Ibarra weather in April

In April, Ibarra sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 210 mm of rain across 27.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-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 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Ibarra's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ibarra's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 210 mm; 27.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:12 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover: 89%; 11th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; out of 10

Air quality: Good; PM10 18.5 µg/m³ · 2012

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Ibarra reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	17	8
14	17	8
15	17	8
16	17	8
17	17	8
18	17	8
19	17	8
20	17	8
21	17	8
22	17	8
23	17	8
24	17	8
25	17	8
26	17	8
27	17	8
28	17	8
29	17	8
30	17	8

Ibarra weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 8°	146	22.5	12	3.7
Feb	17° / 8°	145	21.8	12	3.5
Mar	17° / 8°	185	27.2	12	3.1
Apr	17° / 8°	210	27.7	12	2.9
May	17° / 8°	161	28.5	12	2.9
Jun	16° / 7°	120	25.5	12	2.9
Jul	15° / 6°	108	24.8	12	3.0
Aug	16° / 6°	67	19.3	12	3.7
Sep	17° / 6°	75	19.7	12	4.0
Oct	17° / 7°	133	24.3	12	3.6
Nov	17° / 8°	175	24.6	12	3.4
Dec	17° / 8°	166	24	12	3.5

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 2% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
Cloudier (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	3	97
30	3	97

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ibarra gets around 210 mm of rain over 27.7 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 93% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	89	89	90	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	96	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	90
4	90
5	90
6	90
7	91
8	91
9	92
10	92
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	96
30	96

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:10 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09
Sunset (PM)	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:17	6:17
2	12.0	6:17	6:17
3	12.0	6:16	6:17
4	12.0	6:16	6:16
5	12.0	6:16	6:16
6	12.0	6:15	6:16
7	12.0	6:15	6:15
8	12.0	6:15	6:15
9	12.0	6:15	6:15
10	12.0	6:14	6:15
11	12.0	6:14	6:14
12	12.0	6:14	6:14
13	12.0	6:13	6:14
14	12.0	6:13	6:13
15	12.0	6:13	6:13
16	12.0	6:12	6:13
17	12.0	6:12	6:13
18	12.0	6:12	6:12
19	12.0	6:12	6:12
20	12.0	6:11	6:12
21	12.0	6:11	6:12
22	12.0	6:11	6:12
23	12.0	6:11	6:11
24	12.0	6:11	6:11
25	12.0	6:10	6:11
26	12.0	6:10	6:11
27	12.0	6:10	6:11
28	12.0	6:10	6:10
29	12.0	6:10	6:10
30	12.0	6:09	6:10

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 4.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Ibarra?

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

2.9

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ibarra.

What to pack for Ibarra in April

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

In April, Ibarra sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Ibarra 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 Ibarra peaks around March 11 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 18 at about 13 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	17	18	19	16	16	14	13	14	15	15	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	18	Extreme
Mar	19	Extreme
Apr	16	Extreme
May	16	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	15	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Ibarra?

Ibarra sits at 0.3°N, 78.1°W, 2,192 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Atuntaqui, 11 km away.

Topography around Ibarra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ibarra has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m around an average of 2,230 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,063 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,463 m.

The land around Ibarra is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

550 m

artificial surfaces 56%

16 km

3,063 m

grassland 52%

80 km

5,463 m

trees 66%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← March Ibarra year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Atuntaqui 11 km · Otavalo 20 km · Cayambe 34 km · Pomasqui 58 km · Tulcán 69 km · Ipiales 76 km · Quito 78 km · Pupiales 79 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

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 Ibarra (0.3488°, -78.1246°, elevation 2,192 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	17	8
14	17	8
15	17	8
16	17	8
17	17	8
18	17	8
19	17	8
20	17	8
21	17	8
22	17	8
23	17	8
24	17	8
25	17	8
26	17	8
27	17	8
28	17	8
29	17	8
30	17	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	3	97
30	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	90
4	90
5	90
6	90
7	91
8	91
9	92
10	92
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	96
30	96

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	17	8
14	17	8
15	17	8
16	17	8
17	17	8
18	17	8
19	17	8
20	17	8
21	17	8
22	17	8
23	17	8
24	17	8
25	17	8
26	17	8
27	17	8
28	17	8
29	17	8
30	17	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	3	97
30	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	90
4	90
5	90
6	90
7	91
8	91
9	92
10	92
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	96
30	96

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	17	8
14	17	8
15	17	8
16	17	8
17	17	8
18	17	8
19	17	8
20	17	8
21	17	8
22	17	8
23	17	8
24	17	8
25	17	8
26	17	8
27	17	8
28	17	8
29	17	8
30	17	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	2	98
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	2	98
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	3	97
30	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	89
2	89
3	90
4	90
5	90
6	90
7	91
8	91
9	92
10	92
11	93
12	93
13	93
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	94
18	94
19	94
20	94
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	95
29	96
30	96

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100