San Fernando de Apure weather in April

In April, San Fernando de Apure sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 121 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 San Fernando de Apure's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Fernando de Apure's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:55 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
76%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

San Fernando de Apure is city of Venezuela.

Density
38/km²
people per km²
Founded
1788

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical April day in San Fernando de Apure reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13626
23626
33626
43626
53626
63626
73626
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103626
113626
123626
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223426
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How April really feels in San Fernando de Apure

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.

San Fernando de Apure weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 25°8111.63.2
Feb36° / 25°51.211.72.6
Mar36° / 26°223.311.92.0
Apr35° / 26°12112.812.22.1
May33° / 25°24322.412.42.4
Jun31° / 24°27925.812.42.6
Jul31° / 23°27027.612.42.6
Aug32° / 24°23926.912.32.5
Sep32° / 24°18223.6122.5
Oct33° / 24°14821.811.82.6
Nov33° / 24°8413.711.63.1
Dec34° / 25°224.711.53.4

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 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23466
33367
43268
53169
63070
72971
82872
92872
102674
112674
122575
132575
142476
152476
162476
172476
182476
192476
202377
212377
222377
232278
242278
252179
262179
271981
281981
291981
301882

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

San Fernando de Apure gets around 121 mm of rain over 12.8 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 43% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
123
224
325
426
527
628
730
831
933
1035
1136
1238
1340
1441
1543
1645
1746
1848
1950
2051
2153
2254
2355
2456
2557
2658
2759
2859
2960
3061

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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
153335234
253234254
343134264
443033285
542933295
642832305
752632326
852531336
952331357
1052230367
1152030388
1241829408
1341729419
14415284310
15414284410
16313274611
17311264812
18310254913
1929245114
2028235215
2118225316
2217215516
2316205617
2416195618
2506185818
2605185819
2705175820
2805165920
2905165821
3004155922

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

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 6:03 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:036:06
212.16:026:06
312.16:026:06
412.16:016:06
512.16:006:06
612.16:006:06
712.15:596:06
812.15:596:06
912.15:586:06
1012.15:586:06
1112.15:576:06
1212.15:576:06
1312.25:566:05
1412.25:566:05
1512.25:556:05
1612.25:556:05
1712.25:546:05
1812.25:546:05
1912.25:546:05
2012.25:536:05
2112.25:536:05
2212.25:526:05
2312.25:526:05
2412.25:516:05
2512.25:516:05
2612.25:516:05
2712.25:506:05
2812.35:506:05
2912.35:506:05
3012.35:496:05

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in March across the year — April's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for San Fernando de Apure

In seasonPeak

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

San Fernando de Apure's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit San Fernando de Apure?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Fernando de Apure.

What to pack for San Fernando de Apure in April

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

In April, San Fernando de Apure sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in San Fernando de Apure 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 San Fernando de Apure peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 15UV 13Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in San Fernando de Apure 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 San Fernando de Apure is worst in April — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1829 µg/m³Dec 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is San Fernando de Apure?

San Fernando de Apure sits at 7.9°N, 67.5°W, 28 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Biruaca, 7.0 km away.

AchaguasCalabozoCaicara del OrinocoEl SombreroPuerto CarreñoEl Pao

Topography around San Fernando de Apure

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Fernando de Apure.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Fernando de Apure has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m.

The land around San Fernando de Apure is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
28 m
80 km
49 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Biruaca 7.0 km · Camaguán 28 km · Achaguas 84 km · Calabozo 115 km · Caicara del Orinoco 146 km · El Sombrero 173 km · Puerto Carreño 189 km · El Pao 208 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 San Fernando de Apure (7.8896°, -67.4718°, elevation 28 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).