Paiján weather in April

In April, Paiján sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 17 mm of rain across 4 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 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Paiján's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paiján's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:23 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Paiján is human settlement 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical April day in Paiján reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°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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42720
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72720
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Paiján 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
Jan27° / 20°184.812.46.8
Feb28° / 21°388.112.35.8
Mar28° / 21°5111.912.15.5
Apr27° / 20°17411.87.3
May25° / 18°30.811.78.5
Jun23° / 17°20.411.68.6
Jul22° / 16°10.111.68.4
Aug22° / 16°20.211.78.4
Sep22° / 16°30.7128.1
Oct23° / 16°41.212.28.0
Nov24° / 17°4112.48.1
Dec25° / 18°11312.47.6

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 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21981
32080
42179
52377
62476
72674
82872
93070
103367
113565
123664
133862
144060
154357
164456
174555
184753
194852
204951
215149
225248
235446
245545
255545
265644
275842
285941
295941
306040

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Paiján gets around 17 mm of rain over 4 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 14% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
129
227
326
425
523
622
721
819
918
1017
1116
1215
1314
1413
1512
1611
1710
1810
199
209
218
228
237
247
257
266
276
285
295
305

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10276310
2029629
3031609
4033598
5034588
6036568
7038557
8040537
9041536
10043516
11045505
12046495
13048475
14049464
15051454
16151444
17153433
18154423
19155413
20157402
21158392
22159382
23161371
24162361
25163351
26164341
27165331
28167320
29168310
30169300

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 6:24 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:246:20
211.96:246:19
311.96:246:19
411.96:236:18
511.96:236:18
611.96:236:17
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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 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
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215.7Bright
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265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Paiján?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Paiján for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Paiján in April

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

In April, Paiján sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Paiján 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 at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in October near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 3 to Apr 17 — about 3.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr20Refreshing
May19Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Paiján 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 Paiján peaks around February 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 16Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paiján?

Paiján sits at 7.7°S, 79.3°W, 93 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Chocope, 11 km away.

Topography around Paiján

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paiján has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m around an average of 91 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,280 m.

The land around Paiján is covered by bare terrain (33%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (41%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and water (33%) and bare terrain (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
233 m
16 km
653 m
80 km
4,280 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Chocope 11 km · Santiago de Cao 26 km · San Pedro de Lloc 41 km · Pacasmayo 47 km · Trujillo 52 km · Laredo 55 km · Guadalupe 57 km · Chepén 58 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 Paiján (-7.7329°, -79.3015°, elevation 93 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).