Yanacancha weather in April

In April, Yanacancha sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 156 mm of precipitation across 26.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Yanacancha's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yanacancha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
156 mm
26.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:14 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
82%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Yanacancha 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 11°C through the month.

A typical April day in Yanacancha reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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How April really feels in Yanacancha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
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wind chill below the day's low

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

Yanacancha weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 23427.9912.51.6
Feb11° / 24126.48.912.31.5
Mar11° / 26329.79.112.11.4
Apr11° / 15626.43.611.81.6
May11° / -0°84211.811.52.0
Jun10° / -1°4212.81.611.42.2
Jul10° / -2°3912.32.411.52.2
Aug10° / -2°61163.411.72.2
Sep11° / -1°11924.34.411.91.7
Oct11° / 18827.86.612.21.6
Nov12° / 18725.15.412.51.9
Dec12° / 23427.28.412.61.7

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 10% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Chance of precipitation in April

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Yanacancha gets around 156 mm of rain and snow over 26.4 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 87% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in April

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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.

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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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in April

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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 6:14 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:53 PM.

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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 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Yanacancha

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

Yanacancha's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
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Mar
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May
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Is April a good time to visit Yanacancha?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yanacancha.

What to pack for Yanacancha in April

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

In April, Yanacancha sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

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UV index in Yanacancha in April

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Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yanacancha peaks around February 14 at about 20 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
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Location & terrain

Where is Yanacancha?

Yanacancha sits at 10.2°S, 76.6°W, 3,997 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Chaupimarca, 27 km away.

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Topography around Yanacancha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yanacancha has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 m around an average of 4,037 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,344 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,492 m.

The land around Yanacancha is covered by grassland (100%) within 3 km, grassland (98%) within 16 km, and grassland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
643 m
16 km
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80 km
5,492 m
treesshrubsgrasslandbare terrainsnow and icewater
April weather nearby: Chaupimarca 27 km · Huánuco 56 km · Yanacancha 64 km · Cerro de Pasco 64 km · Junín 125 km · Huaraz 125 km · Centenario 126 km · Tingo María 127 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 Yanacancha (-10.2411°, -76.6456°, elevation 3,997 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).