Chiquinquirá weather in April

In April, Chiquinquirá sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 184 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Chiquinquirá's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chiquinquirá's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 184 mm; 26.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:52 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Chiquinquirá is locality in Colombia.

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical April day in Chiquinquirá reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with 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)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

Chiquinquirá weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 9°	58	17.9	11.7	5.2
Feb	21° / 10°	81	20.5	11.8	4.5
Mar	21° / 10°	140	26.8	12	3.8
Apr	20° / 11°	184	26.9	12.1	3.5
May	20° / 10°	156	24.8	12.3	3.9
Jun	20° / 10°	70	16.4	12.3	4.8
Jul	20° / 10°	52	13.6	12.3	5.4
Aug	20° / 9°	62	14.7	12.2	5.2
Sep	21° / 9°	101	21	12	4.4
Oct	20° / 10°	152	27.6	11.9	3.6
Nov	20° / 10°	140	26.8	11.7	3.6
Dec	20° / 9°	83	21	11.7	4.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

	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 (%)	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Cloudier (%)	93	93	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	6	94
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Chiquinquirá gets around 184 mm of rain over 26.9 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 90% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	90
6	90
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	89
24	89
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	88
30	88

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 98% 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

Wind in April

Winds average 4 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:58 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)	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47
Sunset (PM)	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:59	6:01
2	12.1	5:58	6:01
3	12.1	5:58	6:01
4	12.1	5:57	6:01
5	12.1	5:57	6:01
6	12.1	5:56	6:01
7	12.1	5:56	6:00
8	12.1	5:55	6:00
9	12.1	5:55	6:00
10	12.1	5:54	6:00
11	12.1	5:54	6:00
12	12.1	5:53	6:00
13	12.1	5:53	6:00
14	12.1	5:53	5:59
15	12.1	5:52	5:59
16	12.1	5:52	5:59
17	12.1	5:51	5:59
18	12.1	5:51	5:59
19	12.1	5:51	5:59
20	12.1	5:50	5:59
21	12.1	5:50	5:59
22	12.2	5:49	5:59
23	12.2	5:49	5:59
24	12.2	5:49	5:59
25	12.2	5:48	5:58
26	12.2	5:48	5:58
27	12.2	5:48	5:58
28	12.2	5:47	5:58
29	12.2	5:47	5:58
30	12.2	5:47	5:58

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 4.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
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	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Chiquinquirá?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

2.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chiquinquirá.

What to pack for Chiquinquirá in April

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

In April, Chiquinquirá sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Chiquinquirá in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chiquinquirá peaks around February 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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)	13	16	14	14	14	14	12	13	14	13	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Chiquinquirá 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 Chiquinquirá is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 11 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)	15	19	26	19	14	12	11	12	13	14	14	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	26	Moderate
Apr	19	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	12	Moderate
Jul	11	Good
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Chiquinquirá?

Chiquinquirá sits at 5.6°N, 73.8°W, 2,562 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Villa de San Diego de Ubaté, 34 km away.

Topography around Chiquinquirá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chiquinquirá has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m around an average of 2,622 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,508 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,667 m.

The land around Chiquinquirá is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

329 m

grassland 52%

16 km

2,508 m

grassland 51%

80 km

3,667 m

trees 60%

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

April weather nearby: Villa de San Diego de Ubaté 34 km · Moniquirá 40 km · La Mesa 40 km · Barbosa 42 km · Vélez 47 km · Tunja 52 km · Pacho 66 km · Zipaquirá 69 km

Colombia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 38% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $8,562; 2025
Happiness: 6.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 74%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 24.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 15.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 480
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 Chiquinquirá (5.6164°, -73.8175°, elevation 2,562 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	20	10
2	20	10
3	20	10
4	20	10
5	20	10
6	20	10
7	20	10
8	20	10
9	20	11
10	20	11
11	20	11
12	20	11
13	20	11
14	20	11
15	20	11
16	20	11
17	20	11
18	20	11
19	20	11
20	20	11
21	20	11
22	20	11
23	20	11
24	20	11
25	20	11
26	20	11
27	20	11
28	20	11
29	20	11
30	20	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	6	94
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	90
6	90
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	89
24	89
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	88
30	88

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	6	94
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	90
6	90
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	89
24	89
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	88
30	88

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	7	93
2	7	93
3	6	94
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	90
6	90
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	90
19	90
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	89
24	89
25	89
26	89
27	89
28	89
29	88
30	88

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