Juliaca weather in April

In April, Juliaca sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 15.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Juliaca's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Juliaca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
9th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
15.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:51 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Juliaca is capital city of San Román, Puno, Peru.

Founded
1926

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 15°C through the month.

A typical April day in Juliaca reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°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)
1154
2154
3154
4154
5154
6154
7153
8153
9153
10153
11153
12153
13153
14153
15153
16153
17153
18152
19152
20152
21152
22152
23152
24152
25152
26152
27152
28151
29161
30161

How April really feels in Juliaca

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 6 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
6
wind chill below the day's low

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

Juliaca weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 19326.30.812.82.7
Feb15° / 18123.70.312.52.6
Mar15° / 15125.20.612.12.9
Apr15° / 7515.80.211.74.0
May16° / -1°225.40.111.35.7
Jun16° / -2°71.70.211.16.2
Jul16° / -3°720.111.26.3
Aug17° / -1°184.80.411.56.3
Sep17° / 4610.30.511.95.8
Oct18° / 7814.30.912.45.2
Nov18° / 7614.10.512.75.0
Dec16° / 14021.70.512.93.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32872
42971
53070
63169
73367
83466
93466
103664
113763
123961
134060
144159
154357
164456
174555
184753
194753
204852
214951
225149
235248
245347
255644
265743
275842
286040
296139
306337

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Juliaca gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 15.8 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 53% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
173
272
371
469
568
666
765
863
962
1061
1159
1258
1357
1455
1554
1653
1751
1850
1949
2047
2145
2244
2342
2440
2539
2637
2736
2835
2933
3032

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
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 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 5:49 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:495:41
211.95:495:41
311.85:495:40
411.85:495:39
511.85:505:38
611.85:505:37
711.85:505:37
811.85:505:36
911.85:505:35
1011.75:505:35
1111.75:505:34
1211.75:515:33
1311.75:515:32
1411.75:515:32
1511.75:515:31
1611.75:515:30
1711.65:515:30
1811.65:525:29
1911.65:525:28
2011.65:525:28
2111.65:525:27
2211.65:525:26
2311.65:525:26
2411.55:535:25
2511.55:535:25
2611.55:535:24
2711.55:535:23
2811.55:535:23
2911.55:545:22
3011.55:545:22

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 6.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Juliaca

In seasonPeak

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

Juliaca's monsoon runs December–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 Juliaca?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Juliaca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Juliaca in April

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

In April, Juliaca sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 3°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Juliaca in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Juliaca peaks around February 9 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 19Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Juliaca?

Juliaca sits at 15.5°S, 70.1°W, 3,834 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Miguel, 3.0 km away.

Isla del SolLa RinconadaCopacabanaYauri

Topography around Juliaca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Juliaca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m around an average of 3,847 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,579 m.

The land around Juliaca is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
271 m
16 km
501 m
80 km
1,579 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: San Miguel 3.0 km · Puno 40 km · Ilave 82 km · Ayaviri 84 km · Isla del Sol 121 km · La Rinconada 122 km · Copacabana 135 km · Yauri 158 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 Juliaca (-15.5°, -70.1333°, elevation 3,834 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).