Los Andes weather in April

In April, Los Andes sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 27 mm of precipitation across 3.9 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Los Andes's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Los Andes's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 27 mm; 3.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 8:07 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover: 29%; 6th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; out of 10

Los Andes is Chilean city.

Density: 5,127/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1791

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

← March Los Andes 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 18°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Los Andes reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°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)	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2

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

How April really feels in Los Andes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Los Andes weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 11°	17	5	0	13.9	8.1
Feb	21° / 11°	13	4.1	0	13.2	8.1
Mar	20° / 9°	13	2.6	0.2	12.2	8.1
Apr	16° / 4°	27	3.9	0.7	11.2	6.2
May	12° / 0°	60	6.4	3.5	10.3	3.6
Jun	8° / -2°	106	7.4	6.3	9.9	1.2
Jul	6° / -3°	73	6.7	5.9	10.1	0.6
Aug	8° / -2°	69	6.6	5.6	10.8	1.4
Sep	10° / 0°	48	7.3	4.1	11.8	2.7
Oct	14° / 2°	43	9	2.3	12.8	4.3
Nov	17° / 5°	32	8.2	0.4	13.7	6.1
Dec	20° / 8°	22	6	0	14.1	7.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. 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 (%)	87	87	85	85	85	83	83	82	82	81	79	79	78	77	77	76	74	74	74	73	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	72
Cloudier (%)	13	13	15	15	15	17	17	18	18	19	21	21	22	23	23	24	26	26	26	27	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	76	24
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	72	28

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Los Andes gets around 27 mm of rain and snow over 3.9 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April.

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.

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

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of April to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:56 AM to 8:17 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 7:02 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	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	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	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:56	7:57	7:58	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:03	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:05	8:06	8:07	8:08	8:08	8:09	8:10	8:11	8:11	8:12	8:13	8:14	8:14	8:15	8:16	8:17	8:17
Sunset (PM)	7:38	7:37	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	7:56	7:38
2	11.7	7:57	7:37
3	11.6	7:58	7:35
4	11.6	7:58	7:34
5	11.6	7:59	7:33
6	11.5	8:00	7:31
7	11.5	8:00	7:30
8	11.5	8:01	7:29
9	11.4	8:02	7:27
10	11.4	8:03	7:26
11	11.4	8:03	7:25
12	11.3	8:04	7:23
13	11.3	8:05	7:22
14	11.3	8:05	7:21
15	11.2	8:06	7:20
16	11.2	8:07	7:18
17	11.2	8:08	7:17
18	11.1	8:08	7:16
19	11.1	8:09	7:15
20	11.1	8:10	7:13
21	11.0	8:11	7:12
22	11.0	8:11	7:11
23	11.0	8:12	7:10
24	10.9	8:13	7:09
25	10.9	8:14	7:08
26	10.9	8:14	7:06
27	10.8	8:15	7:05
28	10.8	8:16	7:04
29	10.8	8:17	7:03
30	10.7	8:17	7:02

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.97 kWh/m² to a high of 8.99 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 4.93 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)	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3
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	5.8	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Los Andes

In seasonPeak

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

Los Andes's rainy season runs May–September, 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 Los Andes?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

1.0

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Los Andes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Los Andes in April

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

In April, Los Andes sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Los Andes in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Los Andes peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 5 (moderate).

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)	16	15	12	8	5	5	5	7	8	12	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	5	High
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	7	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Los Andes 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 Los Andes is worst in July — around 118 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (January, 25 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)	25	28	41	58	84	104	118	102	82	55	36	26
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	25	Moderate
Feb	28	Moderate
Mar	41	Poor
Apr	58	Unhealthy
May	84	Unhealthy
Jun	104	Unhealthy
Jul	118	Unhealthy
Aug	102	Unhealthy
Sep	82	Unhealthy
Oct	55	Poor
Nov	36	Poor
Dec	26	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Los Andes?

Los Andes sits at 32.8°S, 70.6°W, 833 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is San Esteban, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Los Andes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Los Andes has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m around an average of 831 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,054 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,840 m.

The land around Los Andes is covered by cropland (30%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (37%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

406 m

cropland 30%

16 km

2,054 m

shrubs 40%

80 km

6,840 m

bare terrain 37%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater

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

April weather nearby: San Esteban 4.0 km · San Felipe 15 km · Putaendo 26 km · Llaillay 33 km · Colina 42 km · Batuco 49 km · Chicureo 50 km · La Calera 56 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 Los Andes (-32.8337°, -70.5983°, elevation 833 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	18	7
2	18	6
3	18	6
4	17	6
5	17	6
6	17	6
7	17	6
8	17	6
9	17	5
10	17	5
11	17	5
12	16	5
13	16	5
14	16	5
15	16	5
16	16	4
17	16	4
18	16	4
19	16	4
20	16	4
21	15	4
22	15	3
23	15	3
24	15	3
25	15	3
26	15	3
27	15	3
28	15	3
29	15	2
30	15	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	76	24
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	72	28

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	76	24
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	72	28

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	81	19
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	77	23
15	77	23
16	76	24
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	74	26
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	72	28

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100