Colbún weather in April

In April, Colbún sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 68 mm of rain across 4.8 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 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Colbún's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Colbún's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 68 mm; 4.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 8:13 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover: 40%; 6th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.15 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.3; out of 10

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Colbún reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C cooler than March and about 4°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)	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

Colbún 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 13°	8	1.2	0	14.1	8.7
Feb	27° / 13°	13	1.6	0	13.4	8.7
Mar	24° / 11°	19	1.9	0	12.3	8.9
Apr	20° / 8°	68	4.8	0	11.1	7.3
May	16° / 6°	178	8.8	0	10.1	5.0
Jun	13° / 4°	264	12.4	0.1	9.6	3.4
Jul	13° / 3°	195	10.6	0.5	9.8	3.5
Aug	14° / 4°	162	10.2	0.1	10.7	4.3
Sep	17° / 6°	90	7.6	0.1	11.8	5.6
Oct	19° / 7°	60	6.1	0	12.9	6.9
Nov	22° / 9°	25	3.5	0	13.9	8.2
Dec	25° / 11°	22	2.3	0	14.4	8.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. 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 (%)	77	77	76	74	73	73	72	71	69	69	68	68	67	66	65	65	65	65	65	64	63	63	63	62	62	61	62	61	59	59
Cloudier (%)	23	23	24	26	27	27	28	29	31	31	32	32	33	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	38	39	41	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	67	33
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	61	39
29	59	41
30	59	41

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Colbún gets around 68 mm of rain over 4.8 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 16% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	10	11	11	12	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20

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

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of April to 10 h 36 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 8:00 AM to 8:25 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 7:01 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)	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6
Sunrise (AM)	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:05	8:06	8:07	8:08	8:09	8:10	8:10	8:11	8:12	8:13	8:14	8:15	8:15	8:16	8:17	8:18	8:19	8:20	8:21	8:21	8:22	8:23	8:24	8:25
Sunset (PM)	7:40	7:39	7:37	7:36	7:34	7:33	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:27	7:26	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:02	7:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	8:00	7:40
2	11.6	8:01	7:39
3	11.6	8:02	7:37
4	11.5	8:03	7:36
5	11.5	8:04	7:34
6	11.5	8:05	7:33
7	11.4	8:05	7:31
8	11.4	8:06	7:30
9	11.4	8:07	7:29
10	11.3	8:08	7:27
11	11.3	8:09	7:26
12	11.2	8:10	7:24
13	11.2	8:10	7:23
14	11.2	8:11	7:22
15	11.1	8:12	7:20
16	11.1	8:13	7:19
17	11.1	8:14	7:17
18	11.0	8:15	7:16
19	11.0	8:15	7:15
20	11.0	8:16	7:13
21	10.9	8:17	7:12
22	10.9	8:18	7:11
23	10.8	8:19	7:10
24	10.8	8:20	7:08
25	10.8	8:21	7:07
26	10.7	8:21	7:06
27	10.7	8:22	7:05
28	10.7	8:23	7:03
29	10.6	8:24	7:02
30	10.6	8:25	7:01

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 8.72 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 4.15 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)	5.1	5.0	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.1	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.0	Moderate
19	3.9	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.5	Moderate
28	3.5	Moderate
29	3.5	Moderate
30	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Colbún

In seasonPeak

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

Colbún'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 Colbún?

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

7.3

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Colbún for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Colbún in April

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

In April, Colbún sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Colbún 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 Colbún peaks around January 15 at about 13 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	12	9	5	3	2	3	4	6	8	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	5	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Colbún 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 Colbún is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	18	12	17	21	13	13	13	13	12	10	8
Level	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	12	Good
Apr	17	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Colbún?

Colbún sits at 35.7°S, 71.4°W, 260 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is San Clemente, 19 km away.

Topography around Colbún

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Colbún has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 252 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,280 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,893 m.

The land around Colbún is covered by cropland (38%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (35%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

243 m

cropland 38%

16 km

1,280 m

trees 42%

80 km

3,893 m

trees 35%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater

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

April weather nearby: San Clemente 19 km · Linares 24 km · San Javier 31 km · Talca 37 km · Longaví 39 km · Parral 63 km · Molina 66 km · Sagrada Familia 77 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

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 Colbún (-35.6949°, -71.4057°, elevation 260 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	67	33
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	61	39
29	59	41
30	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	67	33
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	61	39
29	59	41
30	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	76	24
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	67	33
14	66	34
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	64	36
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	62	38
28	61	39
29	59	41
30	59	41

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1