Tambopata weather in April

In April, Tambopata sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 185 mm of rain across 19.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Tambopata's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tambopata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
185 mm
19.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:46 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
76%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Tambopata 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 30°C through the month.

A typical April day in Tambopata reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Tambopata

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Tambopata weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°43627.912.72.9
Feb30° / 23°41325.312.42.9
Mar30° / 23°3392712.12.9
Apr30° / 22°18519.911.73.7
May29° / 21°9414.311.45.2
Jun28° / 20°539.411.36.4
Jul28° / 19°457.211.36.7
Aug30° / 20°647.611.65.6
Sep31° / 22°12013.411.94.3
Oct31° / 22°22721.112.33.5
Nov30° / 23°2772312.63.2
Dec30° / 23°39727.112.72.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21684
31882
41882
51981
62080
72179
82278
92278
102377
112575
122575
132674
142872
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273268
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303466

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Tambopata gets around 185 mm of rain over 19.9 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 66% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
177
276
375
475
574
673
772
871
970
1069
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2162
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3057

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10176428
20186328
30186229
40196129
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601106029
702105929
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902115928
1003125728
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Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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 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 5:45 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:455:39
211.95:455:38
311.95:455:38
411.95:455:37
511.85:455:36
611.85:455:36
711.85:465:35
811.85:465:34
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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 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Tambopata

In seasonPeak

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

Tambopata's rainy season runs October–March, 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 Tambopata?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tambopata.

What to pack for Tambopata in April

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

In April, Tambopata sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tambopata 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 Tambopata peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 12 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 15Sep 12UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Tambopata 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 Tambopata is worst in September — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.1× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1543 µg/m³Jun 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug23Moderate
Sep47Poor
Oct19Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tambopata?

Tambopata sits at 12.7°S, 69.4°W, 224 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Puerto Maldonado, 19 km away.

CobijaEpitaciolândiaBrasiléiaLa RinconadaXapuriSicuaniAyaviri

Topography around Tambopata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tambopata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 226 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m.

The land around Tambopata is covered by trees (57%) and grassland (43%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
391 m
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April weather nearby: Puerto Maldonado 19 km · Cobija 194 km · Epitaciolândia 195 km · Brasiléia 196 km · La Rinconada 218 km · Xapuri 243 km · Sicuani 269 km · Ayaviri 280 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 Tambopata (-12.6719°, -69.3555°, elevation 224 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).