Quellón weather in April

In April, Quellón sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 165 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Quellón's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quellón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
165 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
8:30 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Quellón is locality in Chile.

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 12°C through the month.

A typical April day in Quellón reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Quellón weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 12°991314.83.7
Feb14° / 12°8910.913.83.8
Mar13° / 11°13914.112.43.3
Apr12° / 10°1651610.92.7
May11° / 22719.19.62.1
Jun10° / 24421.28.91.6
Jul / 22620.69.11.5
Aug / 24021.110.21.5
Sep10° / 16117.511.71.8
Oct11° / 14816.413.22.2
Nov12° / 10°12815.214.52.6
Dec13° / 11°12014.615.13.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
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64258
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Quellón gets around 165 mm of rain over 16 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 53% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 20 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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519light breeze
619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of April to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 8:12 AM to 8:47 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.68:127:46
211.58:147:44
311.58:157:42
411.48:167:40
511.48:177:39
611.38:187:37
711.38:197:35
811.28:217:33
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1211.08:257:26
1311.08:267:24
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1510.98:297:21
1610.88:307:19
1710.88:317:18
1810.78:327:16
1910.78:347:14
2010.68:357:13
2110.68:367:11
2210.58:377:09
2310.58:387:08
2410.48:397:06
2510.48:417:05
2610.48:427:03
2710.38:437:02
2810.38:447:00
2910.28:456:59
3010.28:476:57

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 2.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 2.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.1Moderate
252.0Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.0Dim
281.9Dim
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Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Quellón?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Quellón.

What to pack for Quellón in April

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

In April, Quellón sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 16 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Quellón in April

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 13°C and coldest in August near 10°C.

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

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
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Jul10Bracing
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UV index in Quellón in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Quellón peaks around January 1 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar6High
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun1Low
Jul2Low
Aug2Low
Sep4Moderate
Oct7High
Nov8Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Quellón?

Quellón sits at 43.1°S, 73.6°W, 23 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Castro, 73 km away.

Topography around Quellón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quellón has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,071 m.

The land around Quellón is covered by trees (42%) and water (33%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and water (65%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
186 m
16 km
268 m
80 km
2,071 m
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April weather nearby: Castro 73 km · Ancud 140 km · Calbuco 155 km · Maullín 167 km · Esquel 188 km · Puerto Montt 192 km · Puerto Varas 207 km · Llanquihue 213 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 Quellón (-43.1182°, -73.6166°, elevation 23 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).