Santa Cruz weather in April

In April, Santa Cruz sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 62 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Santa Cruz's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Cruz's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 62 mm; 12.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:28 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 12th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Santa Cruz is 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 31°C through the month.

A typical April day in Santa Cruz reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and on par with 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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
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	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22

How April really feels in Santa Cruz

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.

Santa Cruz weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 23°	32	8	12.3	4.1
Feb	32° / 23°	39	9.4	12.2	3.9
Mar	32° / 23°	61	12.5	12	3.8
Apr	31° / 23°	62	12.4	11.9	4.2
May	31° / 22°	39	7.4	11.7	5.0
Jun	29° / 21°	30	5.5	11.6	5.8
Jul	29° / 20°	22	4.1	11.7	6.2
Aug	30° / 20°	7	1.4	11.8	6.1
Sep	31° / 21°	3	0.9	12	5.6
Oct	32° / 21°	3	0.6	12.1	5.0
Nov	32° / 22°	4	0.8	12.3	4.8
Dec	32° / 22°	10	3	12.4	4.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

	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 (%)	47	47	48	48	47	48	47	48	48	47	46	46	46	47	46	47	46	46	47	47	48	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	50
Cloudier (%)	53	53	52	52	53	52	53	52	52	53	54	54	54	53	54	53	54	54	53	53	52	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	50

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

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Santa Cruz gets around 62 mm of rain over 12.4 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 41% and peaks near 43% 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 (%)	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	37	37	36	35	34

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	42
9	42
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	41
19	41
20	41
21	40
22	40
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	37
27	37
28	36
29	35
30	34

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	38	38	39
Oppressive (%)	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	69	69	68	67	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	62	61	61	60

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	29	71
2	0	29	71
3	0	29	71
4	0	29	71
5	0	29	71
6	0	29	71
7	0	29	71
8	0	29	71
9	0	29	71
10	0	29	71
11	0	29	71
12	0	30	70
13	0	30	70
14	0	30	70
15	0	30	70
16	0	31	69
17	0	31	69
18	0	32	68
19	1	32	67
20	1	33	66
21	1	34	65
22	1	34	65
23	1	35	64
24	1	35	64
25	1	36	63
26	1	36	63
27	1	37	62
28	1	38	61
29	1	38	61
30	1	39	60

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 13 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)	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 48 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 5:30 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:15 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	11.9	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
Sunrise (AM)	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28
Sunset (PM)	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:30	5:27
2	11.9	5:30	5:27
3	11.9	5:30	5:26
4	11.9	5:30	5:26
5	11.9	5:30	5:25
6	11.9	5:30	5:25
7	11.9	5:29	5:24
8	11.9	5:29	5:24
9	11.9	5:29	5:23
10	11.9	5:29	5:23
11	11.9	5:29	5:22
12	11.9	5:29	5:22
13	11.9	5:29	5:22
14	11.9	5:29	5:21
15	11.9	5:29	5:21
16	11.9	5:28	5:20
17	11.9	5:28	5:20
18	11.9	5:28	5:19
19	11.8	5:28	5:19
20	11.8	5:28	5:19
21	11.8	5:28	5:18
22	11.8	5:28	5:18
23	11.8	5:28	5:17
24	11.8	5:28	5:17
25	11.8	5:28	5:17
26	11.8	5:28	5:16
27	11.8	5:28	5:16
28	11.8	5:28	5:16
29	11.8	5:28	5:15
30	11.8	5:28	5:15

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.23 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)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	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	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Santa Cruz?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santa Cruz in April

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

In April, Santa Cruz sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (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	16	14	11	10	10	10	13	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Santa Cruz?

Santa Cruz sits at 6.2°S, 36.0°W, 230 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cuité, 32 km away.

Topography around Santa Cruz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cruz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 240 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 734 m.

The land around Santa Cruz is covered by grassland (57%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (67%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (62%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

97 m

grassland 57%

16 km

389 m

shrubs 67%

80 km

734 m

shrubs 62%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

April weather nearby: Cuité 32 km · São Paulo do Potengi 47 km · Picuí 48 km · Araruna 48 km · Lagoa Nova 52 km · Cacimba de Dentro 53 km · Currais Novos 55 km · Santo Antônio 61 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

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 Santa Cruz (-6.2294°, -36.0228°, elevation 230 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	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	42
9	42
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	41
19	41
20	41
21	40
22	40
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	37
27	37
28	36
29	35
30	34

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	29	71
2	0	29	71
3	0	29	71
4	0	29	71
5	0	29	71
6	0	29	71
7	0	29	71
8	0	29	71
9	0	29	71
10	0	29	71
11	0	29	71
12	0	30	70
13	0	30	70
14	0	30	70
15	0	30	70
16	0	31	69
17	0	31	69
18	0	32	68
19	1	32	67
20	1	33	66
21	1	34	65
22	1	34	65
23	1	35	64
24	1	35	64
25	1	36	63
26	1	36	63
27	1	37	62
28	1	38	61
29	1	38	61
30	1	39	60

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	42
9	42
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	41
19	41
20	41
21	40
22	40
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	37
27	37
28	36
29	35
30	34

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	29	71
2	0	29	71
3	0	29	71
4	0	29	71
5	0	29	71
6	0	29	71
7	0	29	71
8	0	29	71
9	0	29	71
10	0	29	71
11	0	29	71
12	0	30	70
13	0	30	70
14	0	30	70
15	0	30	70
16	0	31	69
17	0	31	69
18	0	32	68
19	1	32	67
20	1	33	66
21	1	34	65
22	1	34	65
23	1	35	64
24	1	35	64
25	1	36	63
26	1	36	63
27	1	37	62
28	1	38	61
29	1	38	61
30	1	39	60

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	43
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	42
9	42
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	42
18	41
19	41
20	41
21	40
22	40
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	37
27	37
28	36
29	35
30	34

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	29	71
2	0	29	71
3	0	29	71
4	0	29	71
5	0	29	71
6	0	29	71
7	0	29	71
8	0	29	71
9	0	29	71
10	0	29	71
11	0	29	71
12	0	30	70
13	0	30	70
14	0	30	70
15	0	30	70
16	0	31	69
17	0	31	69
18	0	32	68
19	1	32	67
20	1	33	66
21	1	34	65
22	1	34	65
23	1	35	64
24	1	35	64
25	1	36	63
26	1	36	63
27	1	37	62
28	1	38	61
29	1	38	61
30	1	39	60