São João weather in April

In April, São João sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 68 mm of rain across 16.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is São João's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São João's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 68 mm; 16.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:32 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 7th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

São João is human 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 27°C through the month.

A typical April day in São João reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than 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)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

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

São João weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	46	13.7	12.5	5.3
Feb	29° / 20°	47	13	12.3	5.1
Mar	29° / 21°	57	15.8	12.1	5.0
Apr	27° / 20°	68	16.7	11.8	5.3
May	26° / 20°	83	19.3	11.6	5.3
Jun	24° / 19°	99	21	11.5	5.1
Jul	24° / 18°	96	22.2	11.5	5.0
Aug	24° / 18°	73	20	11.7	5.3
Sep	25° / 18°	52	15.7	11.9	6.0
Oct	27° / 19°	34	10.8	12.2	6.5
Nov	28° / 19°	27	7.6	12.4	6.5
Dec	29° / 20°	28	8.4	12.5	5.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over 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 (%)	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	47	47	47	46	45	44	43	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	41	41	41
Cloudier (%)	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	54	55	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

São João gets around 68 mm of rain over 16.7 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 56% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	54
4	54
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	56
13	56
14	57
15	57
16	57
17	57
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	57
23	58
24	58
25	58
26	59
27	59
28	60
29	60
30	60

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% 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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	70	70	70	70	71	71	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	72	72	73	74	74	75	76	77	77	78	79	80	81	81	81	82	82
Oppressive (%)	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	25	24	24	23	22	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	17

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	70	29
2	1	70	29
3	1	70	29
4	1	70	29
5	1	71	28
6	1	71	28
7	2	70	28
8	2	70	28
9	2	70	28
10	2	70	28
11	2	71	27
12	2	71	27
13	2	71	27
14	2	72	26
15	2	72	26
16	2	73	25
17	2	74	24
18	2	74	24
19	2	75	23
20	2	76	22
21	2	77	21
22	2	77	21
23	2	78	20
24	2	79	19
25	1	80	19
26	1	81	18
27	1	81	18
28	1	81	18
29	1	82	17
30	1	82	17

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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30	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

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

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:14 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	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32
Sunset (PM)	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	5:32	5:28
2	11.9	5:32	5:27
3	11.9	5:32	5:27
4	11.9	5:32	5:26
5	11.9	5:32	5:26
6	11.9	5:32	5:25
7	11.9	5:32	5:25
8	11.9	5:32	5:24
9	11.9	5:32	5:23
10	11.9	5:32	5:23
11	11.8	5:32	5:22
12	11.8	5:32	5:22
13	11.8	5:32	5:21
14	11.8	5:32	5:21
15	11.8	5:32	5:20
16	11.8	5:32	5:20
17	11.8	5:32	5:19
18	11.8	5:32	5:19
19	11.8	5:32	5:18
20	11.8	5:32	5:18
21	11.8	5:32	5:17
22	11.8	5:32	5:17
23	11.7	5:32	5:17
24	11.7	5:32	5:16
25	11.7	5:32	5:16
26	11.7	5:32	5:15
27	11.7	5:32	5:15
28	11.7	5:32	5:15
29	11.7	5:32	5:14
30	11.7	5:32	5:14

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.09 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)	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6
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	5.5	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	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit São João?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit São João for sightseeing.

What to pack for São João in April

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

In April, São João sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is São João?

São João sits at 8.9°S, 36.4°W, 712 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Garanhuns, 15 km away.

Topography around São João

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São João has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m around an average of 729 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 488 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,143 m.

The land around São João is covered by grassland (41%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km

255 m

grassland 41%

16 km

488 m

grassland 61%

80 km

1,143 m

grassland 67%

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← March São João year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Garanhuns 15 km · Jupi 19 km · Canhotinho 19 km · Lajedo 24 km · Correntes 28 km · Caetés 30 km · Capoeiras 33 km · São José da Laje 37 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
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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 São João (-8.8756°, -36.3667°, elevation 712 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	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	20
10	28	20
11	28	20
12	28	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	27	20
17	27	20
18	27	20
19	27	20
20	27	20
21	27	20
22	27	20
23	27	20
24	27	20
25	27	20
26	27	20
27	27	20
28	27	20
29	27	20
30	27	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	54
4	54
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	56
13	56
14	57
15	57
16	57
17	57
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	57
23	58
24	58
25	58
26	59
27	59
28	60
29	60
30	60

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	70	29
2	1	70	29
3	1	70	29
4	1	70	29
5	1	71	28
6	1	71	28
7	2	70	28
8	2	70	28
9	2	70	28
10	2	70	28
11	2	71	27
12	2	71	27
13	2	71	27
14	2	72	26
15	2	72	26
16	2	73	25
17	2	74	24
18	2	74	24
19	2	75	23
20	2	76	22
21	2	77	21
22	2	77	21
23	2	78	20
24	2	79	19
25	1	80	19
26	1	81	18
27	1	81	18
28	1	81	18
29	1	82	17
30	1	82	17

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	54
4	54
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	56
13	56
14	57
15	57
16	57
17	57
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	57
23	58
24	58
25	58
26	59
27	59
28	60
29	60
30	60

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	70	29
2	1	70	29
3	1	70	29
4	1	70	29
5	1	71	28
6	1	71	28
7	2	70	28
8	2	70	28
9	2	70	28
10	2	70	28
11	2	71	27
12	2	71	27
13	2	71	27
14	2	72	26
15	2	72	26
16	2	73	25
17	2	74	24
18	2	74	24
19	2	75	23
20	2	76	22
21	2	77	21
22	2	77	21
23	2	78	20
24	2	79	19
25	1	80	19
26	1	81	18
27	1	81	18
28	1	81	18
29	1	82	17
30	1	82	17

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	49	51
6	49	51
7	49	51
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	46	54
17	45	55
18	44	56
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	54
2	54
3	54
4	54
5	54
6	54
7	54
8	54
9	55
10	55
11	55
12	56
13	56
14	57
15	57
16	57
17	57
18	57
19	57
20	57
21	57
22	57
23	58
24	58
25	58
26	59
27	59
28	60
29	60
30	60

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	70	29
2	1	70	29
3	1	70	29
4	1	70	29
5	1	71	28
6	1	71	28
7	2	70	28
8	2	70	28
9	2	70	28
10	2	70	28
11	2	71	27
12	2	71	27
13	2	71	27
14	2	72	26
15	2	72	26
16	2	73	25
17	2	74	24
18	2	74	24
19	2	75	23
20	2	76	22
21	2	77	21
22	2	77	21
23	2	78	20
24	2	79	19
25	1	80	19
26	1	81	18
27	1	81	18
28	1	81	18
29	1	82	17
30	1	82	17