Barranca weather in April

In April, Barranca sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Barranca's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barranca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:18 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Barranca is capital city of Barranca, Lima, Peru.

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 23°C through the month.

A typical April day in Barranca reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22419
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72419
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122319
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Barranca weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 20°134.512.67.4
Feb25° / 20°257.112.46.7
Mar24° / 20°236.812.16.9
Apr23° / 19°51.511.87.9
May22° / 17°20.511.58.3
Jun21° / 17°20.211.48.2
Jul20° / 16°20.211.48.1
Aug20° / 15°30.611.68.0
Sep20° / 15°20.211.97.9
Oct21° / 16°20.312.27.7
Nov22° / 17°20.412.57.8
Dec23° / 18°51.412.67.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31981
42080
52179
62377
72476
82773
92971
103169
113367
123565
133763
143961
154159
164357
174456
184753
194852
204951
215149
225248
235446
245545
255644
265842
275941
286139
296238
306436

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Barranca gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
114
213
313
412
511
610
79
88
97
107
116
125
135
144
154
164
173
183
193
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281
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301

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the humid band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1040573
2042562
3045532
4048511
5050491
6053461
7055441
8057421
9060391
10063370
11065350
12067330
13168310
14169300
15171280
16271270
17273250
18274240
19375220
20376210
21378190
22379180
23480160
24481150
25482140
26582130
27583120
28683110
29684100
30783100

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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1511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:186:13
211.96:186:12
311.96:186:12
411.96:186:11
511.96:186:11
611.96:186:10
711.96:186:09
811.86:186:09
911.86:186:08
1011.86:186:08
1111.86:186:07
1211.86:186:06
1311.86:186:06
1411.86:186:05
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1611.86:186:04
1711.86:186:04
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1911.76:196:03
2011.76:196:02
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2211.76:196:01
2311.76:196:01
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2511.76:196:00
2611.76:195:59
2711.76:195:59
2811.76:195:58
2911.66:195:58
3011.66:195:57

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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215.8Bright
225.7Bright
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255.7Bright
265.7Bright
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285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Barranca?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Barranca in April

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

In April, Barranca sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Barranca in April

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in September near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 29 to Apr 12 — about 3.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Barranca 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 Barranca peaks around February 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 16Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Barranca?

Barranca sits at 10.8°S, 77.8°W, 52 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Paramonga, 12 km away.

Yanacancha

Topography around Barranca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barranca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 772 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,156 m.

The land around Barranca is covered by water (35%) within 3 km, water (45%) and bare terrain (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (40%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
772 m
80 km
5,156 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Paramonga 12 km · Huaura 40 km · Hualmay 42 km · Huacho 44 km · Huarmey 87 km · Huaral 103 km · Chancay 106 km · Yanacancha 135 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 Barranca (-10.75°, -77.7667°, elevation 52 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. 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).