Barrancas weather in April

In April, Barrancas sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 30 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Barrancas's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barrancas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:33 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Barrancas is city in Monagas, Venezuela.

Density
347/km²
people per km²

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 33°C through the month.

A typical April day in Barrancas reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°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 about 1°C warmer than March and on par with May.

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

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.

Barrancas weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°4312.911.54.5
Feb31° / 23°267.911.74.5
Mar32° / 23°195.511.94.1
Apr33° / 24°306.812.23.4
May33° / 25°7614.212.43.1
Jun31° / 24°12823.312.52.9
Jul31° / 24°12825.312.52.9
Aug32° / 24°11522.312.32.8
Sep33° / 25°6915.512.12.8
Oct34° / 25°6615.511.82.8
Nov32° / 24°8319.211.63.1
Dec31° / 23°7417.911.53.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44852
54753
64654
74555
84555
94357
104258
114258
124159
134060
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153961
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Barrancas gets around 30 mm of rain over 6.8 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 23% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
114
215
315
416
516
617
717
818
919
1020
1121
1222
1323
1424
1524
1625
1726
1826
1927
2027
2127
2228
2328
2428
2528
2629
2729
2829
2929
3030

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 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1151480
2150490
3149490
4148501
5147511
6146521
7145531
8144541
9143551
10141571
11140572
12139582
13138592
14137593
15136603
16034633
17033634
18032644
19031654
20030664
21030655
22029665
23028675
24028675
25027676
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27026686
28025696
29025696
30024697

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
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512light breeze
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912light breeze
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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 5:41 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:415:46
212.15:415:46
312.15:405:45
412.15:405:45
512.15:395:45
612.15:385:45
712.15:385:45
812.15:375:45
912.15:375:45
1012.15:365:45
1112.25:365:45
1212.25:355:45
1312.25:355:45
1412.25:345:45
1512.25:345:45
1612.25:335:45
1712.25:335:45
1812.25:325:45
1912.25:325:45
2012.25:315:45
2112.25:315:45
2212.25:305:45
2312.25:305:45
2412.35:305:45
2512.35:295:45
2612.35:295:45
2712.35:285:45
2812.35:285:45
2912.35:285:45
3012.35:275:45

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Barrancas

In seasonPeak

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

Barrancas's rainy season runs May–December, 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 Barrancas?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barrancas. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Barrancas in April

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

In April, Barrancas sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Barrancas in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Barrancas peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 20UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Barrancas 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 Barrancas is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 2325 µg/m³Nov 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Barrancas?

Barrancas sits at 8.7°N, 62.2°W, 16 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Tucupita, 43 km away.

GuasipatiMaturínCiudad BolívarSoledad

Topography around Barrancas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barrancas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 726 m.

The land around Barrancas is covered by grassland (40%) and water (30%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
54 m
80 km
726 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Tucupita 43 km · Temblador 60 km · Ciudad Guayana 62 km · Upata 79 km · Guasipati 140 km · Maturín 159 km · Ciudad Bolívar 162 km · Soledad 162 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 Barrancas (8.6989°, -62.1966°, elevation 16 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).