La Rinconada weather in April

In April, La Rinconada sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 21 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 La Rinconada's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Rinconada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
4th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
7th coldest
Precipitation
77 mm
21 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:48 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
76%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

La Rinconada is town in Peru, considered highest elevated human settlement in the world.

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 9°C through the month.

A typical April day in La Rinconada reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 11°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)
19-1
29-1
39-1
49-1
59-1
69-1
79-1
89-1
99-1
109-1
119-1
129-1
139-1
149-1
159-1
169-1
179-2
189-2
199-2
209-2
219-2
229-2
239-2
249-2
259-2
269-2
279-2
289-2
299-2
309-2

How April really feels in La Rinconada

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.

La Rinconada weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°20129.117.212.80.9
Feb / -0°18526.315.312.50.9
Mar / -1°13927.611.912.11.1
Apr / -1°77216.811.71.4
May / -3°3512.12.911.31.7
Jun / -4°186.22.311.21.7
Jul / -5°196.83.111.21.6
Aug / -5°3211.14.311.51.6
Sep / -3°5918.47.711.91.4
Oct / -2°10222.910.112.31.4
Nov10° / -1°11622.79.212.71.5
Dec / -0°18427.814.212.91.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 76%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
21090
31189
41189
51387
61387
71387
81585
91585
101783
111882
122080
132179
142278
152377
162476
172773
182773
192872
203070
213169
223268
233466
243565
253565
263862
273961
284060
294159
304258

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

La Rinconada gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 21 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 70% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
18430
28329
38228
48128
58027
67926
77926
87825
97725
107625
117524
127424
137324
147224
157124
167024
176923
186823
196722
206622
216521
226420
236220
246119
256018
265917
275816
285616
295515
305414

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
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, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
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 5:46 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:465:39
211.95:465:38
311.85:465:37
411.85:465:37
511.85:475:36
611.85:475:35
711.85:475:34
811.85:475:34
911.85:475:33
1011.85:475:32
1111.75:475:32
1211.75:475:31
1311.75:475:30
1411.75:485:30
1511.75:485:29
1611.75:485:28
1711.75:485:28
1811.65:485:27
1911.65:485:26
2011.65:485:26
2111.65:495:25
2211.65:495:24
2311.65:495:24
2411.65:495:23
2511.65:495:23
2611.55:495:22
2711.55:505:22
2811.55:505:21
2911.55:505:21
3011.55:505:20

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for La Rinconada

In seasonPeak

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

La Rinconada's monsoon runs October–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 La Rinconada?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Rinconada.

What to pack for La Rinconada in April

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

In April, La Rinconada sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in La Rinconada in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 15 (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 Rinconada peaks around January 23 at about 20 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeJan 23UV 20Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan20Extreme
Feb20Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov18Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is La Rinconada?

La Rinconada sits at 14.6°S, 69.4°W, 5,022 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Miguel, 119 km away.

San MiguelJuliacaAyaviriPunoSorataIsla del SolIlaveCopacabana

Topography around La Rinconada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Rinconada has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,196 m around an average of 4,993 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,375 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,196 m.

The land around La Rinconada is covered by bare terrain (45%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and bare terrain (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,196 m
16 km
2,375 m
80 km
5,196 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
April weather nearby: San Miguel 119 km · Juliaca 122 km · Ayaviri 126 km · Puno 148 km · Sorata 153 km · Isla del Sol 159 km · Ilave 163 km · Copacabana 176 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 Rinconada (-14.6313°, -69.4464°, elevation 5,022 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).