Junín weather in April

In April, Junín sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 110 mm of precipitation across 25 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 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Junín's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Junín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
110 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:12 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
80%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Junín is capital city of Junín, 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 10°C through the month.

A typical April day in Junín 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 8°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 Junín

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

Junín 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
Jan10° / 203288.512.61.4
Feb10° / 20626.68.212.41.3
Mar10° / 20029.37.212.11.3
Apr10° / 11025311.81.4
May10° / -1°6219.51.811.51.8
Jun10° / -2°3311.61.511.42.0
Jul / -2°32112.711.42.0
Aug / -2°5115.9411.61.8
Sep10° / -1°9323.75.111.91.4
Oct10° / 13826.96.112.31.4
Nov11° / 14824.95.212.51.6
Dec11° / 19627.7812.61.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in April

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Junín gets around 110 mm of rain and snow over 25 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 83% and peaks near 92% 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 (%)
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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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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 6:11 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:116:06
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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 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Junín

In seasonPeak

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

Junín'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 Junín?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Junín.

What to pack for Junín in April

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

In April, Junín 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.

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UV index in Junín 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 Junín peaks around February 13 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 13UV 19Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb20Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Junín?

Junín sits at 11.2°S, 76.0°W, 4,117 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is La Oroya, 41 km away.

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Topography around Junín

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Junín has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 4,126 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 759 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,917 m.

The land around Junín is covered by grassland (47%) and wetland (39%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and grassland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
208 m
16 km
759 m
80 km
4,917 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: La Oroya 41 km · Tarma 44 km · Cerro de Pasco 62 km · Yanacancha 62 km · Jauja 87 km · Chaupimarca 98 km · Chosica 117 km · Santa Rosa 124 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 Junín (-11.159°, -75.993°, elevation 4,117 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).