Guaranda weather in April

In April, Guaranda sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 545 mm of rain across 29.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°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 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Guaranda's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guaranda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12th coldest
Rainfall
545 mm
29.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:17 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
90%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Guaranda is city in Ecuador, capital of the Bolívar Province.

Density
110/km²
people per km²
Founded
1571

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 17°C through the month.

A typical April day in Guaranda reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Guaranda weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 45630.612.12.6
Feb16° / 49027.812.12.6
Mar17° / 60530.9122.6
Apr17° / 54529.7122.7
May16° / 36829.811.92.8
Jun16° / 1692411.93.2
Jul16° / 12620.911.93.6
Aug16° / 15521.811.93.5
Sep16° / 29227.7122.8
Oct16° / 34029.8122.6
Nov16° / 34528.412.12.6
Dec16° / 41530.312.12.6

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Guaranda gets around 545 mm of rain over 29.7 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 99% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in April

Winds average 4 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:216:20
212.06:216:20
312.06:206:20
412.06:206:19
512.06:206:19
612.06:206:18
712.06:196:18
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1112.06:186:17
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2012.06:166:14
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2612.06:156:13
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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 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 4.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is April a good time to visit Guaranda?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guaranda.

What to pack for Guaranda in April

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

In April, Guaranda sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 30 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

UV index in Guaranda in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guaranda peaks around February 19 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 13 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 19Jul 15UV 13
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar19Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Guaranda 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 Guaranda is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1921 µg/m³Jul 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Guaranda?

Guaranda sits at 1.6°S, 79.0°W, 2,806 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Riobamba, 39 km away.

Topography around Guaranda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guaranda has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 649 m around an average of 2,767 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,235 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,245 m.

The land around Guaranda is covered by grassland (33%), cropland (30%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), cropland (31%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
649 m
16 km
3,235 m
80 km
6,245 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
April weather nearby: Riobamba 39 km · Montalvo 39 km · Guamote 50 km · Ventanas 54 km · Ambato 57 km · Pelileo 58 km · Babahoyo 63 km · Banos 68 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,125
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
70%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
45.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 466
Religion
Roman Catholic 68%Protestant 19%none 8%other 2%

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 Guaranda (-1.5911°, -78.999°, elevation 2,806 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).