Pacasmayo weather in April

In April, Pacasmayo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Pacasmayo's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pacasmayo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:23 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Pacasmayo is city.

Founded
1864

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 23°C through the month.

A typical April day in Pacasmayo reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 3°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 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22320
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42320
52320
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Pacasmayo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 20°113.212.47.6
Feb24° / 21°245.512.27.1
Mar24° / 21°256.312.17.1
Apr23° / 20°102.611.87.7
May21° / 18°20.611.78.0
Jun20° / 17°10.111.68.0
Jul19° / 16°0011.67.8
Aug19° / 16°00.111.87.7
Sep19° / 16°20.5127.4
Oct19° / 16°30.912.27.2
Nov20° / 17°30.812.37.3
Dec21° / 18°6212.47.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22476
32476
42674
52773
62971
73070
83268
93367
103565
113763
123862
134159
144258
154357
164555
174654
184654
194852
205050
215050
225248
235347
245545
255545
265743
275842
285842
296040
306139

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Pacasmayo gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.6 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 9% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
117
217
316
416
515
614
714
813
912
1011
1110
129
138
148
157
166
176
185
195
205
215
225
235
245
255
265
275
285
295
305

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10226414
20236413
30256312
40276112
50296011
60306010
70325810
8034579
9036568
10037558
11039547
12041527
13043516
14045495
15047485
16049464
17051454
18052444
19054433
20055423
21057412
22157402
23158392
24160381
25160381
26161371
27162361
28163360
29164350
30165340

Wind in April

Winds average 14 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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2916light breeze
3016light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 42 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 6:25 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:256:21
211.96:256:21
311.96:256:20
411.96:246:20
511.96:246:19
611.96:246:19
711.96:246:18
811.96:246:17
911.96:246:17
1011.96:246:16
1111.96:246:16
1211.96:246:16
1311.96:246:15
1411.96:246:15
1511.86:236:14
1611.86:236:14
1711.86:236:13
1811.86:236:13
1911.86:236:12
2011.86:236:12
2111.86:236:11
2211.86:236:11
2311.86:236:11
2411.86:236:10
2511.86:236:10
2611.86:236:09
2711.86:236:09
2811.86:236:09
2911.86:236:08
3011.76:236:08

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
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145.8Bright
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175.8Bright
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215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Pacasmayo?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pacasmayo in April

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

In April, Pacasmayo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Pacasmayo 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 October near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 9 to Apr 12 — about 3.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Pacasmayo 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 Pacasmayo peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jun 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pacasmayo?

Pacasmayo sits at 7.4°S, 79.6°W, 12 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Pedro de Lloc, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Pacasmayo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pacasmayo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,764 m.

The land around Pacasmayo is covered by bare terrain (45%) and water (37%) within 3 km, water (48%) and bare terrain (33%) within 16 km, and water (34%) and bare terrain (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
524 m
80 km
3,764 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: San Pedro de Lloc 8.0 km · Guadalupe 19 km · Chepén 25 km · Paiján 47 km · Saña 54 km · Chocope 58 km · Monsefú 67 km · Santiago de Cao 72 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 Pacasmayo (-7.4006°, -79.5714°, elevation 12 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).