Pilón weather in April

In April, Pilón sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 26 mm of rain across 5.6 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Pilón's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pilón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:56 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
35%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Pilón is municipality in Granma, Cuba.

Density
62/km²
people per km²

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 30°C through the month.

A typical April day in Pilón reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Pilón

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 9 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
9
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Pilón weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°102.410.97.2
Feb29° / 22°13211.37.2
Mar29° / 23°143.711.96.7
Apr30° / 24°265.612.45.8
May30° / 25°9413.212.94.7
Jun31° / 26°6012.413.24.0
Jul32° / 26°5212.313.13.8
Aug32° / 26°5513.512.73.6
Sep31° / 26°851612.13.6
Oct30° / 25°9415.411.54.3
Nov30° / 24°415.911.15.8
Dec29° / 23°162.610.86.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38713
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68713
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Pilón gets around 26 mm of rain over 5.6 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 19% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
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512
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
14196116
24196116
34186117
44186018
54176118
63166219
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83166120
93156220
103156220
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Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:096:19
212.26:086:19
312.26:076:20
412.26:066:20
512.26:056:20
612.36:046:20
712.36:046:21
812.36:036:21
912.36:026:21
1012.36:016:21
1112.46:006:22
1212.45:596:22
1312.45:586:22
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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 6.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 6.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Pilón

In seasonPeak

None of Pilón's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Pilón sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Pilón's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Pilón?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Pilón for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pilón in April

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

In April, Pilón sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Pilón in April

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 30°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Pilón 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 Pilón peaks around May 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 20UV 12Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov7Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Pilón 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 Pilón is worst in June — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2126 µg/m³Dec 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr12Good
May15Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pilón?

Pilón sits at 19.9°N, 77.3°W, 12 m above sea level, in Cuba. The nearest listed city is Media Luna, 29 km away.

Río CautoBayamo

Topography around Pilón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pilón has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 715 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,887 m.

The land around Pilón is covered by water (34%), trees (22%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and water (41%) within 16 km, and water (66%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
308 m
16 km
715 m
80 km
1,887 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
April weather nearby: Media Luna 29 km · Niquero 31 km · Campechuela 37 km · Bartolomé Masó 49 km · Manzanillo 53 km · Yara 56 km · Río Cauto 84 km · Bayamo 88 km

Cuba travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / L
110 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 39% of US
price level, 2011
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
Happiness
5.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2011
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
8.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 515
Religion
Christian 59%none 23%folk religion 18%

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 Pilón (19.9055°, -77.3215°, elevation 12 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).