Santa Maria weather in April

In April, Santa Maria sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 144 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of April to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Santa Maria's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Maria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
144 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:57 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
55%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Santa Maria 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical April day in Santa Maria reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C cooler than March and about 4°C warmer than May.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12717
22717
32716
42716
52716
62616
72616
82616
92616
102616
112616
122616
132615
142515
152515
162515
172515
182515
192515
202515
212415
222414
232414
242414
252414
262414
272414
282314
292314
302313

Santa Maria weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°15913.813.74.6
Feb29° / 19°14412.513.14.9
Mar28° / 18°12411.312.25.8
Apr25° / 15°14410.111.36.8
May21° / 12°1279.610.56.6
Jun19° / 10°13710.110.16.1
Jul19° / 14910.310.36.1
Aug21° / 11°1229.910.96.6
Sep22° / 12°15810.911.86.5
Oct24° / 14°20812.512.76.4
Nov27° / 16°13710.213.56.4
Dec30° / 18°15811.813.95.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25248
35347
45347
55248
65347
75248
85248
95248
105248
115248
125149
135149
145149
155050
165050
175050
184951
194951
204951
214951
224951
234951
244951
254852
264852
274951
284951
294951
304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Santa Maria gets around 144 mm of rain over 10.1 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
132
232
333
433
533
634
734
835
935
1035
1135
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1935
2035
2134
2234
2333
2433
2533
2632
2732
2832
2932
3031

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 26% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1121927347
2131927347
3141926347
4142026337
5152025337
6162025327
7162024327
8172124317
9182124317
10192124307
11192124296
12202224296
13212224285
14222224275
15222225265
16232325264
17232325254
18242325243
19252325233
20252426233
21262426222
22272426212
23282427202
24292427191
25302427181
26312426181
27322426171
28322426161
29332426161
30342526151

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of April to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:48 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:487:32
211.77:497:31
311.77:497:29
411.67:507:28
511.67:507:27
611.67:517:26
711.67:517:25
811.57:527:23
911.57:537:22
1011.57:537:21
1111.47:547:20
1211.47:547:19
1311.47:557:17
1411.37:567:16
1511.37:567:15
1611.37:577:14
1711.37:587:13
1811.27:587:12
1911.27:597:11
2011.27:597:10
2111.18:007:08
2211.18:017:07
2311.18:017:06
2411.18:027:05
2511.08:037:04
2611.08:037:03
2711.08:047:02
2810.98:047:01
2910.98:057:00
3010.98:066:59

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 3.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Santa Maria?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santa Maria in April

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

In April, Santa Maria sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Santa Maria in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santa Maria peaks around January 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 19UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr8Very high
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Maria?

Santa Maria sits at 29.7°S, 53.8°W, 146 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Pedro do Sul, 37 km away.

Topography around Santa Maria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Maria has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 445 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 589 m.

The land around Santa Maria is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%), grassland (27%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
300 m
16 km
445 m
80 km
589 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: São Pedro do Sul 37 km · Júlio de Castilhos 52 km · Agudo 55 km · São Sepé 58 km · Tupanciretã 67 km · São Gabriel 88 km · Cachoeira do Sul 96 km · Caçapava do Sul 97 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 Santa Maria (-29.6842°, -53.8069°, elevation 146 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).