Ayacucho weather in April

In April, Ayacucho sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 60 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Ayacucho's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ayacucho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:06 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
75%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Ayacucho is capital city of Ayacucho, Peru.

Founded
1540

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 16°C through the month.

A typical April day in Ayacucho reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2166
3166
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10166
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21165
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28165
29165
30165

How April really feels in Ayacucho

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ayacucho weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 18327.512.72.8
Feb16° / 17725.812.42.7
Mar16° / 14927.612.12.8
Apr16° / 601711.73.8
May15° / 247.811.45.0
Jun15° / 15411.25.1
Jul14° / 195.111.35.0
Aug15° / 276.711.65.0
Sep16° / 4212.511.94.6
Oct17° / 7520.112.34.0
Nov17° / 9020.512.63.9
Dec17° / 15125.412.83.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
41189
51189
61288
71387
81486
91684
101783
111882
122080
132179
142377
152575
162674
172773
182872
192971
203070
213268
223367
233367
243565
253763
263961
274060
284159
294456
304456

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ayacucho gets around 60 mm of rain over 17 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 57% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
179
278
377
476
575
673
772
870
969
1067
1165
1264
1362
1460
1558
1656
1754
1852
1950
2048
2147
2245
2344
2443
2542
2641
2740
2839
2938
3037

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
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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195calm
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305calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:055:58
211.96:055:58
311.96:055:57
411.96:055:56
511.86:055:55
611.86:055:55
711.86:055:54
811.86:055:53
911.86:055:53
1011.86:055:52
1111.86:055:51
1211.86:065:51
1311.76:065:50
1411.76:065:50
1511.76:065:49
1611.76:065:48
1711.76:065:48
1811.76:065:47
1911.76:065:47
2011.76:065:46
2111.66:065:45
2211.66:075:45
2311.66:075:44
2411.66:075:44
2511.66:075:43
2611.66:075:43
2711.66:075:42
2811.66:075:42
2911.66:085:41
3011.56:085:41

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
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95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Ayacucho

In seasonPeak

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

Ayacucho's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is April a good time to visit Ayacucho?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ayacucho.

What to pack for Ayacucho in April

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

In April, Ayacucho sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Ayacucho in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ayacucho peaks around February 10 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 9 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 10UV 19Jul 9UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ayacucho?

Ayacucho sits at 13.2°S, 74.2°W, 2,805 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Huanta, 26 km away.

AbancayChilcaHuancayoSanta AnaQuillabamba

Topography around Ayacucho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ayacucho has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 740 m around an average of 2,853 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,901 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,580 m.

The land around Ayacucho is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) within 16 km, and grassland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
740 m
16 km
1,901 m
80 km
4,580 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Huanta 26 km · Huancavelica 91 km · Andahuaylas 106 km · Abancay 154 km · Chilca 161 km · Huancayo 162 km · Santa Ana 167 km · Quillabamba 169 km

Peru travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,684
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.6
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
13.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 519
Religion
Catholic 76%Evangelical Christian 16%no religion 5%other religions 3%

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 Ayacucho (-13.1638°, -74.2234°, elevation 2,805 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).