Planalto weather in April

In April, Planalto sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 65 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Planalto's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Planalto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:52 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
65%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical April day in Planalto reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

15°20°25°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72618
82618
92618
102618
112618
122618
132618
142618
152618
162618
172618
182618
192618
202618
212618
222618
232618
242518
252518
262518
272517
282517
292517
302517

Planalto weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°9613.312.85.8
Feb27° / 18°6712.412.55.8
Mar27° / 18°10714.912.15.7
Apr26° / 18°6514.111.75.9
May24° / 17°3510.311.36.7
Jun23° / 15°299.811.16.7
Jul22° / 14°3010.111.26.6
Aug23° / 14°258.811.56.9
Sep25° / 15°257.711.97.2
Oct26° / 17°569.712.36.7
Nov26° / 18°12414.212.75.7
Dec27° / 18°11913.612.95.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44159
54159
64159
74258
84258
94258
104258
114258
124357
134357
144258
154357
164357
174357
184456
194456
204456
214456
224357
234357
244357
254357
264456
274456
284456
294357
304357

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Planalto gets around 65 mm of rain over 14.1 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 47% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
446
547
647
747
848
948
1048
1149
1249
1349
1449
1549
1648
1748
1848
1947
2047
2147
2247
2347
2447
2547
2647
2746
2846
2945
3045

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 52% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
113762
213762
313861
413861
513861
613861
723860
823860
923959
1023959
1124058
1224157
1324256
1424256
1524355
1624454
1724553
1834651
1934750
2034849
2134948
2244947
2345145
2455144
2555243
2665341
2765440
2875439
2975538
3085537

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 30 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 5:50 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:505:43
211.95:505:42
311.85:505:41
411.85:515:41
511.85:515:40
611.85:515:39
711.85:515:38
811.85:515:38
911.85:515:37
1011.85:515:36
1111.75:515:36
1211.75:515:35
1311.75:525:34
1411.75:525:34
1511.75:525:33
1611.75:525:32
1711.75:525:32
1811.65:525:31
1911.65:525:30
2011.65:535:30
2111.65:535:29
2211.65:535:28
2311.65:535:28
2411.65:535:27
2511.65:535:27
2611.55:545:26
2711.55:545:26
2811.55:545:25
2911.55:545:25
3011.55:545:24

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Planalto

In seasonPeak

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

Planalto's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Planalto?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Planalto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Planalto in April

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

In April, Planalto sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Planalto in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Planalto peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Planalto?

Planalto sits at 14.7°S, 40.5°W, 946 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Poções, 19 km away.

Topography around Planalto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Planalto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 923 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,007 m.

The land around Planalto is covered by grassland (85%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
450 m
80 km
1,007 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Poções 19 km · Barra do Choça 26 km · Iguaí 42 km · Vitória da Conquista 45 km · Itororó 66 km · Itambé 66 km · Itapetinga 69 km · Anagé 72 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 Planalto (-14.6697°, -40.4711°, elevation 946 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).