Altagracia de Orituco weather in April

In April, Altagracia de Orituco sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 52 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Altagracia de Orituco's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Altagracia de Orituco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:49 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Altagracia de Orituco is human settlement.

Density
494/km²
people per km²
Founded
1694

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 34°C through the month.

A typical April day in Altagracia de Orituco reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°40°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13423
23423
33423
43423
53423
63423
73423
83423
93423
103423
113423
123423
133423
143423
153423
163423
173423
183323
193323
203323
213323
223323
233323
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273323
283323
293323
303323

How April really feels in Altagracia de Orituco

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.

Altagracia de Orituco weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°61.811.54.8
Feb33° / 22°5111.74.5
Mar34° / 22°152.911.93.7
Apr34° / 23°528.812.23.1
May33° / 23°9916.212.43.0
Jun31° / 23°12620.612.63.3
Jul30° / 22°1352512.53.2
Aug30° / 22°13225.312.33.1
Sep31° / 23°10222.412.13.0
Oct32° / 23°9720.211.82.9
Nov32° / 23°7015.111.53.3
Dec32° / 22°195.211.44.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
33961
43763
53763
63664
73565
83367
93268
103070
113070
122971
132872
142773
152575
162575
172575
182476
192476
202377
212377
222377
232377
242278
252278
262377
272278
282278
292179
302179

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Altagracia de Orituco gets around 52 mm of rain over 8.8 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 30% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
117
217
318
419
520
621
722
823
924
1025
1127
1228
1329
1430
1531
1632
1733
1834
1935
2035
2136
2236
2337
2437
2537
2637
2738
2838
2938
3039

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1139555
2138565
3037576
4036586
5035587
6034597
7033598
8031618
9030619
100296110
110286111
120276112
130266113
140256114
150246115
160226216
170216217
180206218
190196219
200186220
210186121
220176122
230166123
240166024
250165925
260155926
270155827
280155728
290155629
300155530

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:586:03
212.15:576:03
312.15:576:03
412.15:566:03
512.15:556:02
612.15:556:02
712.15:546:02
812.15:546:02
912.25:536:02
1012.25:526:02
1112.25:526:02
1212.25:516:02
1312.25:516:02
1412.25:506:02
1512.25:506:02
1612.25:496:02
1712.25:496:02
1812.25:486:02
1912.25:486:02
2012.35:476:02
2112.35:476:02
2212.35:466:02
2312.35:466:02
2412.35:456:03
2512.35:456:03
2612.35:446:03
2712.35:446:03
2812.35:446:03
2912.35:436:03
3012.35:436:03

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 5.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Altagracia de Orituco

In seasonPeak

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

Altagracia de Orituco's rainy season runs May–November, 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 Altagracia de Orituco?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Altagracia de Orituco.

What to pack for Altagracia de Orituco in April

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

In April, Altagracia de Orituco sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Altagracia de Orituco 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 Altagracia de Orituco peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 highMar 17UV 14Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Altagracia de Orituco 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 Altagracia de Orituco is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 2231 µg/m³Jan 913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Altagracia de Orituco?

Altagracia de Orituco sits at 9.9°N, 66.4°W, 352 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Caucagua, 47 km away.

Topography around Altagracia de Orituco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Altagracia de Orituco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m around an average of 380 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,203 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,126 m.

The land around Altagracia de Orituco is covered by grassland (29%), shrubs (26%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (40%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
372 m
16 km
1,203 m
80 km
2,126 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Caucagua 47 km · Lander 50 km · Santa Teresa del Tuy 52 km · Ocumare del Tuy 52 km · Chaguaramas 60 km · Mamporal 62 km · Cúa 64 km · San José de Barlovento 65 km

Venezuela travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2011
GDP per capita
$3,495
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
12.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
39
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 520
Religion
Roman Catholic 48%Protestant 32%none 14%believer 4%

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 Altagracia de Orituco (9.86°, -66.3814°, elevation 352 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).