La Peca weather in April

In April, La Peca sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 132 mm of rain across 21.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is La Peca's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Peca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
132 mm
21.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:18 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
80%
10th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

La Peca is town in Amazonas, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical April day in La Peca reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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)
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La Peca weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°5912.612.35.0
Feb28° / 19°7915.512.24.7
Mar28° / 19°11019.4124.5
Apr27° / 19°13221.511.94.5
May27° / 18°9319.911.74.9
Jun26° / 18°7217.611.75.5
Jul25° / 17°5817.211.75.7
Aug26° / 17°4914.911.86.0
Sep27° / 18°5813.6125.7
Oct28° / 18°7315.212.14.9
Nov29° / 19°7114.112.34.6
Dec29° / 19°7214.612.34.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3991
4991
5991
61090
71090
81189
91189
101288
111387
121387
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

La Peca gets around 132 mm of rain over 21.5 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 71% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
168
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
114356
214257
314158
414059
513960
613861
713762
813663
913663
1013564
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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
153calm
163calm
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263calm
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303calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 48 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 6:20 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:206:17
211.96:206:17
311.96:196:16
411.96:196:16
511.96:196:15
611.96:196:15
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1911.96:176:09
2011.96:176:09
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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 4.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 4.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
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294.3Bright
304.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit La Peca?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit La Peca for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Peca in April

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

In April, La Peca sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in La Peca in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Peca peaks around February 14 at about 17 (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 14UV 17Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in La Peca 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 La Peca is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateSep 1916 µg/m³Jul 98 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug11Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is La Peca?

La Peca sits at 5.6°S, 78.4°W, 897 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Bagua Grande, 16 km away.

RiojaChongoyapeMoyobambaCajamarcaVilcabamba

Topography around La Peca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Peca has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 921 m around an average of 944 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,145 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,415 m.

The land around La Peca is covered by trees (69%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
921 m
16 km
3,145 m
80 km
3,415 m
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April weather nearby: Bagua Grande 16 km · Jaén 43 km · Chachapoyas 93 km · Rioja 149 km · Chongoyape 156 km · Moyobamba 168 km · Cajamarca 173 km · Vilcabamba 174 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 La Peca (-5.6111°, -78.435°, elevation 897 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).