Vicuña weather in April

In April, Vicuña sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Vicuña's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vicuña's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
7th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
8:05 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
22%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Vicuña is settlement 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Vicuña reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 3°C warmer than May.

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Vicuña 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 15°103.6013.78.5
Feb22° / 15°93.6013.18.5
Mar21° / 13°132.6012.28.5
Apr19° / 10°163.1011.37.8
May16° / 334.40.710.56.2
Jun14° / 474.61.810.14.7
Jul13° / 4052.210.34.4
Aug14° / 404.71.710.95.1
Sep16° / 275.40.711.86.0
Oct18° / 234.80.212.77.1
Nov20° / 12°123.2013.58.0
Dec21° / 14°92.6013.98.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
3919
49010
59010
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78911
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Vicuña gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
59
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109
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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 4 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of April to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:56 AM to 8:14 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:567:39
211.77:567:38
311.77:577:37
411.67:577:36
511.67:587:34
611.67:597:33
711.57:597:32
811.58:007:31
911.58:017:30
1011.58:017:28
1111.48:027:27
1211.48:027:26
1311.48:037:25
1411.38:047:24
1511.38:047:22
1611.38:057:21
1711.28:057:20
1811.28:067:19
1911.28:077:18
2011.28:077:17
2111.18:087:16
2211.18:097:15
2311.18:097:14
2411.08:107:13
2511.08:117:12
2611.08:117:10
2711.08:127:09
2810.98:127:09
2910.98:137:08
3010.98:147:07

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.29 kWh/m² to a high of 8.67 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
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184.9Bright
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254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Vicuña?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Vicuña in April

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

In April, Vicuña sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Vicuña in April

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 65 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

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

12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr16Cool
May15Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec15Cool

UV index in Vicuña in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vicuña peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jun 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7High
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Vicuña?

Vicuña sits at 30.0°S, 70.7°W, 616 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is La Serena, 54 km away.

AlbardónVilla General San Martín

Topography around Vicuña

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vicuña has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 615 m around an average of 709 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,066 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,071 m.

The land around Vicuña is covered by bare terrain (48%) within 3 km, bare terrain (49%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (55%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
615 m
16 km
3,066 m
80 km
6,071 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: La Serena 54 km · Coquimbo 61 km · Ovalle 78 km · Vallenar 162 km · Illapel 183 km · Los Vilos 222 km · Albardón 261 km · Villa General San Martín 261 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 Vicuña (-30.0354°, -70.7127°, elevation 616 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).