Cerro de Pasco weather in April

In April, Cerro de Pasco sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 90 mm of precipitation across 23 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Cerro de Pasco's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cerro de Pasco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
90 mm
23 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:12 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
80%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Cerro de Pasco is capital city of Pasco, Peru.

Founded
1578

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 12°C through the month.

A typical April day in Cerro de Pasco reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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How April really feels in Cerro de Pasco

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 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
23
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Cerro de Pasco weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 177282.312.61.8
Feb12° / 18126.6212.41.6
Mar12° / 16928.71.612.11.6
Apr12° / 90230.711.82.0
May11° / 5616.50.611.52.4
Jun11° / -1°268.20.611.42.8
Jul11° / -2°238.10.811.42.7
Aug11° / -1°3611.41.311.62.7
Sep11° / -0°6919.91.511.92.1
Oct11° / 11225.11.512.21.9
Nov12° / 124241.412.52.1
Dec12° / 17527.41.812.61.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5694
6694
7694
8793
9793
10892
11991
121090
131189
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Cerro de Pasco gets around 90 mm of rain and snow over 23 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 77% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1892
2883
3883
4883
5873
6863
7863
8853
9843
10823
11813
12803
13793
14773
15763
16752
17742
18732
19722
20712
21702
22692
23692
24682
25682
26682
27682
28682
29672
30672

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 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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186calm
196calm
206calm
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276calm
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296calm
306calm

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 6:12 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:126:07
211.96:126:06
311.96:126:06
411.96:126:05
511.96:126:05
611.96:126:04
711.96:126:03
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2011.76:125:56
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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 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Cerro de Pasco

In seasonPeak

In April, Cerro de Pasco sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Cerro de Pasco's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Cerro de Pasco?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cerro de Pasco.

What to pack for Cerro de Pasco in April

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

In April, Cerro de Pasco sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cerro de Pasco in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cerro de Pasco peaks around February 13 at about 20 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 13UV 20Jun 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb20Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cerro de Pasco?

Cerro de Pasco sits at 10.7°S, 76.3°W, 4,457 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Yanacancha, 0.0 km away.

Huaral

Topography around Cerro de Pasco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cerro de Pasco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m around an average of 4,353 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,206 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,604 m.

The land around Cerro de Pasco is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (93%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
513 m
16 km
1,206 m
80 km
4,604 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Yanacancha 0.0 km · Chaupimarca 37 km · Junín 62 km · Yanacancha 64 km · Huánuco 82 km · La Oroya 102 km · Tarma 104 km · Huaral 139 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 Cerro de Pasco (-10.6658°, -76.2531°, elevation 4,457 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).