Comalapa weather in April

In April, Comalapa sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 28 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in April, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Comalapa's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Comalapa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:58 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
39%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Comalapa is municipal seat of Frontera Comalapa, State of Chiapas, Mexico.

Founded
1600

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 33°C through the month.

A typical April day in Comalapa reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°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)
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How April really feels in Comalapa

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.

Comalapa 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
Jan28° / 15°92.411.27.9
Feb29° / 16°61.811.56.7
Mar31° / 17°92.311.95.5
Apr33° / 19°285.112.34.3
May31° / 20°10512.912.73.9
Jun29° / 20°26123.312.93.7
Jul29° / 19°11915.712.84.4
Aug30° / 19°15616.712.54.2
Sep28° / 19°24222.412.14.0
Oct28° / 19°1351611.65.4
Nov28° / 17°326.111.37.2
Dec28° / 16°153.411.17.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38515
48515
58515
68515
78416
88317
98317
108317
118317
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306634

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Comalapa gets around 28 mm of rain over 5.1 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 17% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
113
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413
514
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714
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915
1015
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the comfortable band about 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12851201
22751211
32651221
42650231
52550241
62550251
72450261
82449261
92449271
102448271
112348281
122347281
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142346291
152346292
162345302
172345302
182244303
192244313
202243314
212143324
222142325
232041335
242041346
251941356
261840356
271740367
281640367
291640367
301540378

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
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:096:17
212.16:096:17
312.26:086:17
412.26:076:18
512.26:066:18
612.26:056:18
712.26:056:18
812.26:046:18
912.36:036:18
1012.36:026:18
1112.36:026:19
1212.36:016:19
1312.36:006:19
1412.36:006:19
1512.35:596:19
1612.45:586:19
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1812.45:576:20
1912.45:566:20
2012.45:566:20
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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 6.81 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 6.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Comalapa

In seasonPeak

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

Comalapa'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 Comalapa?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Comalapa in April

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

In April, Comalapa sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Comalapa in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Comalapa peaks around April 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 13UV 14Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Comalapa 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 Comalapa is worst in May — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.4× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1439 µg/m³Jan 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May40Poor
Jun23Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Comalapa?

Comalapa sits at 15.7°N, 92.1°W, 659 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Motozintla, 35 km away.

Topography around Comalapa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Comalapa has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 m around an average of 692 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,926 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,175 m.

The land around Comalapa is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
646 m
16 km
1,926 m
80 km
4,175 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Motozintla 35 km · Jacaltenango 46 km · Comitán 64 km · Huixtla 67 km · Cacahoatán 74 km · Las Margaritas 75 km · Comitancillo 76 km · Soloma 76 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 Comalapa (15.66°, -92.1411°, elevation 659 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).