Nochistlán de Mejía weather in April

In April, Nochistlán de Mejía sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Nochistlán de Mejía's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nochistlán de Mejía's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
6th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:37 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
40%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Nochistlán de Mejía is city and municipality in Zacatecas, Mexico.

Founded
1532

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 30°C by the end.

A typical April day in Nochistlán de Mejía reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 2°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Nochistlán de Mejía weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 192.410.88.2
Feb24° / 131.711.38.7
Mar27° / 11°70.911.88.3
Apr29° / 13°51.212.56.7
May31° / 16°275135.4
Jun29° / 17°14915.613.34.8
Jul26° / 16°20021.513.24.9
Aug26° / 16°17720.512.75.1
Sep26° / 15°15017.512.15.5
Oct26° / 13°557.911.57.2
Nov24° / 10°142.6118.6
Dec23° / 81.310.78.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
37030
47129
57030
67030
77129
87129
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307228

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Nochistlán de Mejía gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.2 wet days in April, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
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510calm
610calm
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810calm
910calm
1010calm
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1710calm
189calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:517:02
212.26:507:02
312.26:497:02
412.26:487:02
512.36:477:03
612.36:467:03
712.36:457:03
812.36:447:04
912.36:437:04
1012.46:427:04
1112.46:417:05
1212.46:407:05
1312.46:397:05
1412.56:397:06
1512.56:387:06
1612.56:377:06
1712.56:367:07
1812.56:357:07
1912.56:347:07
2012.66:347:08
2112.66:337:08
2212.66:327:08
2312.66:317:09
2412.66:307:09
2512.76:307:10
2612.76:297:10
2712.76:287:10
2812.76:277:11
2912.76:277:11
3012.86:267:11

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.71 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 7.69 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.6Intense
87.6Intense
97.6Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Nochistlán de Mejía

In seasonPeak

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

Nochistlán de Mejía's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Apr
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Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Nochistlán de Mejía?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nochistlán de Mejía in April

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

In April, Nochistlán de Mejía sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nochistlán de Mejía 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 Nochistlán de Mejía peaks around April 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 23UV 14Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Nochistlán de Mejía 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 Nochistlán de Mejía is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1223 µg/m³Jun 2316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nochistlán de Mejía?

Nochistlán de Mejía sits at 21.4°N, 102.8°W, 1,866 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Teocaltiche, 29 km away.

Topography around Nochistlán de Mejía

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nochistlán de Mejía has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 1,881 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,068 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,091 m.

The land around Nochistlán de Mejía is covered by cropland (37%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (46%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
1,068 m
80 km
2,091 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Teocaltiche 29 km · Villa Hidalgo 44 km · Jalostotitlán 46 km · San Juan de los Lagos 55 km · Calvillo 55 km · San Miguel el Alto 59 km · Tepatitlán de Morelos 61 km · Encarnación de Díaz 65 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 Nochistlán de Mejía (21.3636°, -102.8475°, elevation 1,866 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).