	34	58	6
26	2	34	58	6
27	2	34	59	5
28	2	34	59	5
29	2	35	58	5
30	2	35	59	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	33	23
20	33	23
21	33	23
22	33	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	54	46
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	53	47
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	46	54
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	45	55
30	44	56

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	32
4	31
5	31
6	30
7	29
8	29
9	28
10	27
11	26
12	25
13	24
14	22
15	21
16	20
17	18
18	17
19	16
20	14
21	13
22	13
23	12
24	11
25	11
26	10
27	10
28	10
29	9
30	9

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	24	45	29
2	2	24	45	29
3	2	24	45	29
4	2	24	45	28
5	2	24	46	28
6	2	24	47	27
7	2	24	47	27
8	2	24	48	26
9	2	24	49	25
10	2	24	50	24
11	2	24	52	22
12	2	25	52	21
13	2	25	53	20
14	2	26	54	18
15	2	27	54	17
16	2	28	54	16
17	2	29	55	14
18	2	30	55	13
19	2	30	56	12
20	2	31	56	11
21	2	32	57	9
22	2	32	57	9
23	2	33	57	8
24	2	33	58	7
25	2	34	58	6
26	2	34	58	6
27	2	34	59	5
28	2	34	59	5
29	2	35	58	5
30	2	35	59	4