Patía weather in April

In April, Patía sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 593 mm of rain across 29 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-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 hours at the start of April to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Patía's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Patía's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
593 mm
29 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:07 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
89%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

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 Patía reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12517
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52517
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72517
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Patía weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°42628.211.93.9
Feb25° / 17°41825.411.93.8
Mar25° / 17°54629.4123.7
Apr25° / 17°59329123.5
May26° / 17°53628.712.13.7
Jun26° / 17°33423.312.14.3
Jul27° / 17°20217.512.15.2
Aug28° / 17°16915.512.15.3
Sep27° / 17°32023.3124.2
Oct26° / 17°47329123.7
Nov24° / 17°56228.911.93.6
Dec25° / 17°5452911.93.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5496
6496
7496
8496
9496
10496
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
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20496
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23496
24496
25496
26595
27595
28496
29496
30496

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Patía gets around 593 mm of rain over 29 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
195
295
395
495
595
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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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
138314
238314
338314
428414
528414
628414
728414
828414
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1028414
1128414
1218514
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Wind in April

Winds average 3 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
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203calm
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243calm
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263calm
273calm
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293calm
303calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:126:13
212.06:126:13
312.06:126:13
412.06:116:13
512.06:116:12
612.06:106:12
712.06:106:12
812.06:106:12
912.06:096:11
1012.06:096:11
1112.06:096:11
1212.06:086:11
1312.06:086:10
1412.06:086:10
1512.06:076:10
1612.06:076:10
1712.06:076:10
1812.06:066:09
1912.16:066:09
2012.16:066:09
2112.16:066:09
2212.16:056:09
2312.16:056:09
2412.16:056:08
2512.16:056:08
2612.16:046:08
2712.16:046:08
2812.16:046:08
2912.16:046:08
3012.16:036:08

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.13 kWh/m² in August across the year — April's 4.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
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304.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Patía?

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
3.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Patía.

What to pack for Patía in April

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

In April, Patía sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Patía 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 Patía peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 16Aug 10UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Patía 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 Patía is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1716 µg/m³Nov 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Patía?

Patía sits at 2.1°N, 77.1°W, 910 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Balboa, 18 km away.

Topography around Patía

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Patía has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 651 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,844 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,613 m.

The land around Patía is covered by grassland (65%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
202 m
16 km
1,844 m
80 km
4,613 m
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April weather nearby: Balboa 18 km · La Unión 52 km · Villa Rica 54 km · Popayán 64 km · San Lorenzo 65 km · Providencia 72 km · Buesaco 77 km · Piendamo 86 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 Patía (2.069°, -77.0527°, elevation 910 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).