Salento weather in April

In April, Salento sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 1150 mm of rain across 29.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Salento's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salento's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1150 mm
29.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:59 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
96%
10th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10
Founded
1842

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 Salento 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Salento weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 10°66330.511.83.2
Feb19° / 10°73827.411.83.1
Mar19° / 11°100030.5123.1
Apr19° / 11°115029.912.13.0
May19° / 11°127930.912.23.0
Jun18° / 11°15123012.32.9
Jul18° / 10°15983112.22.9
Aug18° / 10°14753112.23.0
Sep19° / 10°119230123.0
Oct19° / 11°95430.611.93.0
Nov19° / 11°83229.511.83.0
Dec19° / 10°80830.711.73.1

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 1% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
16199
170100
180100
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210100
220100
230100
240100
250100
260100
270100
280100
290100
300100

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Salento gets around 1150 mm of rain over 29.9 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 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
199
299
399
499
599
699
799
899
999
1099
1199
1299
1399
1499
15100
16100
17100
18100
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21100
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23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
16436
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
96337
106337
116436
126436
136436
146436
156337
166337
176337
186238
196139
206139
216040
225941
235941
245842
255743
265743
275743
285743
295644
305644

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
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm

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 6:06 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:066:08
212.06:056:08
312.06:056:08
412.16:046:08
512.16:046:07
612.16:046:07
712.16:036:07
812.16:036:07
912.16:026:07
1012.16:026:06
1112.16:016:06
1212.16:016:06
1312.16:016:06
1412.16:006:06
1512.16:006:06
1612.15:596:06
1712.15:596:05
1812.15:596:05
1912.15:586:05
2012.15:586:05
2112.15:586:05
2212.15:576:05
2312.15:576:05
2412.15:576:05
2512.15:566:05
2612.15:566:05
2712.15:566:04
2812.15:556:04
2912.25:556:04
3012.25:556:04

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.2 kWh/m² in August across the year — April's 4.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Salento?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Salento.

What to pack for Salento in April

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

In April, Salento sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Salento in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Salento peaks around February 19 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 16Dec 13UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Salento 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 Salento is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1534 µg/m³Jul 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Salento?

Salento sits at 4.6°N, 75.6°W, 0 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Circasia, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Salento

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salento has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 855 m around an average of 1,957 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,982 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,020 m.

The land around Salento is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (73%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
855 m
16 km
2,982 m
80 km
5,020 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Circasia 8.0 km · Calarcá 14 km · Armenia 16 km · Quimbaya 21 km · Montenegro 22 km · Pereira 24 km · Dosquebradas 25 km · Santa Rosa de Cabal 26 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 Salento (4.6375°, -75.5703°, elevation 0 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).