Salina Cruz weather in April

In April, Salina Cruz sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Salina Cruz's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salina Cruz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:10 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
34%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Salina Cruz is municipal seat of Salina Cruz, State of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Density
744/km²
people per km²
Founded
1522

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 34°C through the month.

A typical April day in Salina Cruz reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and on par with May.

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How April really feels in Salina Cruz

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.

Salina Cruz weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°30.811.16.5
Feb31° / 21°30.811.55.7
Mar33° / 22°4111.94.8
Apr34° / 24°61.712.43.8
May34° / 25°679.912.73.0
Jun33° / 25°23317.812.92.9
Jul34° / 25°12211.612.93.0
Aug34° / 25°16314.612.52.8
Sep32° / 25°20617.412.13.1
Oct32° / 24°848.611.64.1
Nov32° / 23°151.711.25.3
Dec31° / 21°40.811.16.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Salina Cruz gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1281430452
2271330462
3271330472
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Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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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 36 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 6:21 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:216:30
212.26:216:30
312.26:206:30
412.26:196:30
512.26:186:30
612.26:176:30
712.26:176:30
812.26:166:31
912.36:156:31
1012.36:146:31
1112.36:146:31
1212.36:136:31
1312.36:126:31
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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 7.02 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Salina Cruz

In seasonPeak

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

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

Salina Cruz's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Salina Cruz?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Salina Cruz. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Salina Cruz in April

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

In April, Salina Cruz sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Salina Cruz in April

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 August at about 30°C and coldest in January near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Salina Cruz in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Salina Cruz peaks around April 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highApr 15UV 12Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Salina Cruz 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 Salina Cruz is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1531 µg/m³Nov 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Salina Cruz?

Salina Cruz sits at 16.2°N, 95.2°W, 8 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, 17 km away.

Topography around Salina Cruz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salina Cruz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 691 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,791 m.

The land around Salina Cruz is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and water (27%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (35%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
214 m
16 km
691 m
80 km
2,791 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
April weather nearby: Santo Domingo Tehuantepec 17 km · Heroica Ciudad de Juchitán de Zaragoza 34 km · Ixtepec 44 km · Matías Romero Avendaño 80 km · Crucecita 110 km · Arriaga 138 km · Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz 151 km · Tonalá 154 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 Salina Cruz (16.1754°, -95.1942°, elevation 8 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).