Puno weather in April

In April, Puno sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 79 mm of precipitation across 17.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Puno's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
9th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
79 mm
17.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:51 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
61%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Puno is Capital city of Puno, Peru.

Founded
1668

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 15°C through the month.

A typical April day in Puno reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 16°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)
1145
2145
3145
4145
5144
6144
7144
8144
9144
10144
11144
12144
13144
14144
15144
16144
17144
18153
19153
20153
21153
22153
23153
24153
25153
26153
27153
28153
29152
30152

How April really feels in Puno

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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
1
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Puno weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 22427.70.912.82.4
Feb14° / 205250.512.52.4
Mar14° / 17426.10.412.12.6
Apr15° / 7917.20.311.73.6
May15° / 205.6011.35.4
Jun15° / -1°82.20.111.15.8
Jul15° / -1°92.80.311.25.7
Aug16° / 205.20.611.55.7
Sep16° / 5111.40.811.95.1
Oct16° / 8115.91.112.44.5
Nov17° / 8516.10.312.74.4
Dec15° / 15523.50.512.93.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23070
33169
43268
53367
63466
73565
83664
93763
103862
113961
124159
134159
144357
154456
164555
174753
184852
194852
205050
215050
225149
235248
245446
255644
265842
275941
286040
296238
306337

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Puno gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 17.2 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 57% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
177
276
375
473
572
671
769
868
967
1065
1164
1262
1361
1460
1558
1657
1756
1854
1953
2051
2149
2248
2346
2444
2542
2640
2739
2837
2936
3034

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
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 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
77calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

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 5:49 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:495:41
211.95:495:40
311.85:495:39
411.85:495:38
511.85:495:38
611.85:495:37
711.85:505:36
811.85:505:35
911.75:505:35
1011.75:505:34
1111.75:505:33
1211.75:505:32
1311.75:505:32
1411.75:515:31
1511.75:515:30
1611.65:515:30
1711.65:515:29
1811.65:515:28
1911.65:525:28
2011.65:525:27
2111.65:525:26
2211.65:525:26
2311.55:525:25
2411.55:535:24
2511.55:535:24
2611.55:535:23
2711.55:535:23
2811.55:535:22
2911.55:545:22
3011.55:545:21

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 8.12 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 6.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Puno

In seasonPeak

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

Puno's monsoon runs December–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 Puno?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puno.

What to pack for Puno in April

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

In April, Puno sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Puno 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 Puno peaks around February 9 at about 19 (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 9UV 19Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Puno?

Puno sits at 15.8°S, 70.0°W, 3,792 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Juliaca, 40 km away.

AyaviriSorataLa Rinconada

Topography around Puno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puno has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m around an average of 3,930 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,785 m.

The land around Puno is covered by grassland (47%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
452 m
16 km
695 m
80 km
1,785 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Juliaca 40 km · San Miguel 42 km · Ilave 47 km · Isla del Sol 96 km · Copacabana 107 km · Ayaviri 122 km · Sorata 147 km · La Rinconada 148 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 Puno (-15.84°, -70.022°, elevation 3,792 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).