Huancavelica weather in April

In April, Huancavelica sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 111 mm of precipitation across 24.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Huancavelica's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huancavelica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
6th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
111 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:09 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
78%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Huancavelica is capital city of Huancavelica, Peru.

Density
96/km²
people per km²
Founded
1571

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 10°C through the month.

A typical April day in Huancavelica reaches about 10°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 9°C and 12°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 Huancavelica

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 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
26
wind chill below the day's low

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

Huancavelica 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
Jan11° / 22628.96.412.71.5
Feb11° / 22426.96.812.41.4
Mar11° / 20429.96.112.11.4
Apr10° / 11124.93.311.71.6
May10° / -1°5716.3111.42.0
Jun / -2°308.61.711.32.0
Jul / -3°349.52.911.31.9
Aug / -2°5614.23.911.61.8
Sep10° / -1°10322.74.911.91.5
Oct10° / 14926.95.712.31.5
Nov11° / 14525412.61.8
Dec11° / 20427.1612.71.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4793
5793
6892
7991
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101288
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Huancavelica gets around 111 mm of rain and snow over 24.9 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 82% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
19515
29415
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59315
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118714
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148412
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20778
21768
22757
23747
24736
25726
26716
27716
28705
29695
30685

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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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
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Sunrise & sunset in April

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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 6:08 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:086:01
211.96:086:01
311.96:086:00
411.96:085:59
511.86:085:59
611.86:085:58
711.86:085:57
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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 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.65 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 Huancavelica

In seasonPeak

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

Huancavelica's rainy season runs September–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 Huancavelica?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Huancavelica.

What to pack for Huancavelica in April

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

In April, Huancavelica sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Huancavelica 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 Huancavelica peaks around February 11 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 11UV 19Jul 9UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Huancavelica?

Huancavelica sits at 12.8°S, 75.0°W, 3,990 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Huanta, 80 km away.

JaujaChincha AltaNuevo ImperialImperial

Topography around Huancavelica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huancavelica has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 877 m around an average of 3,992 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,966 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,078 m.

The land around Huancavelica is covered by grassland (81%) within 3 km, grassland (93%) within 16 km, and grassland (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
877 m
16 km
1,966 m
80 km
4,078 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Huanta 80 km · Chilca 82 km · Huancayo 84 km · Ayacucho 91 km · Jauja 126 km · Chincha Alta 143 km · Nuevo Imperial 149 km · Imperial 153 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 Huancavelica (-12.7869°, -74.973°, elevation 3,990 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).