Chiapas weather in April

In April, Chiapas sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 33 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Chiapas's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chiapas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:01 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
41%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Chiapas is municipal seat of Chiapa de Corzo, State of Chiapas, Mexico.

Founded
1528

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 31°C through the month.

A typical April day in Chiapas reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13118
23118
33118
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Chiapas weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 15°71.911.18.5
Feb28° / 15°51.411.47.9
Mar29° / 17°112.811.96.5
Apr31° / 18°337.312.45.1
May30° / 19°15818.712.84.1
Jun28° / 19°36926.9133.6
Jul28° / 18°2942612.93.9
Aug28° / 19°32626.712.63.9
Sep27° / 19°34127.812.13.7
Oct26° / 18°17218.111.65.2
Nov26° / 16°456.511.27.4
Dec26° / 15°132118.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58515
68317
78317
88317
98317
108317
118218
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148020
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267525
277426
287327
297228
307129

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Chiapas gets around 33 mm of rain over 7.3 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 25% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
116
216
316
417
517
618
718
819
919
1020
1121
1222
1323
1424
1525
1626
1727
1828
1928
2029
2130
2230
2331
2432
2533
2634
2735
2835
2936
3037

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the humid band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11040445
21040456
3939466
4939466
5839476
6838486
7838486
8837496
9737506
10736516
11735517
12734527
13733528
14731539
157305310
167295311
177275511
187265512
197245613
207235614
217225615
227205716
237195618
246185719
256175720
266165721
275155723
285145724
294145626
304145527

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 36 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 6:12 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:126:21
212.26:126:21
312.26:116:21
412.26:106:21
512.26:096:22
612.26:096:22
712.26:086:22
812.36:076:22
912.36:066:22
1012.36:056:22
1112.36:056:23
1212.36:046:23
1312.36:036:23
1412.36:026:23
1512.46:026:23
1612.46:016:24
1712.46:006:24
1812.46:006:24
1912.45:596:24
2012.45:586:24
2112.55:586:25
2212.55:576:25
2312.55:566:25
2412.55:566:25
2512.55:556:26
2612.55:546:26
2712.55:546:26
2812.65:536:26
2912.65:536:27
3012.65:526:27

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.61 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 6.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
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306.6Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Chiapas

In seasonPeak

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

Chiapas's monsoon runs June–October, 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 Chiapas?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chiapas in April

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

In April, Chiapas sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chiapas in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chiapas peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 14Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Chiapas 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 Chiapas is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2337 µg/m³Dec 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr38Poor
May37Poor
Jun21Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chiapas?

Chiapas sits at 16.7°N, 93.0°W, 429 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tuxtla, 12 km away.

Topography around Chiapas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chiapas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 430 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,373 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,824 m.

The land around Chiapas is covered by grassland (38%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (30%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
1,373 m
80 km
2,824 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Tuxtla 12 km · Suchiapa 13 km · Berriozábal 30 km · Ocozocoautla de Espinosa 39 km · San Cristóbal de las Casas 40 km · Villaflores 59 km · Teopisca 60 km · Venustiano Carranza 63 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 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 Chiapas (16.7075°, -93.0122°, elevation 429 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).