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The warmest places in South America in April: ranked by average high temperature

Makkah tops the list at 36 °C in April. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in South America.

Top three in April: Makkah (36 °C) , Ciudad Bolívar (35 °C) , Madinah (35 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 5.4 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 Makkah Saudi Arabia 36 °C 36 °C 22 °C 11 mm 2 355 h –
2 Ciudad Bolívar Venezuela 35 °C 35 °C 25 °C 50 mm 6 329 h –
3 Madinah Saudi Arabia 35 °C 35 °C 19 °C 5 mm 1 360 h –
4 Al Hufūf Saudi Arabia 35 °C 35 °C 19 °C 7 mm 1 344 h –
5 Al Kharj Saudi Arabia 34 °C 34 °C 19 °C 11 mm 2 343 h –
6 Valle de La Pascua Venezuela 34 °C 34 °C 24 °C 62 mm 7 322 h –
7 Calabozo Venezuela 34 °C 34 °C 25 °C 106 mm 10 308 h –
8 San Fernando de Apure Venezuela 34 °C 34 °C 26 °C 124 mm 13 295 h –
9 El Tigre Venezuela 34 °C 34 °C 23 °C 37 mm 5 326 h –
10 Şabyā Saudi Arabia 34 °C 34 °C 26 °C 21 mm 3 354 h 30 °C
11 Ciudad Guayana Venezuela 33 °C 33 °C 24 °C 32 mm 5 334 h –
12 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 33 °C 33 °C 19 °C 14 mm 2 341 h –
13 Coro Venezuela 33 °C 33 °C 25 °C 26 mm 5 328 h 26 °C
14 Sullana Peru 33 °C 33 °C 22 °C 45 mm 7 317 h –
15 Piura Peru 33 °C 33 °C 22 °C 40 mm 6 319 h –
16 Maturín Venezuela 33 °C 33 °C 23 °C 43 mm 10 322 h –
17 Buraydah Saudi Arabia 32 °C 32 °C 18 °C 12 mm 2 344 h –
18 Najrān Saudi Arabia 32 °C 32 °C 18 °C 13 mm 3 350 h –
19 Maracaibo Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 26 °C 61 mm 10 310 h 27 °C
20 Hafar Al-Batin Saudi Arabia 32 °C 32 °C 17 °C 10 mm 2 339 h –
21 Unaizah Saudi Arabia 32 °C 32 °C 17 °C 14 mm 3 345 h –
22 Ocumare del Tuy Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 22 °C 115 mm 14 304 h –
23 Maicao Colombia 32 °C 32 °C 25 °C 43 mm 7 324 h –
24 Santa Teresa del Tuy Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 22 °C 67 mm 11 302 h –
25 Petrolina Brazil 32 °C 32 °C 23 °C 37 mm 6 317 h –
26 Riohacha Colombia 32 °C 32 °C 25 °C 49 mm 9 318 h 26 °C
27 San Juan de los Morros Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 23 °C 82 mm 13 308 h –
28 Mossoró Brazil 32 °C 32 °C 24 °C 126 mm 17 302 h –
29 Barcelona Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 24 °C 35 mm 6 338 h 25 °C
30 Acarigua Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 24 °C 128 mm 15 284 h –
31 Montería Colombia 32 °C 32 °C 24 °C 181 mm 26 287 h –
32 Cabimas Venezuela 31 °C 31 °C 26 °C 148 mm 20 306 h –
33 Jeddah Saudi Arabia 31 °C 31 °C 23 °C 3 mm 0 357 h 27 °C
34 Araure Venezuela 31 °C 31 °C 23 °C 125 mm 15 284 h –
35 Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia 31 °C 31 °C 20 °C 5 mm 1 341 h 22 °C
36 Boa Vista Brazil 31 °C 31 °C 24 °C 202 mm 17 286 h –
37 Ciudad Ojeda Venezuela 31 °C 31 °C 26 °C 165 mm 23 297 h –
38 Yanbu Saudi Arabia 31 °C 31 °C 22 °C 1 mm 0 365 h 26 °C
39 Cartagena Colombia 31 °C 31 °C 25 °C 73 mm 15 334 h 28 °C
40 Rondonópolis Brazil 31 °C 31 °C 22 °C 68 mm 11 305 h –
41 Soledad Colombia 31 °C 31 °C 26 °C 86 mm 13 323 h 27 °C
42 Barinas Venezuela 30 °C 30 °C 23 °C 179 mm 17 272 h –
43 Cuiabá Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 23 °C 95 mm 15 307 h –
44 Carúpano Venezuela 30 °C 30 °C 24 °C 53 mm 10 339 h 25 °C
45 Várzea Grande Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 22 °C 89 mm 14 298 h –
46 Palmas Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 23 °C 191 mm 19 304 h –
47 Sincelejo Colombia 30 °C 30 °C 23 °C 180 mm 25 303 h –
48 Sobral Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 23 °C 197 mm 23 289 h –
49 Arapiraca Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 22 °C 63 mm 14 312 h –
50 Dammam Saudi Arabia 30 °C 30 °C 20 °C 4 mm 1 343 h 23 °C

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

March: top 5

  1. Stanley 12 °C
  2. Juliaca 14 °C
  3. La Paz 14 °C
  4. Cusco 15 °C
  5. Oruro 15 °C

Full ranking for March

May: top 5

  1. Al Hufūf 41 °C
  2. Al Kharj 40 °C
  3. Makkah 39 °C
  4. Madinah 39 °C
  5. Riyadh 39 °C

Full ranking for May

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in April, highest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in South America with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by population.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.

Data sources and method

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: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. 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.