Chiguayante weather in April

In April, Chiguayante sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 64 mm of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of April to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Chiguayante's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chiguayante's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
8:21 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
48%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Chiguayante is settlement in Chile.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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 20°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Chiguayante reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C cooler than March and about 4°C warmer than May.

10°15°20°25°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1209
2209
3209
4209
5209
6199
7199
8199
9199
10198
11198
12188
13188
14188
15188
16188
17188
18188
19178
20178
21178
22178
23178
24177
25177
26177
27177
28177
29167
30167

Chiguayante weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 12°71.414.29.2
Feb24° / 12°141.913.49.1
Mar22° / 10°23312.38.3
Apr18° / 645.711.16.5
May15° / 16910.610.14.3
Jun12° / 23114.29.53.0
Jul12° / 17712.69.73.0
Aug13° / 15511.910.63.5
Sep15° / 847.711.74.8
Oct17° / 597.2136.1
Nov20° / 293.9147.5
Dec22° / 11°22314.58.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
36832
46733
56733
66535
76535
86436
96337
106337
116238
126238
136139
146139
156139
166040
176040
186040
195941
205941
215842
225842
235743
245644
255545
265446
275347
285248
295149
305050

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Chiguayante gets around 64 mm of rain over 5.7 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 19% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
115
216
317
417
518
618
718
818
919
1019
1119
1219
1319
1419
1519
1619
1718
1818
1918
2019
2119
2219
2320
2421
2521
2622
2723
2824
2924
3025

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18713
28812
38911
48911
59010
69010
7919
8919
9928
10928
11928
12928
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19946
20946
21946
22946
23946
24946
25946
26955
27955
28955
29955
30955

Wind in April

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

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.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of April to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 8:07 AM to 8:33 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.68:077:46
211.68:087:45
311.68:097:43
411.58:107:42
511.58:117:40
611.48:127:39
711.48:137:37
811.48:147:36
911.38:147:34
1011.38:157:33
1111.28:167:31
1211.28:177:30
1311.28:187:28
1411.18:197:27
1511.18:207:25
1611.18:217:24
1711.08:227:23
1811.08:227:21
1910.98:237:20
2010.98:247:18
2110.98:257:17
2210.88:267:16
2310.88:277:14
2410.88:287:13
2510.78:297:12
2610.78:307:11
2710.68:317:09
2810.68:317:08
2910.68:327:07
3010.58:337:06

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.83 kWh/m² to a high of 8.56 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 3.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.6Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.2Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Chiguayante

In seasonPeak

None of Chiguayante's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Chiguayante's rainy season runs May–August, 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 Chiguayante?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Chiguayante for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chiguayante in April

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

In April, Chiguayante sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Chiguayante in April

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in January at about 14°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°12°14°16°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May13Bracing
Jun12Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov13Bracing
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Chiguayante in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chiguayante peaks around January 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 13UV 12Jun 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Chiguayante 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 Chiguayante is worst in February — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Chiguayante's WHO annual average of 17.7 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodFeb 1533 µg/m³Dec 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb35Poor
Mar17Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chiguayante?

Chiguayante sits at 36.9°S, 73.0°W, 36 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Hualqui, 10 km away.

Topography around Chiguayante

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chiguayante has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m around an average of 92 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 506 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,183 m.

The land around Chiguayante is covered by trees (47%), water (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
447 m
16 km
506 m
80 km
1,183 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Hualqui 10 km · Concepción 11 km · San Pedro de la Paz 12 km · Coronel 16 km · Hualpén 17 km · Penco 21 km · Lota 22 km · Talcahuano 24 km

Chile travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 48% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,995
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 517
Religion
Catholic 57%none 26%Evangelical or Protestant 16%other Christians and traditions related to Christ 1%

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 Chiguayante (-36.9256°, -73.0284°, elevation 36 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).