Mala weather in April

In April, Mala sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Mala's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:15 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
56%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Mala is city in Peru.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical April day in Mala reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Mala 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 21°40.912.77.6
Feb23° / 22°51.212.47.6
Mar22° / 21°30.812.17.7
Apr21° / 20°10.211.77.8
May19° / 18°10.111.47.8
Jun18° / 17°10.211.37.5
Jul17° / 16°10.211.37.1
Aug17° / 16°10.111.67.0
Sep17° / 16°0011.96.9
Oct17° / 16°0012.37.0
Nov18° / 17°10.112.67.3
Dec20° / 19°10.112.77.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23367
33367
43565
53664
63862
73961
84060
94357
104456
114654
124852
135050
145248
155446
165644
175743
185941
196040
206238
216238
226337
236436
246634
256832
266931
277030
287129
297228
307327

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mala gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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51
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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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
178310
28839
310819
411818
513807
614797
716786
818775
920755
1022744
1124724
1227703
1329683
1431672
1533652
1635632
1737621
1839601
1941581
2044551
2146540
2248520
2350500
2453470
2555450
2657430
2759410
2860400
2962380
3064360

Wind in April

Winds average 15 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
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814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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 6:14 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:146:08
211.96:146:07
311.96:146:07
411.96:146:06
511.86:156:05
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2011.76:165:56
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2811.66:175:52
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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 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
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96.0Bright
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116.0Bright
126.0Bright
135.9Bright
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285.6Bright
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305.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Mala?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Mala for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Mala in April

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

In April, Mala sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Mala in April

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in September near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 30 to Apr 14 — about 3.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Mala in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mala peaks around February 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 16Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mala?

Mala sits at 12.7°S, 76.6°W, 34 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Vicente de Cañete, 54 km away.

Topography around Mala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mala has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 365 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,687 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,102 m.

The land around Mala is covered by bare terrain (39%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (38%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (37%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
365 m
16 km
1,687 m
80 km
5,102 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: San Vicente de Cañete 54 km · Imperial 54 km · Nuevo Imperial 58 km · Villa Poeta José Gálvez Barrenechea 58 km · Santiago de Surco 71 km · Barranco 71 km · Miraflores 75 km · San Francisco De Borja 75 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 Mala (-12.6581°, -76.6308°, elevation 34 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).