Sousa weather in April

In April, Sousa sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 87 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:38 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
59%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Sousa is capital of the Sousa municipality in Paraíba, Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical April day in Sousa reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

20°25°30°35°40°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
33223
43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
103223
113223
123223
133223
143223
153223
163223
173223
183223
193223
203223
213223
223223
233223
243223
253223
263223
273223
283223
293223
303223

How April really feels in Sousa

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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sousa weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°8310.112.32.9
Feb33° / 24°9511.712.23.0
Mar33° / 23°13515.9123.2
Apr32° / 23°8711.811.93.6
May32° / 23°476.611.74.3
Jun32° / 22°173.311.64.8
Jul32° / 21°71.711.64.8
Aug33° / 21°40.511.84.2
Sep35° / 22°10.3123.4
Oct36° / 23°60.712.22.9
Nov36° / 24°30.812.32.8
Dec35° / 24°193.112.42.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35347
45347
55347
65347
75248
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135149
145050
155050
165050
174951
185050
195050
205050
214951
224951
234951
244951
254951
265050
274951
284951
295050
305050

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Sousa gets around 87 mm of rain over 11.8 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 41% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
154
253
352
450
549
648
746
845
944
1043
1142
1241
1340
1440
1539
1638
1738
1837
1937
2036
2136
2236
2335
2435
2535
2635
2734
2834
2933
3033

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1052669
2062668
3062767
4162766
5162766
6172864
7172864
8172963
9173062
10173062
11173161
12173161
13173260
14173260
15183358
16183358
17183457
18183556
19183556
20183655
21183754
22083854
23083854
24083953
25084052
26094051
27094150
28094249
290104347
300104346

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 5:39 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 5:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:395:36
211.95:395:35
311.95:395:35
411.95:395:34
511.95:395:34
611.95:395:33
711.95:385:33
811.95:385:32
911.95:385:32
1011.95:385:31
1111.95:385:31
1211.95:385:30
1311.95:385:30
1411.95:385:30
1511.95:385:29
1611.95:385:29
1711.85:385:28
1811.85:375:28
1911.85:375:27
2011.85:375:27
2111.85:375:27
2211.85:375:26
2311.85:375:26
2411.85:375:25
2511.85:375:25
2611.85:375:25
2711.85:375:24
2811.85:375:24
2911.85:375:24
3011.85:375:23

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Sousa

In seasonPeak

In April, Sousa sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sousa's rainy season runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Sousa?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sousa.

What to pack for Sousa in April

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

In April, Sousa sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sousa 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 Sousa peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 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 13UV 15Jul 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Sousa 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 Sousa is worst in November — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.7× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateNov 1418 µg/m³Jul 164 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May7Good
Jun5Good
Jul4Good
Aug5Good
Sep9Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sousa?

Sousa sits at 6.8°S, 38.2°W, 229 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São João do Rio do Peixe, 25 km away.

Topography around Sousa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sousa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 223 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m.

The land around Sousa is covered by grassland (31%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (62%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
366 m
80 km
738 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: São João do Rio do Peixe 25 km · Cajazeiras 39 km · Pombal 47 km · São José de Piranhas 50 km · Piancó 59 km · Itaporanga 61 km · São Miguel 68 km · Catolé do Rocha 70 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 Sousa (-6.7592°, -38.2281°, elevation 229 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).