Santana do Cariri weather in April

In April, Santana do Cariri sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 123 mm of rain across 15.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Santana do Cariri's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santana do Cariri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
123 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:44 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Santana do Cariri reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12820
22820
32820
42820
52820
62820
72820
82820
92820
102820
112820
122820
132820
142820
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182820
192820
202820
212820
222820
232820
242820
252820
262820
272820
282820
292820
302820

How April really feels in Santana do Cariri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Santana do Cariri weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°13816.912.44.3
Feb29° / 21°14717.712.24.3
Mar29° / 20°19620.6124.3
Apr28° / 20°12315.211.85.0
May28° / 20°518.511.76.2
Jun28° / 19°143.411.67.4
Jul28° / 18°8211.67.7
Aug29° / 18°30.911.86.9
Sep31° / 19°30.7125.7
Oct32° / 21°111.912.24.8
Nov32° / 21°223.512.34.7
Dec31° / 21°40712.44.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33961
43961
53961
63961
73961
84060
93961
104060
114060
124060
134060
143961
153961
163961
173961
183961
193961
203961
213862
223961
233862
243961
253862
263961
274060
284060
294060
304060

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Santana do Cariri gets around 123 mm of rain over 15.2 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 51% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
164
263
362
460
559
658
757
857
956
1055
1155
1254
1354
1453
1552
1652
1751
1850
1949
2048
2147
2246
2346
2445
2544
2643
2742
2841
2940
3039

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1087715
2087715
3097714
4097714
5097813
60107812
70107812
80107911
90108010
10010819
11110809
12111808
13111817
14111817
15112816
16113815
17114805
18114814
19115804
20116803
21117793
22118783
23119773
24119773
25120772
26121762
27121762
28122752
29123742
30123742

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
2910calm
3010calm

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 5:45 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:455:42
211.95:455:41
311.95:455:41
411.95:455:40
511.95:455:40
611.95:455:39
711.95:455:39
811.95:455:38
911.95:455:38
1011.95:445:37
1111.95:445:37
1211.95:445:36
1311.95:445:36
1411.95:445:35
1511.85:445:35
1611.85:445:34
1711.85:445:34
1811.85:445:34
1911.85:445:33
2011.85:445:33
2111.85:445:32
2211.85:445:32
2311.85:445:31
2411.85:445:31
2511.85:445:31
2611.85:445:30
2711.85:445:30
2811.85:445:30
2911.85:445:29
3011.85:445:29

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Santana do Cariri

In seasonPeak

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

Santana do Cariri's monsoon runs January–April, 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 Santana do Cariri?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Santana do Cariri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santana do Cariri in April

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

In April, Santana do Cariri sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santana do Cariri 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 Santana do Cariri peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santana do Cariri?

Santana do Cariri sits at 7.2°S, 39.7°W, 503 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nova Olinda, 12 km away.

Topography around Santana do Cariri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santana do Cariri has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 558 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 532 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 776 m.

The land around Santana do Cariri is covered by grassland (49%) and shrubs (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%), trees (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
321 m
16 km
532 m
80 km
776 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Nova Olinda 12 km · Farias Brito 34 km · Exu 36 km · Crato 36 km · Assaré 38 km · Araripe 44 km · Juazeiro do Norte 47 km · Barbalha 50 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 Santana do Cariri (-7.1883°, -39.7369°, elevation 503 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).