Santa Rosa weather in April

In April, Santa Rosa sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 220 mm of rain across 27.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Santa Rosa's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Rosa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
220 mm
27.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:07 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
82%
7th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical April day in Santa Rosa reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12316
22316
32316
42316
52416
62416
72416
82416
92416
102416
112415
122415
132415
142415
152415
162415
172415
182415
192415
202415
212415
222415
232415
242415
252415
262415
272415
282315
292315
302315

Santa Rosa weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 16°48130.312.63.5
Feb23° / 16°44327.512.43.4
Mar23° / 16°3373012.13.6
Apr24° / 15°22027.611.83.9
May23° / 15°15325.411.54.4
Jun23° / 14°9819.711.45.3
Jul23° / 13°8216.411.45.9
Aug23° / 13°8917.411.65.9
Sep24° / 14°1342211.95.0
Oct24° / 15°23128.512.23.9
Nov24° / 16°31728.612.53.6
Dec23° / 16°43330.212.63.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5793
6892
7892
8991
9991
101090
111090
121189
131189
141387
151585
161585
171684
181684
191783
201783
211882
221981
231981
242080
252080
262278
272278
282377
292476
302674

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Santa Rosa gets around 220 mm of rain over 27.6 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 92% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
195
295
395
495
595
695
795
894
994
1094
1193
1293
1392
1492
1591
1691
1791
1891
1990
2090
2190
2290
2390
2490
2590
2690
2790
2890
2990
3089

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1010891
2010891
3010891
4010891
5010891
6011881
7011881
8012871
9012871
10013861
11014851
12014851
13015841
14016831
15017821
16017812
17018802
18018802
19019792
20019792
21019792
22020782
23020782
24020782
25021772
26121762
27121762
28122752
29122752
30122752

Wind in April

Winds average 3 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm

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 6:07 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:076:01
211.96:076:01
311.96:076:00
411.96:076:00
511.96:075:59
611.96:075:58
711.86:075:58
811.86:075:57
911.86:075:57
1011.86:075:56
1111.86:075:55
1211.86:075:55
1311.86:075:54
1411.86:075:54
1511.86:075:53
1611.86:075:53
1711.76:075:52
1811.76:075:51
1911.76:075:51
2011.76:075:50
2111.76:075:50
2211.76:075:49
2311.76:075:49
2411.76:075:48
2511.76:085:48
2611.76:085:47
2711.76:085:47
2811.66:085:47
2911.66:085:46
3011.66:085:46

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 4.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Santa Rosa

In seasonPeak

In April, Santa Rosa sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Santa Rosa's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Santa Rosa?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Rosa.

What to pack for Santa Rosa in April

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

In April, Santa Rosa sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa peaks around February 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 13 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 highExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 11UV 16Sep 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Santa Rosa in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Santa Rosa is worst in September — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (May, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 929 µg/m³May 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Rosa?

Santa Rosa sits at 10.9°S, 74.9°W, 524 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Satipo, 46 km away.

JaujaJunínAtalayaLa OroyaHuancayo

Topography around Santa Rosa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Rosa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 565 m around an average of 617 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,346 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,742 m.

The land around Santa Rosa is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
565 m
16 km
1,346 m
80 km
4,742 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Satipo 46 km · San Martín de Pangoa 71 km · Tarma 104 km · Jauja 116 km · Junín 124 km · Atalaya 125 km · La Oroya 129 km · Huancayo 133 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 Santa Rosa (-10.9191°, -74.885°, elevation 524 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).