Manizales weather in April
In April, Manizales has daytime highs averaging 20 °C, nights around 11 °C, with 30 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 20.3°C Average high
- 10.9°C Average low
- 30days Wet days
- 1,269mm Rainfall
- 12h Daylight
Daily temperatures through April
How April develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 April | 20.5 °C | 10.8 °C | 98 % |
| 11–20 April | 20.3 °C | 11.0 °C | 98 % |
| 21–30 April | 20.3 °C | 11.1 °C | 99 % |
What to expect
| Measure | Typical April | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 0.8 of 30 | 3 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 0 of 30 | 0 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 30 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 30 of 30 | 99 % |
Conditions in April
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 15 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 30 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 7.3 °C |
| Relative humidity | 91 % |
| Wind speed | 6.9 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 96 % |
Where Manizales ranks in April
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in South America in April | 31stof 50 | 20 °C |
April compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| February | 20.3 °C | 824 mm | 86 % |
| March | 20.5 °C | 1,116 mm | 91 % |
| April | 20.3 °C | 1,269 mm | 96 % |
| May | 20.0 °C | 1,407 mm | 97 % |
| June | 20.3 °C | 1,630 mm | 97 % |
See all twelve months for Manizales
- April is the 4th warmest month here.
- It is the 7th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 10th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 12 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 30 of 30 days — 99 % of the month.
- Nights are about 9.4 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest April day on record since 1991 reached 30 °C, 9.4 °C above the usual daytime high.
Nearby destinations in April
QuestionsApril in Manizales, answered
How warm is Manizales in April?
Daily highs average 20 °C and nights fall to about 11 °C, a spread of 9.4 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes April the 2nd warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Manizales in April?
April averages 1,269 mm of rain, spread over about 30 of the 30 days — 99 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 96 % of the sky.
How long are the days in April?
Manizales averages 12 hours between sunrise and sunset in April. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.