Tocancipá weather in April

In April, Tocancipá sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 212 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-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 Tocancipá's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tocancipá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
8th warmest
Overnight low
10°
12th coldest
Rainfall
212 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:53 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
92%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

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 Tocancipá reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°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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22010
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42010
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61910
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Tocancipá weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 6514.311.75.5
Feb20° / 10°9916.711.85.0
Mar20° / 10°19123.8124.1
Apr19° / 10°21225.812.13.6
May19° / 10°1542612.23.6
Jun18° / 10°7321.112.34.1
Jul18° / 6320.712.34.3
Aug19° / 5819.112.24.5
Sep20° / 7722.9124.1
Oct20° / 10°14226.611.93.6
Nov19° / 10°15724.411.83.8
Dec20° / 9117.711.74.9

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 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2694
3694
4694
5694
6595
7496
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15397
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20397
21397
22397
23298
24298
25298
26298
27298
28298
29298
30199

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Tocancipá gets around 212 mm of rain over 25.8 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 86% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
181
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382
482
583
683
784
884
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2986
3086

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
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25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
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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

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 5:59 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:596:02
212.05:596:01
312.15:586:01
412.15:586:01
512.15:576:01
612.15:576:01
712.15:566:00
812.15:566:00
912.15:566:00
1012.15:556:00
1112.15:556:00
1212.15:546:00
1312.15:546:00
1412.15:535:59
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1712.15:525:59
1812.15:525:59
1912.15:515:59
2012.15:515:59
2112.15:515:59
2212.15:505:58
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2512.15:495:58
2612.25:495:58
2712.25:495:58
2812.25:495:58
2912.25:485:58
3012.25:485:58

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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54.9Bright
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144.7Bright
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254.6Bright
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304.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Tocancipá?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tocancipá.

What to pack for Tocancipá in April

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

In April, Tocancipá sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Tocancipá 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 Tocancipá peaks around February 21 at about 17 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 17Dec 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Tocancipá 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 Tocancipá is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1834 µg/m³Jul 1420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tocancipá?

Tocancipá sits at 5.0°N, 73.9°W, 2,567 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Zipaquirá, 12 km away.

Topography around Tocancipá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tocancipá has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m around an average of 2,642 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 785 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,584 m.

The land around Tocancipá is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
542 m
16 km
785 m
80 km
3,584 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Zipaquirá 12 km · Cajicá 14 km · Bosconia 14 km · Chía 20 km · Cota 27 km · Pacho 33 km · La Mesa 34 km · Villa de San Diego de Ubaté 40 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 Tocancipá (4.9653°, -73.913°, elevation 2,567 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).