Duitama weather in April

In April, Duitama sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 169 mm of rain across 23.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°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 Duitama's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Duitama's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 169 mm; 23.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:49 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover: 90%; 11th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

← March Duitama 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical April day in Duitama reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°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 20°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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

Duitama weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-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	19° / 8°	31	9.1	11.7	6.0
Feb	19° / 9°	54	12.4	11.8	5.4
Mar	18° / 9°	110	19.7	12	4.4
Apr	18° / 9°	169	23.6	12.1	3.7
May	18° / 9°	135	24.5	12.3	3.6
Jun	17° / 9°	81	20.8	12.3	3.7
Jul	17° / 8°	75	21.3	12.3	3.7
Aug	17° / 8°	63	19.7	12.2	4.0
Sep	18° / 8°	68	19.2	12	4.3
Oct	18° / 8°	103	21.4	11.9	4.1
Nov	18° / 9°	102	18.5	11.7	4.4
Dec	18° / 9°	50	11.1	11.7	5.6

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 3% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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

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

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Duitama gets around 169 mm of rain over 23.6 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 79% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	69	70	71	72	73	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	70
3	71
4	72
5	73
6	73
7	74
8	75
9	76
10	77
11	78
12	79
13	80
14	81
15	82
16	82
17	83
18	83
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	81

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 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	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	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	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 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 5:55 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:55 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	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:55	5:58
2	12.1	5:55	5:58
3	12.1	5:54	5:58
4	12.1	5:54	5:58
5	12.1	5:53	5:58
6	12.1	5:53	5:57
7	12.1	5:53	5:57
8	12.1	5:52	5:57
9	12.1	5:52	5:57
10	12.1	5:51	5:57
11	12.1	5:51	5:57
12	12.1	5:50	5:57
13	12.1	5:50	5:57
14	12.1	5:49	5:56
15	12.1	5:49	5:56
16	12.1	5:49	5:56
17	12.1	5:48	5:56
18	12.1	5:48	5:56
19	12.1	5:47	5:56
20	12.1	5:47	5:56
21	12.2	5:47	5:56
22	12.2	5:46	5:56
23	12.2	5:46	5:56
24	12.2	5:45	5:56
25	12.2	5:45	5:56
26	12.2	5:45	5:55
27	12.2	5:44	5:55
28	12.2	5:44	5:55
29	12.2	5:44	5:55
30	12.2	5:44	5:55

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 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 4.71 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)	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6
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	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Duitama?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

1.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Duitama.

What to pack for Duitama in April

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

In April, Duitama sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Duitama 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 Duitama peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 12 (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)	14	16	16	14	14	14	13	13	15	14	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Duitama 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 Duitama is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 10 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)	12	16	23	17	13	11	10	10	12	11	11	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	23	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	11	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	12	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Duitama?

Duitama sits at 5.8°N, 73.0°W, 2,522 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Sogamoso, 17 km away.

Topography around Duitama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Duitama has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 2,591 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,583 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,879 m.

The land around Duitama is covered by grassland (43%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and trees (48%) within 80 km.

3 km

354 m

grassland 43%

16 km

1,583 m

grassland 61%

80 km

3,879 m

grassland 49%

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

April weather nearby: Sogamoso 17 km · Tunja 47 km · Moniquirá 60 km · Barbosa 65 km · Vélez 74 km · Socorro 76 km · San Gil 83 km · Yopal 89 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 Duitama (5.8245°, -73.0341°, elevation 2,522 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	9
2	18	9
3	18	9
4	18	9
5	18	9
6	18	9
7	18	9
8	18	9
9	18	9
10	18	9
11	18	9
12	18	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	18	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	18	9
19	18	9
20	18	9
21	18	9
22	18	9
23	18	9
24	18	9
25	18	9
26	18	9
27	18	9
28	18	9
29	18	9
30	18	9

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	70
3	71
4	72
5	73
6	73
7	74
8	75
9	76
10	77
11	78
12	79
13	80
14	81
15	82
16	82
17	83
18	83
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	81

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	70
3	71
4	72
5	73
6	73
7	74
8	75
9	76
10	77
11	78
12	79
13	80
14	81
15	82
16	82
17	83
18	83
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	81

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	70
3	71
4	72
5	73
6	73
7	74
8	75
9	76
10	77
11	78
12	79
13	80
14	81
15	82
16	82
17	83
18	83
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	82
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	81

	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