Quilicura weather in April

In April, Quilicura sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 39 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 Quilicura's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quilicura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
8:08 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
33%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10
Air quality
High
PM2.5 30.3 µg/m³ · 2015

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 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical April day in Quilicura reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C cooler than March and about 4°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12413
22413
32412
42412
52412
62312
72312
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92312
102311
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132211
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28209
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Quilicura weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 16°82147.8
Feb28° / 16°91.813.28.2
Mar26° / 14°141.912.38.8
Apr22° / 11°393.811.28.1
May18° / 81710.36.3
Jun15° / 1167.99.84.8
Jul15° / 968.2104.6
Aug16° / 998.910.85.2
Sep18° / 779.911.85.9
Oct20° / 10°598.712.86.8
Nov24° / 12°284.713.78.3
Dec27° / 14°132.214.28.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28218
38119
48020
57921
67822
77723
87723
97624
107525
117426
127327
137327
147228
157129
167129
177030
187129
197129
207129
217129
227129
237129
247030
256931
266931
276931
286832
296832
306733

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Quilicura gets around 39 mm of rain over 3.8 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 13% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
19
29
310
410
511
611
712
812
913
1013
1114
1214
1314
1414
1514
1614
1714
1814
1914
2014
2114
2213
2313
2413
2513
2613
2713
2813
2913
3014

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

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 7:57 AM to 8:19 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:577:38
211.77:587:37
311.67:587:35
411.67:597:34
511.68:007:33
611.58:007:31
711.58:017:30
811.48:027:29
911.48:037:27
1011.48:037:26
1111.38:047:25
1211.38:057:23
1311.38:067:22
1411.28:067:21
1511.28:077:20
1611.28:087:18
1711.18:097:17
1811.18:097:16
1911.18:107:15
2011.08:117:13
2111.08:127:12
2211.08:127:11
2310.98:137:10
2410.98:147:09
2510.98:157:07
2610.88:157:06
2710.88:167:05
2810.88:177:04
2910.88:187:03
3010.78:197:02

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.54 kWh/m² to a high of 8.91 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 4.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.2Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.0Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Quilicura

In seasonPeak

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

Quilicura's rainy season runs May–October, 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 Quilicura?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Quilicura in April

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

In April, Quilicura sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Quilicura in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Quilicura peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Quilicura 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 Quilicura is worst in July — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Quilicura's WHO annual average of 30.3 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateJul 1656 µg/m³Jan 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May40Poor
Jun50Poor
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug49Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Quilicura?

Quilicura sits at 33.4°S, 70.7°W, 497 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Renca, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Quilicura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quilicura has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m around an average of 510 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,172 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,020 m.

The land around Quilicura is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (39%) within 16 km, and shrubs (28%), grassland (23%) and bare terrain (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
406 m
16 km
1,172 m
80 km
6,020 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and ice
April weather nearby: Renca 4.0 km · Lo Prado 9.0 km · Chicureo 11 km · Santiago 12 km · Ñuñoa 15 km · Maipú 17 km · Batuco 17 km · Lampa 18 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 Quilicura (-33.368°, -70.7139°, elevation 497 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).