Ocaña weather in April

In April, Ocaña sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 200 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Ocaña's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ocaña's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 200 mm; 22.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:48 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 8th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

Ocaña is municipality in Norte de Santander Department, 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 25°C through the month.

A typical April day in Ocaña reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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)	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°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 high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	18
2	25	18
3	25	18
4	25	18
5	25	18
6	25	18
7	25	18
8	25	18
9	25	18
10	25	18
11	25	18
12	25	18
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	25	18
20	25	18
21	25	18
22	25	18
23	25	18
24	25	18
25	25	18
26	25	18
27	25	18
28	25	18
29	25	18
30	25	18

Ocaña weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 16°	22	6	11.6	7.3
Feb	26° / 17°	35	8.8	11.7	6.6
Mar	26° / 17°	99	16.9	11.9	5.4
Apr	25° / 18°	200	22.3	12.2	4.4
May	25° / 18°	293	25.7	12.4	4.1
Jun	25° / 17°	168	19.4	12.5	4.8
Jul	26° / 17°	112	17	12.4	5.2
Aug	26° / 17°	185	21.9	12.3	4.5
Sep	25° / 17°	253	25.6	12	4.0
Oct	25° / 17°	259	26.5	11.8	4.0
Nov	25° / 17°	163	20.1	11.6	4.9
Dec	25° / 17°	51	9.8	11.5	6.6

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 4% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

	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 (%)	12	10	9	9	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Cloudier (%)	88	90	91	91	92	93	93	93	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	10	90
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	8	92
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
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

Ocaña gets around 200 mm of rain over 22.3 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 75% and peaks near 82% 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 (%)	64	65	65	66	66	67	68	68	69	70	71	72	74	75	76	77	78	78	79	80	80	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	64
2	65
3	65
4	66
5	66
6	67
7	68
8	68
9	69
10	70
11	71
12	72
13	74
14	75
15	76
16	77
17	78
18	78
19	79
20	80
21	80
22	81
23	81
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	82
30	82

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the humid band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 36% of them.

	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
Comfortable (%)	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0
Humid (%)	74	74	73	73	73	72	71	70	69	68	67	65	64	63	61	60	58	58	56	55	53	52	52	50	49	48	48	47	46	45
Muggy (%)	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	26	27	28	29	31	32	33	35	36	38	39	41	42	44	45	46	48	49	51	51	52	53	55

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	8	74	18
2	7	74	19
3	7	73	20
4	6	73	21
5	5	73	22
6	5	72	23
7	5	71	24
8	4	70	26
9	4	69	27
10	4	68	28
11	4	67	29
12	4	65	31
13	4	64	32
14	4	63	33
15	4	61	35
16	4	60	36
17	4	58	38
18	3	58	39
19	3	56	41
20	3	55	42
21	3	53	44
22	3	52	45
23	2	52	46
24	2	50	48
25	2	49	49
26	1	48	51
27	1	48	51
28	1	47	52
29	1	46	53
30	0	45	55

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 4 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	4	4	4	4
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	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 18 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 5:56 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:59 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)	12.1	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	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42
Sunset (PM)	6:00	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	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:56	6:00
2	12.1	5:55	6:00
3	12.1	5:55	6:00
4	12.1	5:54	6:00
5	12.1	5:54	6:00
6	12.1	5:53	6:00
7	12.1	5:53	6:00
8	12.1	5:52	6:00
9	12.1	5:52	5:59
10	12.1	5:51	5:59
11	12.1	5:51	5:59
12	12.2	5:50	5:59
13	12.2	5:50	5:59
14	12.2	5:49	5:59
15	12.2	5:49	5:59
16	12.2	5:48	5:59
17	12.2	5:48	5:59
18	12.2	5:47	5:59
19	12.2	5:47	5:59
20	12.2	5:46	5:59
21	12.2	5:46	5:59
22	12.2	5:45	5:59
23	12.2	5:45	5:59
24	12.2	5:45	5:59
25	12.2	5:44	5:59
26	12.3	5:44	5:59
27	12.3	5:43	5:59
28	12.3	5:43	5:59
29	12.3	5:43	5:59
30	12.3	5:42	5:59

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.85 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)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	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	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
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	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	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	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.7	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Ocaña?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Ocaña for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ocaña in April

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

In April, Ocaña sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ocaña in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ocaña peaks around February 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (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)	12	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Ocaña 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 Ocaña is worst in March — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (December, 13 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)	16	26	46	32	23	21	21	19	16	14	13	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	46	Poor
Apr	32	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ocaña?

Ocaña sits at 8.2°N, 73.4°W, 1,197 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Aguachica, 30 km away.

Topography around Ocaña

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ocaña has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 m around an average of 1,269 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,075 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,962 m.

The land around Ocaña is covered by grassland (51%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

486 m

grassland 51%

16 km

2,075 m

trees 51%

80 km

3,962 m

trees 61%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

April weather nearby: Aguachica 30 km · San Martín 31 km · Morales 57 km · Simití 72 km · Pailitas 85 km · El Zulia 90 km · Sabana de Torres 95 km · Cúcuta 101 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 Ocaña (8.2377°, -73.356°, elevation 1,197 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	26	18
2	25	18
3	25	18
4	25	18
5	25	18
6	25	18
7	25	18
8	25	18
9	25	18
10	25	18
11	25	18
12	25	18
13	25	18
14	25	18
15	25	18
16	25	18
17	25	18
18	25	18
19	25	18
20	25	18
21	25	18
22	25	18
23	25	18
24	25	18
25	25	18
26	25	18
27	25	18
28	25	18
29	25	18
30	25	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	10	90
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	8	92
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
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	64
2	65
3	65
4	66
5	66
6	67
7	68
8	68
9	69
10	70
11	71
12	72
13	74
14	75
15	76
16	77
17	78
18	78
19	79
20	80
21	80
22	81
23	81
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	82
30	82

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	8	74	18
2	7	74	19
3	7	73	20
4	6	73	21
5	5	73	22
6	5	72	23
7	5	71	24
8	4	70	26
9	4	69	27
10	4	68	28
11	4	67	29
12	4	65	31
13	4	64	32
14	4	63	33
15	4	61	35
16	4	60	36
17	4	58	38
18	3	58	39
19	3	56	41
20	3	55	42
21	3	53	44
22	3	52	45
23	2	52	46
24	2	50	48
25	2	49	49
26	1	48	51
27	1	48	51
28	1	47	52
29	1	46	53
30	0	45	55

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	10	90
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	8	92
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
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	64
2	65
3	65
4	66
5	66
6	67
7	68
8	68
9	69
10	70
11	71
12	72
13	74
14	75
15	76
16	77
17	78
18	78
19	79
20	80
21	80
22	81
23	81
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	82
30	82

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	8	74	18
2	7	74	19
3	7	73	20
4	6	73	21
5	5	73	22
6	5	72	23
7	5	71	24
8	4	70	26
9	4	69	27
10	4	68	28
11	4	67	29
12	4	65	31
13	4	64	32
14	4	63	33
15	4	61	35
16	4	60	36
17	4	58	38
18	3	58	39
19	3	56	41
20	3	55	42
21	3	53	44
22	3	52	45
23	2	52	46
24	2	50	48
25	2	49	49
26	1	48	51
27	1	48	51
28	1	47	52
29	1	46	53
30	0	45	55

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	10	90
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	8	92
6	7	93
7	7	93
8	7	93
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	4	96
15	4	96
16	4	96
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
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	64
2	65
3	65
4	66
5	66
6	67
7	68
8	68
9	69
10	70
11	71
12	72
13	74
14	75
15	76
16	77
17	78
18	78
19	79
20	80
21	80
22	81
23	81
24	82
25	82
26	82
27	82
28	82
29	82
30	82

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	8	74	18
2	7	74	19
3	7	73	20
4	6	73	21
5	5	73	22
6	5	72	23
7	5	71	24
8	4	70	26
9	4	69	27
10	4	68	28
11	4	67	29
12	4	65	31
13	4	64	32
14	4	63	33
15	4	61	35
16	4	60	36
17	4	58	38
18	3	58	39
19	3	56	41
20	3	55	42
21	3	53	44
22	3	52	45
23	2	52	46
24	2	50	48
25	2	49	49
26	1	48	51
27	1	48	51
28	1	47	52
29	1	46	53
30	0	45	55