Piedecuesta weather in April

In April, Piedecuesta sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 382 mm of rain across 29 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in April, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Piedecuesta's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piedecuesta's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 382 mm; 29 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:48 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 9th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

← March Piedecuesta 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 21°C through the month.

A typical April day in Piedecuesta reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Piedecuesta weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 12°	163	23.7	11.6	4.5
Feb	22° / 13°	182	21.5	11.8	4.5
Mar	22° / 13°	262	26.9	12	3.9
Apr	21° / 14°	382	29	12.1	3.4
May	21° / 14°	509	30.7	12.3	3.2
Jun	21° / 14°	489	29.7	12.4	3.2
Jul	21° / 13°	415	30.2	12.4	3.3
Aug	21° / 13°	336	29.8	12.2	3.3
Sep	21° / 13°	374	29.5	12	3.3
Oct	21° / 13°	435	30.8	11.8	3.2
Nov	21° / 13°	429	29.4	11.7	3.3
Dec	21° / 13°	310	27.5	11.6	3.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 (%)	9	9	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Cloudier (%)	91	91	93	93	94	94	95	95	96	96	96	96	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
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	2	98
24	2	98
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

Piedecuesta gets around 382 mm of rain over 29 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 97% and peaks near 98% 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 (%)	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98

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

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the comfortable band about 84% 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 (%)	23	22	21	20	19	17	16	15	15	14	13	12	12	11	10	10	9	9	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5
Comfortable (%)	73	74	75	76	76	78	79	80	80	80	81	82	82	83	84	84	85	85	86	87	87	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90
Humid (%)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	23	73	4
2	22	74	4
3	21	75	4
4	20	76	4
5	19	76	5
6	17	78	5
7	16	79	5
8	15	80	5
9	15	80	5
10	14	80	6
11	13	81	6
12	12	82	6
13	12	82	6
14	11	83	6
15	10	84	6
16	10	84	6
17	9	85	6
18	9	85	6
19	8	86	6
20	7	87	6
21	7	87	6
22	7	88	5
23	6	89	5
24	6	89	5
25	6	89	5
26	5	90	5
27	5	90	5
28	5	90	5
29	5	90	5
30	5	90	5

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.

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

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min 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 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:57 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	12.1	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	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	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	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42
Sunset (PM)	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	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	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:55	5:59
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	5:58
7	12.1	5:52	5:58
8	12.1	5:52	5:58
9	12.1	5:51	5:58
10	12.1	5:51	5:58
11	12.1	5:50	5:57
12	12.1	5:50	5:57
13	12.1	5:49	5:57
14	12.1	5:49	5:57
15	12.1	5:48	5:57
16	12.2	5:48	5:57
17	12.2	5:47	5:57
18	12.2	5:47	5:57
19	12.2	5:47	5:57
20	12.2	5:46	5:57
21	12.2	5:46	5:57
22	12.2	5:45	5:57
23	12.2	5:45	5:57
24	12.2	5:45	5:57
25	12.2	5:44	5:57
26	12.2	5:44	5:57
27	12.2	5:43	5:57
28	12.2	5:43	5:57
29	12.2	5:43	5:57
30	12.2	5:42	5:57

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.1 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.56 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)	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3
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	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.3	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Piedecuesta?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

2.2

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Piedecuesta.

What to pack for Piedecuesta in April

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

In April, Piedecuesta sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Piedecuesta 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 Piedecuesta peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	14	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Piedecuesta 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 Piedecuesta is worst in March — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 12 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)	14	18	24	19	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	19	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Piedecuesta?

Piedecuesta sits at 7.0°N, 73.0°W, 1,014 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Floridablanca, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Piedecuesta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piedecuesta has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 941 m around an average of 1,096 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,276 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,409 m.

The land around Piedecuesta is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

941 m

trees 58%

16 km

3,276 m

trees 58%

80 km

4,409 m

trees 61%

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

April weather nearby: Floridablanca 9.0 km · Girón 16 km · Bucaramanga 17 km · Málaga 48 km · San Gil 49 km · El Carmen de Chucurí 60 km · Pamplona 62 km · Socorro 62 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 Piedecuesta (6.9879°, -73.0495°, elevation 1,014 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	21	13
2	21	13
3	21	13
4	21	13
5	21	14
6	21	14
7	21	14
8	21	14
9	21	14
10	21	14
11	21	14
12	21	14
13	21	14
14	21	14
15	21	14
16	21	14
17	21	14
18	21	14
19	21	14
20	21	14
21	21	14
22	21	14
23	21	14
24	21	14
25	21	14
26	21	14
27	21	14
28	21	14
29	21	14
30	21	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
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	2	98
24	2	98
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	23	73	4
2	22	74	4
3	21	75	4
4	20	76	4
5	19	76	5
6	17	78	5
7	16	79	5
8	15	80	5
9	15	80	5
10	14	80	6
11	13	81	6
12	12	82	6
13	12	82	6
14	11	83	6
15	10	84	6
16	10	84	6
17	9	85	6
18	9	85	6
19	8	86	6
20	7	87	6
21	7	87	6
22	7	88	5
23	6	89	5
24	6	89	5
25	6	89	5
26	5	90	5
27	5	90	5
28	5	90	5
29	5	90	5
30	5	90	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
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	2	98
24	2	98
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	23	73	4
2	22	74	4
3	21	75	4
4	20	76	4
5	19	76	5
6	17	78	5
7	16	79	5
8	15	80	5
9	15	80	5
10	14	80	6
11	13	81	6
12	12	82	6
13	12	82	6
14	11	83	6
15	10	84	6
16	10	84	6
17	9	85	6
18	9	85	6
19	8	86	6
20	7	87	6
21	7	87	6
22	7	88	5
23	6	89	5
24	6	89	5
25	6	89	5
26	5	90	5
27	5	90	5
28	5	90	5
29	5	90	5
30	5	90	5

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
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	2	98
24	2	98
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	23	73	4
2	22	74	4
3	21	75	4
4	20	76	4
5	19	76	5
6	17	78	5
7	16	79	5
8	15	80	5
9	15	80	5
10	14	80	6
11	13	81	6
12	12	82	6
13	12	82	6
14	11	83	6
15	10	84	6
16	10	84	6
17	9	85	6
18	9	85	6
19	8	86	6
20	7	87	6
21	7	87	6
22	7	88	5
23	6	89	5
24	6	89	5
25	6	89	5
26	5	90	5
27	5	90	5
28	5	90	5
29	5	90	5
30	5	90	5