Huánuco weather in April

In April, Huánuco sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 81 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Huánuco's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huánuco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
8th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:12 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
81%
7th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Huánuco is capital city of Huánuco, Peru.

Founded
1539

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 17°C through the month.

A typical April day in Huánuco reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 19°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)
1179
2179
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10178
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Huánuco weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 16126.512.53.2
Feb17° / 17625.512.32.9
Mar17° / 15727.112.13.0
Apr17° / 8118.311.84.0
May17° / 4813.311.65.1
Jun17° / 236.411.45.8
Jul17° / 205.711.56.0
Aug17° / 236.311.76.1
Sep17° / 3510.611.95.5
Oct18° / 6918.212.24.5
Nov18° / 9620.512.54.0
Dec17° / 13725.112.63.5

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 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3793
4793
5793
6892
7892
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303169

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Huánuco gets around 81 mm of rain over 18.3 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 62% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
178
277
376
475
574
673
772
870
969
1068
1167
1266
1364
1463
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1661
1760
1859
1957
2056
2155
2254
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2652
2752
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2951
3050

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
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Wind in April

Winds average 3 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
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273calm
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293calm
303calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:126:07
211.96:126:07
311.96:126:06
411.96:126:05
511.96:126:05
611.96:126:04
711.96:126:04
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1911.86:125:57
2011.76:125:57
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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 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Huánuco

In seasonPeak

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

Huánuco's rainy season runs November–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 Huánuco?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Huánuco for sightseeing.

What to pack for Huánuco in April

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

In April, Huánuco sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Huánuco 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 Huánuco peaks around February 14 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 14UV 19Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme

Air quality in Huánuco 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 Huánuco is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1317 µg/m³Jun 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul8Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Huánuco?

Huánuco sits at 9.9°S, 76.2°W, 1,795 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Yanacancha, 56 km away.

AguaytíaJunínHuaraz

Topography around Huánuco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huánuco has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,029 m around an average of 2,126 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,550 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,208 m.

The land around Huánuco is covered by grassland (52%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,029 m
16 km
2,550 m
80 km
5,208 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Yanacancha 56 km · Chaupimarca 58 km · Tingo María 75 km · Cerro de Pasco 82 km · Yanacancha 82 km · Aguaytía 127 km · Junín 139 km · Huaraz 148 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 Huánuco (-9.9288°, -76.2399°, elevation 1,795 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. 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).