Heroica Caborca weather in April

In April, Heroica Caborca sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Heroica Caborca's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Heroica Caborca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
6th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:06 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
21%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Heroica Caborca is municipal seat of Caborca, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Founded
1688

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical April day in Heroica Caborca reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22813
32813
42914
52914
62914
72914
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92914
102914
112914
123014
133015
143015
153015
163015
173015
183115
193115
203116
213116
223116
233116
243216
253216
263217
273217
283217
293217
303217

How April really feels in Heroica Caborca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 3 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
3
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.

Heroica Caborca weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 162.110.28.5
Feb24° / 182.810.98.5
Mar27° / 12°111.811.88.3
Apr30° / 15°30.612.76.5
May34° / 19°10.313.54.0
Jun38° / 24°20.613.91.1
Jul39° / 28°23613.80.4
Aug39° / 28°368.513.10.7
Sep37° / 25°294.812.21.8
Oct33° / 19°131.511.24.9
Nov27° / 12°101.410.48.3
Dec22° / 203108.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48416
58416
68416
78317
88317
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308911

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Heroica Caborca gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
43
53
63
73
83
92
102
112
122
132
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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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
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30100

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 7:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:256:42
212.36:246:42
312.36:226:43
412.46:216:44
512.46:206:44
612.46:196:45
712.56:176:45
812.56:166:46
912.56:156:47
1012.66:146:47
1112.66:126:48
1212.66:116:49
1312.76:106:49
1412.76:096:50
1512.76:086:51
1612.76:066:51
1712.86:056:52
1812.86:046:53
1912.86:036:53
2012.96:026:54
2112.96:016:55
2212.96:006:55
2313.05:596:56
2413.05:586:56
2513.05:566:57
2613.05:556:58
2713.15:546:58
2813.15:536:59
2913.15:527:00
3013.25:517:01

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
117.5Intense
127.5Intense
137.5Intense
147.6Intense
157.6Intense
167.7Intense
177.7Intense
187.7Intense
197.8Intense
207.8Intense
217.8Intense
227.8Intense
237.9Intense
247.9Intense
257.9Intense
268.0Intense
278.0Intense
288.0Intense
298.0Intense
308.1Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Heroica Caborca?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Heroica Caborca in April

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

In April, Heroica Caborca sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Heroica Caborca in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Heroica Caborca peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Heroica Caborca 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 Heroica Caborca is worst in January — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1522 µg/m³Sep 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov10Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Heroica Caborca?

Heroica Caborca sits at 30.7°N, 112.2°W, 288 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Magdalena de Kino, 115 km away.

SahuaritaCananea

Topography around Heroica Caborca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Heroica Caborca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,615 m.

The land around Heroica Caborca is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and bare terrain (44%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and shrubs (41%) within 16 km, and shrubs (68%) and bare terrain (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
469 m
80 km
1,615 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Magdalena de Kino 115 km · Nogales 133 km · Nogales 136 km · Rio Rico 140 km · Puerto Peñasco 147 km · Green Valley 168 km · Sahuarita 179 km · Cananea 180 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 Heroica Caborca (30.7183°, -112.1584°, elevation 288 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).