União weather in April

In April, União sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 325 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 8% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is União's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see União's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
325 mm
24.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:55 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

União is settlement in Uniao, Piaui, 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 31°C through the month.

A typical April day in União reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in União

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.

União weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°22821.812.22.6
Feb32° / 23°29622.212.22.7
Mar31° / 23°36327122.6
Apr31° / 23°32524.611.92.8
May32° / 23°14315.111.83.6
Jun33° / 23°234.611.74.2
Jul34° / 23°121.711.84.0
Aug35° / 24°20.511.93.2
Sep36° / 24°30.6122.3
Oct37° / 25°101.512.11.8
Nov36° / 25°354.512.22.0
Dec35° / 25°849.712.32.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21783
31882
41882
51981
61981
72179
82278
92278
102278
112377
122476
132476
142476
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303070

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

União gets around 325 mm of rain over 24.6 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 82% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
190
289
389
488
588
687
787
886
986
1085
1185
1284
1384
1483
1582
1682
1781
1880
1980
2079
2179
2278
2377
2477
2576
2675
2774
2873
2972
3070

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14555
24456
34258
44258
54159
64060
74060
84060
94060
104060
113961
123961
133961
143961
153961
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193862
203862
213763
223763
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253763
263763
273763
283862
293862
303961

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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135calm
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265calm
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305calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:575:55
212.05:575:55
312.05:575:54
411.95:575:54
511.95:565:53
611.95:565:53
711.95:565:52
811.95:565:52
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1411.95:555:49
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1611.95:555:49
1711.95:555:48
1811.95:545:48
1911.95:545:48
2011.95:545:47
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.76 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 4.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for União

In seasonPeak

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

União'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 União?

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
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in União.

What to pack for União in April

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

In April, União sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in União 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 União peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 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 14UV 15Jul 24UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in União 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 União is worst in November — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 922 µg/m³Jun 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Good
Jun10Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is União?

União sits at 4.6°S, 42.9°W, 60 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is José de Freitas, 37 km away.

Topography around União

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around União has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m.

The land around União is covered by grassland (40%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
318 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: José de Freitas 37 km · Coelho Neto 40 km · Miguel Alves 47 km · Teresina 56 km · Timon 57 km · Caxias 62 km · Altos 67 km · Aldeias Altas 67 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 União (-4.5858°, -42.8642°, elevation 60 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).