Ribeira do Pombal weather in April

In April, Ribeira do Pombal sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 42 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Ribeira do Pombal's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ribeira do Pombal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:42 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical April day in Ribeira do Pombal reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°40°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13322
23322
33322
43322
53322
63222
73222
83222
93222
103222
113222
123222
133222
143222
153222
163222
173222
183222
193222
203122
213122
223122
233122
243122
253122
263122
273122
283122
293122
303122

How April really feels in Ribeira do Pombal

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.

Ribeira do Pombal weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°44612.63.6
Feb33° / 23°367.512.43.5
Mar33° / 23°42912.13.5
Apr32° / 22°429.911.84.1
May30° / 21°5011.711.55.0
Jun28° / 20°4313.311.45.8
Jul27° / 19°3211.611.46.2
Aug28° / 19°269.411.66.3
Sep30° / 20°196.411.95.5
Oct32° / 21°194.312.24.7
Nov33° / 22°304.812.54.1
Dec33° / 22°264.312.63.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
35941
45941
55842
65842
75842
85743
95743
105644
115644
125545
135545
145446
155446
165446
175446
185248
195248
205248
215248
225248
235149
245149
255149
265050
274951
284951
294951
304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ribeira do Pombal gets around 42 mm of rain over 9.9 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
533
632
732
832
932
1032
1132
1232
1332
1432
1532
1632
1732
1832
1932
2032
2133
2233
2334
2434
2534
2635
2735
2835
2936
3036

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
115445
225345
325345
425345
525345
625345
725345
825345
925345
1025345
1125345
1225345
1325345
1425345
1515445
1615544
1715544
1815544
1915544
2015643
2115643
2215643
2315643
2415643
2515643
2615643
2715643
2815742
2915742
3015841

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:415:36
211.95:415:35
311.95:415:35
411.95:415:34
511.95:415:34
611.95:415:33
711.85:415:32
811.85:415:32
911.85:415:31
1011.85:415:31
1111.85:415:30
1211.85:415:29
1311.85:415:29
1411.85:425:28
1511.85:425:28
1611.85:425:27
1711.85:425:27
1811.75:425:26
1911.75:425:26
2011.75:425:25
2111.75:425:25
2211.75:425:24
2311.75:425:24
2411.75:425:23
2511.75:425:23
2611.75:425:22
2711.75:425:22
2811.65:425:21
2911.65:425:21
3011.65:435:20

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 5.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Ribeira do Pombal?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ribeira do Pombal in April

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

In April, Ribeira do Pombal sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ribeira do Pombal 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 Ribeira do Pombal peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ribeira do Pombal?

Ribeira do Pombal sits at 10.8°S, 38.5°W, 221 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cipó, 30 km away.

Topography around Ribeira do Pombal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ribeira do Pombal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 210 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 662 m.

The land around Ribeira do Pombal is covered by grassland (55%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
662 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Cipó 30 km · Cícero Dantas 31 km · Tucano 31 km · Poço Verde 41 km · Fátima 44 km · Nova Soure 45 km · Itapicuru 63 km · Olindina 63 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 Ribeira do Pombal (-10.8344°, -38.5358°, elevation 221 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).