Tocache weather in April

In April, Tocache sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 166 mm of rain across 20.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Tocache's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tocache's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
166 mm
20.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:12 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
79%
7th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Tocache is city in San Martín, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Tocache reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Tocache weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°29123.712.44.1
Feb28° / 20°26422.212.34.0
Mar28° / 19°26124.512.14.0
Apr28° / 19°16620.811.84.3
May28° / 19°13218.211.64.9
Jun28° / 18°781311.56.0
Jul28° / 18°6711.311.66.4
Aug28° / 18°5510.811.75.9
Sep29° / 18°8614.4124.9
Oct29° / 19°1642112.24.1
Nov28° / 20°25622.912.43.8
Dec28° / 20°30524.812.53.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2892
3991
4991
51090
61189
71288
81288
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Tocache gets around 166 mm of rain over 20.8 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 69% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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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
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103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
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303calm

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 6:13 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:136:09
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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 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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64.5Bright
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124.6Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Tocache

In seasonPeak

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

Tocache'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 Tocache?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Tocache for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tocache in April

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

In April, Tocache sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tocache in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tocache peaks around February 13 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 13UV 17Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Tocache 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 Tocache is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodSep 1125 µg/m³Jun 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul11Good
Aug23Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tocache?

Tocache sits at 8.2°S, 76.5°W, 498 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Uchiza, 31 km away.

JuanjuíBellavistaTingo MaríaAguaytíaHuamachucoCentenarioHuaraz

Topography around Tocache

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tocache has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 494 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,176 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,236 m.

The land around Tocache is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
1,176 m
80 km
4,236 m
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April weather nearby: Uchiza 31 km · Juanjuí 115 km · Bellavista 126 km · Tingo María 136 km · Aguaytía 146 km · Huamachuco 176 km · Centenario 185 km · Huaraz 186 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 Tocache (-8.1877°, -76.5205°, elevation 498 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).