Huaquillas weather in April

In April, Huaquillas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 115 mm of rain across 12.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-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 4% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Huaquillas's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huaquillas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
115 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:23 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
78%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Huaquillas is city of El Oro Province, Ecuador.

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 Huaquillas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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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How April really feels in Huaquillas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 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
30
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.

Huaquillas weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°8413.412.24.2
Feb30° / 24°17718.312.13.5
Mar30° / 24°20417.5123.7
Apr30° / 24°11512.911.94.2
May30° / 23°487.111.85.1
Jun29° / 22°102.211.86.3
Jul28° / 21°41.111.87.3
Aug28° / 21°10.211.97.7
Sep28° / 21°61.2127.0
Oct29° / 21°8212.16.3
Nov29° / 22°163.512.25.9
Dec30° / 23°376.212.25.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21189
31189
41189
51189
61189
71189
81189
91387
101387
111387
121486
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252278
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Huaquillas gets around 115 mm of rain over 12.9 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 43% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
151
251
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549
648
747
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946
1045
1144
1244
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
167915
267915
367915
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2997912
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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
15calm
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135calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
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305calm

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 6:26 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:266:25
212.06:266:24
312.06:266:24
412.06:266:23
512.06:266:23
612.06:256:23
712.06:256:22
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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 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Huaquillas

In seasonPeak

In April, Huaquillas sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Huaquillas's monsoon runs February–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Huaquillas?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Huaquillas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Huaquillas in April

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

In April, Huaquillas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Huaquillas in April

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in March at about 27°C and coldest in September near 23°C.

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

22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Huaquillas 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 Huaquillas peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jul 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Huaquillas 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 Huaquillas is worst in December — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 1128 µg/m³Aug 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep10Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Huaquillas?

Huaquillas sits at 3.5°S, 80.2°W, 9 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Zarumilla, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Huaquillas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huaquillas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,865 m.

The land around Huaquillas is covered by artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (32%) within 16 km, and water (37%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
3,865 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
April weather nearby: Zarumilla 6.0 km · Arenillas 20 km · Tumbes 25 km · Santa Rosa 30 km · Machala 39 km · Pasaje 50 km · Guabo 52 km · Piñas 65 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 Huaquillas (-3.4752°, -80.2308°, elevation 9 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. 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).