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Rio de Janeiro in April: every year compared

In April, Rio de Janeiro averages highs of 29.6 °C and lows of 21.6 °C, with 106 mm of precipitation. The warmest April was 2016 (26.8 °C), the coldest 1951 (21.6 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 29.6 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 21.6 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 106 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 14

Day by day through April

Normal high and low for each day of April in Rio de Janeiro.

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every April in Rio de Janeiro, ranked

86 months of April since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 35 of 86 (−0.5 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 24.6 °C · −0.5 °C vs normal · rank 35 of 86

Warmest years

1201626.8 °C
2200226.7 °C
3199026.6 °C
4201926.6 °C
5197326.4 °C

Coldest years

1195121.6 °C
2194321.9 °C
3196822.0 °C
4194422.3 °C
5195722.6 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Rainy days
2025	24.6 °C	28.4 °C	21.7 °C	204 mm	8 days	20 days
2024	25.6 °C	30.7 °C	21.8 °C	21 mm	19 days	6 days
2023	24.3 °C	28.4 °C	20.9 °C	147 mm	8 days	15 days
2022	24.6 °C	29.2 °C	21.1 °C	164 mm	12 days	14 days
2021	23.7 °C	28.5 °C	19.8 °C	92 mm	5 days	13 days
2020	23.6 °C	27.9 °C	20.1 °C	48 mm	7 days	7 days
2019	26.6 °C	31.2 °C	22.9 °C	113 mm	20 days	12 days
2018	25.1 °C	29.7 °C	21.4 °C	115 mm	14 days	13 days
2017	24.5 °C	28.5 °C	21.2 °C	102 mm	9 days	15 days
2016	26.8 °C	32.1 °C	22.3 °C	38 mm	27 days	6 days
2015	24.9 °C	29.2 °C	21.6 °C	84 mm	11 days	17 days
2014	24.5 °C	28.8 °C	20.9 °C	185 mm	14 days	17 days
2013	23.9 °C	28.2 °C	20.3 °C	55 mm	8 days	12 days
2012	25.1 °C	29.4 °C	21.8 °C	117 mm	14 days	19 days
2011	25.4 °C	30.0 °C	21.7 °C	147 mm	16 days	11 days
2010	24.9 °C	29.6 °C	21.3 °C	186 mm	14 days	15 days
2009	24.0 °C	28.5 °C	20.5 °C	144 mm	6 days	18 days
2008	24.9 °C	29.6 °C	21.4 °C	177 mm	14 days	18 days
2007	26.1 °C	30.8 °C	22.7 °C	98 mm	18 days	16 days
2006	24.9 °C	29.0 °C	21.9 °C	77 mm	15 days	12 days
2005	26.2 °C	30.4 °C	23.1 °C	170 mm	17 days	16 days
2004	25.6 °C	29.8 °C	22.6 °C	208 mm	16 days	21 days
2003	25.6 °C	30.3 °C	22.0 °C	53 mm	20 days	10 days
2002	26.7 °C	32.0 °C	22.7 °C	46 mm	22 days	11 days
2001	26.2 °C	31.0 °C	21.8 °C	49 mm	19 days	9 days
2000	24.1 °C	28.8 °C	20.2 °C	65 mm	9 days	14 days
1999	24.1 °C	28.0 °C	20.7 °C	100 mm	7 days	11 days
1998	25.6 °C	29.6 °C	22.2 °C	63 mm	15 days	11 days
1997	24.3 °C	29.1 °C	20.3 °C	57 mm	10 days	11 days
1996	25.0 °C	29.8 °C	21.2 °C	113 mm	15 days	14 days
1995	24.5 °C	29.3 °C	20.5 °C	50 mm	9 days	11 days
1994	24.5 °C	28.8 °C	21.5 °C	162 mm	9 days	15 days
1993	25.8 °C	30.0 °C	22.5 °C	99 mm	15 days	16 days
1992	25.7 °C	30.1 °C	22.4 °C	103 mm	14 days	16 days
1991	24.9 °C	29.0 °C	21.4 °C	158 mm	11 days	12 days
1990	26.6 °C	30.6 °C	23.4 °C	243 mm	20 days	12 days
1989	25.6 °C	29.6 °C	22.4 °C	145 mm	13 days	15 days
1988	25.0 °C	28.4 °C	22.4 °C	199 mm	9 days	20 days
1987	25.8 °C	29.7 °C	22.6 °C	158 mm	18 days	15 days
1986	25.7 °C	29.6 °C	22.3 °C	99 mm	16 days	13 days
1985	25.6 °C	29.6 °C	22.2 °C	114 mm	17 days	14 days
1984	24.3 °C	27.7 °C	21.2 °C	137 mm	6 days	15 days
1983	24.6 °C	28.2 °C	21.8 °C	187 mm	8 days	17 days
1982	22.9 °C	26.2 °C	20.1 °C	133 mm	0 days	19 days
1981	23.7 °C	27.8 °C	20.4 °C	99 mm	9 days	15 days
1980	24.8 °C	28.3 °C	21.7 °C	106 mm	5 days	14 days
1979	23.4 °C	27.6 °C	19.8 °C	102 mm	7 days	16 days
1978	23.3 °C	27.2 °C	20.1 °C	183 mm	2 days	18 days
1977	24.5 °C	27.8 °C	21.7 °C	211 mm	8 days	18 days
1976	24.7 °C	28.9 °C	21.1 °C	99 mm	10 days	17 days
1975	23.0 °C	27.6 °C	19.3 °C	109 mm	4 days	12 days
1974	23.9 °C	27.4 °C	21.1 °C	199 mm	6 days	19 days
1973	26.4 °C	30.2 °C	23.5 °C	125 mm	18 days	18 days
1972	23.4 °C	27.3 °C	20.1 °C	144 mm	8 days	21 days
1971	24.5 °C	28.4 °C	21.4 °C	140 mm	11 days	22 days
1970	24.3 °C	28.7 °C	20.9 °C	135 mm	8 days	13 days
1969	23.7 °C	27.8 °C	20.3 °C	109 mm	5 days	16 days
1968	22.0 °C	26.3 °C	18.5 °C	106 mm	3 days	15 days
1967	24.4 °C	27.9 °C	21.1 °C	119 mm	4 days	19 days
1966	23.2 °C	26.9 °C	20.3 °C	159 mm	1 day	19 days
1965	23.3 °C	27.1 °C	20.1 °C	159 mm	3 days	19 days
1964	23.8 °C	27.7 °C	21.0 °C	165 mm	7 days	19 days
1963	23.3 °C	27.5 °C	20.1 °C	105 mm	1 day	14 days
1962	23.4 °C	27.2 °C	20.4 °C	96 mm	5 days	14 days
1961	24.7 °C	29.2 °C	21.6 °C	143 mm	14 days	16 days
1960	23.1 °C	27.7 °C	19.5 °C	67 mm	10 days	11 days
1959	25.8 °C	30.6 °C	22.2 °C	100 mm	21 days	12 days
1958	22.9 °C	26.8 °C	20.1 °C	164 mm	5 days	18 days
1957	22.6 °C	26.2 °C	19.8 °C	167 mm	2 days	21 days
1956	23.7 °C	28.0 °C	20.5 °C	122 mm	11 days	21 days
1955	23.4 °C	27.6 °C	20.4 °C	78 mm	7 days	15 days
1954	22.7 °C	26.7 °C	19.4 °C	66 mm	4 days	13 days
1953	24.0 °C	28.2 °C	21.1 °C	205 mm	11 days	23 days
1952	22.6 °C	25.8 °C	20.2 °C	213 mm	4 days	25 days
1951	21.6 °C	24.9 °C	18.7 °C	173 mm	0 days	23 days
1950	23.8 °C	27.9 °C	21.0 °C	165 mm	6 days	19 days
1949	22.7 °C	26.9 °C	19.6 °C	121 mm	4 days	17 days
1948	23.2 °C	27.8 °C	19.6 °C	39 mm	3 days	9 days
1947	23.5 °C	27.9 °C	20.5 °C	189 mm	6 days	14 days
1946	23.4 °C	27.8 °C	20.1 °C	162 mm	6 days	16 days
1945	23.8 °C	27.5 °C	21.3 °C	204 mm	3 days	19 days
1944	22.3 °C	26.5 °C	19.2 °C	94 mm	3 days	17 days
1943	21.9 °C	25.4 °C	19.1 °C	189 mm	0 days	23 days
1942	23.3 °C	27.7 °C	20.0 °C	114 mm	6 days	14 days
1941	25.0 °C	29.7 °C	21.4 °C	118 mm	18 days	11 days
1940	24.7 °C	28.8 °C	21.3 °C	148 mm	8 days	21 days

April records

Hottest day

36.7 °C

April 5, 2019 estimate

Coldest night

13.3 °C

April 30, 2014 estimate

Wettest day

173 mm

April 19, 1990 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Rio de Janeiro in April?

Highs average 29.6 °C and lows 21.6 °C. A typical April brings 14 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Rio de Janeiro in April?

About 106 mm falls in April, over some 14 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest April was 1990 (243 mm), the driest 2024 (21 mm).

What was the warmest April in Rio de Janeiro?

2016, with a mean temperature of 26.8 °C. The coldest was 1951 (21.6 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 35 of 86.