El Dorado weather in April

In April, El Dorado sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 65 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-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 8% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is El Dorado's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Dorado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:32 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

El Dorado is town in Bolívar, Venezuela.

Density
221/km²
people per km²
Founded
1894

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 El Dorado reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°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.

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

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.

El Dorado weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°4510.711.74.5
Feb31° / 23°25711.84.4
Mar33° / 23°286.4123.8
Apr33° / 24°659.412.13.3
May32° / 23°16819.712.33.0
Jun30° / 23°22324.912.43.0
Jul30° / 22°23927.112.42.9
Aug31° / 23°22024.812.23.0
Sep32° / 23°13917.8123.2
Oct33° / 23°12016.711.93.1
Nov32° / 23°10918.311.73.2
Dec31° / 23°7715.311.64.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 74%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22773
32773
42674
52674
62674
72575
82575
92476
102377
112377
122377
132377
142377
152377
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202674
212773
222872
232872
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302674

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

El Dorado gets around 65 mm of rain over 9.4 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 32% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
122
222
323
424
524
625
726
827
927
1028
1129
1229
1330
1430
1531
1632
1732
1833
1934
2034
2135
2235
2336
2437
2538
2639
2740
2841
2942
3043

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 89% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11862200
21861210
31860220
41859230
51858240
61758250
71757251
81657261
91656271
101556281
111457281
121357291
131357291
141256302
151157302
161156312
171056322
18956332
19856342
20855352
21755362
22656371
23654391
24653401
25553411
26552421
27550441
28449452
29448462
30447472

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:405:43
212.15:395:43
312.15:395:43
412.15:385:42
512.15:385:42
612.15:375:42
712.15:375:42
812.15:365:42
912.15:365:42
1012.15:355:42
1112.15:355:42
1212.15:345:42
1312.15:345:41
1412.15:335:41
1512.15:335:41
1612.15:325:41
1712.25:325:41
1812.25:315:41
1912.25:315:41
2012.25:315:41
2112.25:305:41
2212.25:305:41
2312.25:295:41
2412.25:295:41
2512.25:295:41
2612.25:285:41
2712.25:285:41
2812.25:285:41
2912.25:275:41
3012.25:275:41

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in September across the year — April's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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215.4Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for El Dorado

In seasonPeak

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

El Dorado'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 El Dorado?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El Dorado.

What to pack for El Dorado in April

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

In April, El Dorado sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Dorado in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Dorado peaks around March 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 23UV 15Dec 12UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in El Dorado 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 El Dorado is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1820 µg/m³Nov 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Dorado?

El Dorado sits at 6.7°N, 61.6°W, 95 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Tumeremo, 66 km away.

GuasipatiUpataLa ParaguaCiudad PiarCiudad GuayanaBarrancasSanta Elena de Uairén

Topography around El Dorado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Dorado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,430 m.

The land around El Dorado is covered by trees (70%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
174 m
80 km
1,430 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Tumeremo 66 km · Guasipati 89 km · Upata 168 km · La Paragua 188 km · Ciudad Piar 203 km · Ciudad Guayana 213 km · Barrancas 229 km · Santa Elena de Uairén 242 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 El Dorado (6.7158°, -61.6374°, elevation 95 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).