Pachuca de Soto weather in April

In April, Pachuca de Soto sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 42 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Pachuca de Soto's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pachuca de Soto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
10°
7th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:21 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
46%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Pachuca de Soto is capital of the Mexican state of Hidalgo.

Density
4,272/km²
people per km²

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 25°C through the month.

A typical April day in Pachuca de Soto reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Pachuca de Soto weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 122.910.97.6
Feb22° / 132.611.38.1
Mar24° / 215.411.98.0
Apr25° / 10°428.712.47.3
May25° / 11°5912.212.96.8
Jun23° / 12°12416.313.25.7
Jul22° / 11°12019.313.15.2
Aug22° / 12°11318.212.75.3
Sep21° / 11°12617.612.15.2
Oct21° / 651111.56.2
Nov20° / 234.6117.4
Dec20° / 81.710.87.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47228
57228
67228
77327
87327
97327
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127327
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147327
157228
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Pachuca de Soto gets around 42 mm of rain over 8.7 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 29% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
122
222
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423
523
624
724
825
925
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1429
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1730
1831
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2032
2132
2233
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2634
2735
2835
2935
3036

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 (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
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208calm
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308calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 42 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 6:34 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:346:45
212.26:346:45
312.26:336:45
412.26:326:46
512.26:316:46
612.36:306:46
712.36:296:46
812.36:286:47
912.36:276:47
1012.36:266:47
1112.46:266:47
1212.46:256:48
1312.46:246:48
1412.46:236:48
1512.46:226:49
1612.56:216:49
1712.56:216:49
1812.56:206:50
1912.56:196:50
2012.56:186:50
2112.66:176:50
2212.66:176:51
2312.66:166:51
2412.66:156:51
2512.66:146:52
2612.66:146:52
2712.76:136:52
2812.76:126:53
2912.76:126:53
3012.76:116:54

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.12 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
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127.1Intense
137.1Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Pachuca de Soto

In seasonPeak

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

Pachuca de Soto's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Pachuca de Soto?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Pachuca de Soto for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pachuca de Soto in April

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

In April, Pachuca de Soto sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Pachuca de Soto 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 Pachuca de Soto peaks around June 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highJun 17UV 14Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Pachuca de Soto 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 Pachuca de Soto is worst in December — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (September, 41 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 2176 µg/m³Sep 1942 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun45Poor
Jul54Poor
Aug46Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct43Poor
Nov59Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Pachuca de Soto?

Pachuca de Soto sits at 20.1°N, 98.7°W, 2,393 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is La Providencia Siglo XXI, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Pachuca de Soto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pachuca de Soto has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 546 m around an average of 2,464 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,310 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,850 m.

The land around Pachuca de Soto is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and shrubs (32%) within 3 km, trees (30%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and trees (30%), shrubs (28%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
546 m
16 km
1,310 m
80 km
3,850 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: La Providencia Siglo XXI 6.0 km · Actopan 28 km · Don Antonio 34 km · Tulancingo 39 km · Tizayuca 40 km · Santiago Tulantepec 40 km · Tepeapulco 41 km · Ciudad Sahagun 41 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 Pachuca de Soto (20.117°, -98.7333°, elevation 2,393 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).