Progreso weather in April

In April, Progreso sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-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 67% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Progreso's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Progreso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:44 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Progreso is city in Yucatan, Mexico.

Founded
1856

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 Progreso reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and on par with May.

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How April really feels in Progreso

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.

Progreso weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°214.610.87.7
Feb28° / 21°163.511.37.5
Mar29° / 22°122.411.86.6
Apr31° / 23°163.712.55.3
May32° / 25°346.5134.5
Jun32° / 25°10214.713.33.6
Jul32° / 25°6614.213.23.7
Aug32° / 25°8115.412.73.7
Sep31° / 25°11818.712.13.5
Oct30° / 24°8013.411.54.8
Nov28° / 22°306.1116.9
Dec27° / 21°213.610.77.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in April, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Progreso gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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28
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2014
2114
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3013

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13946411
23945431
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Wind in April

Winds average 16 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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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 5:58 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:586:09
212.25:576:09
312.25:566:09
412.25:556:10
512.35:546:10
612.35:536:10
712.35:526:11
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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.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in May 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
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Progreso

In seasonPeak

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

Progreso sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Progreso's rainy season runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
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Oct
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Dec

Is April a good time to visit Progreso?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Progreso in April

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

In April, Progreso sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Progreso in April

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 28°C and coldest in January near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb24Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr26Warm
May26Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Progreso in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Progreso peaks around June 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 16UV 12Dec 17UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Progreso 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 Progreso is worst in June — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2025 µg/m³Nov 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Progreso?

Progreso sits at 21.3°N, 89.7°W, 1 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Merida, 35 km away.

Topography around Progreso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Progreso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m.

The land around Progreso is covered by water (50%) and mangroves (28%) within 3 km, water (56%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

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April weather nearby: Merida 35 km · Hunucmá 37 km · Kanasín 40 km · Motul 44 km · Umán 45 km · Izamal 77 km · Ticul 99 km · Oxkutzkab 111 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 Progreso (21.2822°, -89.6629°, elevation 1 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).