Mollendo weather in April

In April, Mollendo sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Mollendo's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mollendo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:00 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
83%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Mollendo is city of Peru.

Founded
1871

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 22°C through the month.

A typical April day in Mollendo reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Mollendo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 19°227.512.96.7
Feb24° / 19°206.712.66.7
Mar24° / 19°123.912.17.2
Apr22° / 17°82.311.67.3
May21° / 15°113.311.26.8
Jun18° / 14°196.9115.8
Jul17° / 13°217.611.15.3
Aug17° / 13°144.911.45.7
Sep18° / 13°92.711.96.5
Oct20° / 14°71.212.46.9
Nov21° / 16°81.912.87.0
Dec22° / 17°144.4136.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
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51585
61585
71684
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101783
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mollendo gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.3 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the humid band about 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
158411
258411
368311
488210
598110
610819
711809
812808
914788
1015778
1116777
1217767
1318766
1420746
1521745
1622744
1723734
1824733
1925723
2027712
2128702
2230691
2331681
2433661
2535650
2637630
2739610
2841590
2943570
3045550

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:575:48
211.85:575:48
311.85:575:47
411.85:585:46
511.85:585:45
611.85:585:44
711.85:585:44
811.75:585:43
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2811.46:035:29
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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 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 5.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Mollendo?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mollendo in April

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

In April, Mollendo sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mollendo in April

The nearest coast averages about 21°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in February at about 23°C and coldest in August near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 29 to May 6 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr21Refreshing
May20Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov20Cool
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Mollendo in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mollendo peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 15Jul 10UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mollendo?

Mollendo sits at 17.0°S, 72.0°W, 70 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is El Pedregal, 76 km away.

Topography around Mollendo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mollendo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,294 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,397 m.

The land around Mollendo is covered by bare terrain (45%) and water (36%) within 3 km, water (44%) and bare terrain (43%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (59%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
407 m
16 km
1,294 m
80 km
3,397 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: El Pedregal 76 km · Jacobo Hunter 81 km · Ciudad Satelite 84 km · Arequipa 86 km · Camaná 86 km · Selva Alegre 89 km · Cono Norte 90 km · Ilo 98 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 Mollendo (-17.0231°, -72.0147°, elevation 70 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).