Santa Quitéria do Maranhão weather in April

In April, Santa Quitéria do Maranhão sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 296 mm of rain across 24.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 7% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high: 31°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 296 mm; 24.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:53 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 11th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão 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 Quitéria do Maranhão reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°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 on par with 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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

How April really feels in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão

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 Quitéria do Maranhão weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 12th-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	33° / 24°	168	18.6	12.2	2.7
Feb	32° / 24°	223	21.5	12.1	2.7
Mar	31° / 24°	279	26.5	12	2.6
Apr	31° / 24°	296	24.8	11.9	2.8
May	32° / 24°	167	17.6	11.8	3.5
Jun	32° / 24°	41	7.7	11.8	4.3
Jul	33° / 23°	18	3.2	11.8	4.2
Aug	35° / 23°	3	0.6	11.9	3.4
Sep	36° / 24°	2	0.5	12	2.4
Oct	37° / 25°	7	1.1	12.1	1.9
Nov	37° / 25°	15	2.5	12.2	2.0
Dec	36° / 25°	57	7	12.2	2.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	12	12	13	13	14	15	15	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	25
Cloudier (%)	88	88	87	87	86	85	85	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	77	77	75

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	22	78
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	25	75

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão gets around 296 mm of rain over 24.8 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 83% and peaks near 90% 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 (%)	90	90	89	88	88	87	86	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	79	78	77	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	86
8	85
9	84
10	84
11	83
12	83
13	82
14	82
15	82
16	82
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	80
25	80
26	80
27	79
28	78
29	77
30	76

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 59% 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
Oppressive (%)	63	63	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	52
Miserable (%)	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	48

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
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30	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 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 5:56 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:44 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	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	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51
Sunset (PM)	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:56	5:54
2	12.0	5:56	5:54
3	12.0	5:55	5:53
4	12.0	5:55	5:53
5	12.0	5:55	5:52
6	12.0	5:55	5:52
7	12.0	5:54	5:52
8	11.9	5:54	5:51
9	11.9	5:54	5:51
10	11.9	5:54	5:50
11	11.9	5:54	5:50
12	11.9	5:53	5:50
13	11.9	5:53	5:49
14	11.9	5:53	5:49
15	11.9	5:53	5:49
16	11.9	5:53	5:48
17	11.9	5:53	5:48
18	11.9	5:52	5:47
19	11.9	5:52	5:47
20	11.9	5:52	5:47
21	11.9	5:52	5:47
22	11.9	5:52	5:46
23	11.9	5:52	5:46
24	11.9	5:52	5:46
25	11.9	5:52	5:45
26	11.9	5:51	5:45
27	11.9	5:51	5:45
28	11.9	5:51	5:45
29	11.9	5:51	5:44
30	11.9	5:51	5:44

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.71 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 4.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
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	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
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24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Santa Quitéria do Maranhão

In seasonPeak

In April, Santa Quitéria do Maranhão sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão's monsoon runs January–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão.

What to pack for Santa Quitéria do Maranhão in April

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

In April, Santa Quitéria do Maranhão sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão 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 Quitéria do Maranhão peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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)	13	14	15	14	11	10	10	10	12	12	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

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

Air quality in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Santa Quitéria do Maranhão is worst in November — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	15	14	12	9	9	12	10	10	15	21	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	12	Moderate
May	9	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	10	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Santa Quitéria do Maranhão?

Santa Quitéria do Maranhão sits at 3.5°S, 42.6°W, 21 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Luzilândia, 22 km away.

Topography around Santa Quitéria do Maranhão

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Quitéria do Maranhão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m.

The land around Santa Quitéria do Maranhão is covered by grassland (51%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km

67 m

grassland 51%

16 km

104 m

trees 64%

80 km

180 m

trees 64%

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← March Santa Quitéria do Maranhão year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Luzilândia 22 km · São Bernardo 22 km · Brejo 30 km · Esperantina 58 km · Mata Roma 63 km · Buriti 64 km · Batalha 80 km · Miguel Alves 83 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 Quitéria do Maranhão (-3.4959°, -42.562°, elevation 21 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. 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	24
2	31	24
3	31	24
4	31	24
5	31	24
6	31	24
7	31	24
8	31	24
9	31	24
10	31	24
11	31	24
12	31	24
13	31	24
14	31	24
15	31	24
16	31	24
17	31	24
18	31	24
19	31	24
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	22	78
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	86
8	85
9	84
10	84
11	83
12	83
13	82
14	82
15	82
16	82
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	80
25	80
26	80
27	79
28	78
29	77
30	76

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	22	78
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	86
8	85
9	84
10	84
11	83
12	83
13	82
14	82
15	82
16	82
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	80
25	80
26	80
27	79
28	78
29	77
30	76

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	16	84
9	17	83
10	17	83
11	18	82
12	18	82
13	19	81
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	21	79
23	21	79
24	21	79
25	21	79
26	21	79
27	22	78
28	23	77
29	23	77
30	25	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	89
4	88
5	88
6	87
7	86
8	85
9	84
10	84
11	83
12	83
13	82
14	82
15	82
16	82
17	81
18	81
19	81
20	81
21	81
22	81
23	81
24	80
25	80
26	80
27	79
28	78
29	77
30	76

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	59	41
18	59	41
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	56	44
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	52	48