Pasto weather in April

In April, Pasto sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 231 mm of rain across 27.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Pasto's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pasto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
231 mm
27.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:09 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9 µg/m³ · 2014

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical April day in Pasto reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Pasto weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 10°17722.411.94.1
Feb19° / 11°18222.4123.9
Mar19° / 11°23627.5123.5
Apr19° / 11°23127.5123.3
May19° / 11°18127.312.13.5
Jun18° / 10°11423.712.13.8
Jul18° / 10°9222.212.14.2
Aug19° / 10°6316.6124.9
Sep20° / 10°9919.9124.5
Oct19° / 10°19525.2123.8
Nov19° / 10°24426.511.93.5
Dec19° / 10°22225.811.93.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5397
6397
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Pasto gets around 231 mm of rain over 27.5 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 92% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
189
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590
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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
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4955
5964
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11964
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in April

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:136:14
212.06:136:14
312.06:136:13
412.06:126:13
512.06:126:13
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712.06:116:12
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2012.06:076:09
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2912.06:056:08
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Pasto?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pasto.

What to pack for Pasto in April

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

In April, Pasto sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Pasto in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pasto peaks around February 20 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 23 at about 13 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 17Jul 23UV 13
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May16Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pasto?

Pasto sits at 1.2°N, 77.3°W, 2,569 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Buesaco, 23 km away.

Topography around Pasto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pasto has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m around an average of 2,616 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,750 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,628 m.

The land around Pasto is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
424 m
16 km
2,750 m
80 km
4,628 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Buesaco 23 km · San Lorenzo 33 km · Samaniego 38 km · Túquerres 40 km · Providencia 45 km · La Unión 46 km · Pupiales 55 km · Ipiales 59 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
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 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 Pasto (1.2146°, -77.2785°, elevation 2,569 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).