Santiago weather in April

In April, Santiago sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 161 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-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 42% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Santiago's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santiago's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
161 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
8:01 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
52%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Santiago 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 Santiago 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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22717
32716
42616
52616
62616
72616
82616
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102616
112616
122516
132515
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Santiago weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°17414.213.74.6
Feb29° / 19°15413.4134.9
Mar28° / 18°14411.712.25.9
Apr25° / 15°16110.511.36.8
May21° / 12°1259.410.66.6
Jun19° / 10°1369.910.26.1
Jul19° / 1509.910.36.2
Aug21° / 11°1309.2116.8
Sep22° / 12°16010.511.86.6
Oct25° / 15°23612.612.76.5
Nov27° / 16°15510.413.56.4
Dec29° / 18°16912.213.85.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45545
55644
65644
75644
85545
95545
105446
115446
125446
135446
145446
155347
165347
175347
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225347
235248
245248
255347
265248
275248
285248
295248
305149

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Santiago gets around 161 mm of rain over 10.5 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 35% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
635
735
835
935
1035
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2234
2334
2434
2534
2633
2733
2833
2933
3032

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 26% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1162126316
2172126316
3172125316
4182125315
5192124315
6192223315
7202223315
8212222305
9222222304
10222321304
11232321294
12242321283
13242321283
14252422273
15252422272
16262422262
17262522252
18272522251
19282522241
20282522231
21292522221
22302523221
23312523211
24312523201
25322522191
26332522190
27342522180
28352522170
29362522170
30372521160

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1610calm
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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 7:52 AM to 8:09 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:527:36
211.77:537:35
311.77:537:34
411.67:547:33
511.67:547:31
611.67:557:30
711.67:557:29
811.57:567:28
911.57:577:27
1011.57:577:26
1111.47:587:24
1211.47:587:23
1311.47:597:22
1411.48:007:21
1511.38:007:20
1611.38:017:19
1711.38:017:18
1811.28:027:16
1911.28:037:15
2011.28:037:14
2111.28:047:13
2211.18:047:12
2311.18:057:11
2411.18:067:10
2511.08:067:09
2611.08:077:08
2711.08:077:07
2811.08:087:06
2910.98:097:05
3010.98:097:04

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 3.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.0Bright
144.0Moderate
154.0Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Santiago?

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 Santiago for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santiago in April

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

In April, Santiago sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Santiago 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 Santiago peaks around January 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighExtremeJan 20UV 14Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santiago?

Santiago sits at 29.2°S, 54.9°W, 426 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Francisco de Assis, 47 km away.

Topography around Santiago

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santiago has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 392 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 475 m.

The land around Santiago is covered by grassland (39%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), grassland (38%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
285 m
80 km
475 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: São Francisco de Assis 47 km · São Pedro do Sul 82 km · São Luiz Gonzaga 88 km · Tupanciretã 101 km · Alegrete 111 km · Júlio de Castilhos 115 km · Santo Ângelo 115 km · Santa Maria 116 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 Santiago (-29.1917°, -54.8672°, elevation 426 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).