Big cities where April is comfortable for a day on foot between sights. Of 59 places with a guide of their own in South America, 33 rate Good or better in April. These 15 are the best of them, spread across the region.
The shortlist
- 182 · IdealCajamarcaPeru
A typical midday in April feels like 19°C, and the Easy outdoors rating averages 82 over the stretch. It rates Good or better all year, not just now. Open it on the map at mid April.
- 282 · IdealLimaPeru
Midday in April feels like 23°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 82, Ideal, for easy outdoors. Good weather here runs from mid March to early February, so there is room either side. See mid April on the map.
- 380 · GoodSantiagoChile
Rated 80 (Good) for easy outdoors in April: midday feels like 18°C, with mostly clear skies. The good spell lasts about two and a half months, from late February to early May. Rain is rare at this time of year. Open it on the map at mid April.
- 478 · GoodGodoy CruzArgentina
A typical midday in April feels like 20°C, and the Easy outdoors rating averages 78 over the stretch. Good weather here runs from mid March to mid May, so there is room either side. Rain is rare at this time of year. See mid April on the map.
- 578 · GoodMedellínColombia
Rated 78 (Good) for easy outdoors in April: midday feels like 24°C, with often cloudy skies. It rates Good or better all year, not just now. Open it on the map at mid April.
- 677 · GoodSaltaArgentina
A typical midday in April feels like 21°C, and the Easy outdoors rating averages 77 over the stretch. Good weather here runs from mid March to mid May, so there is room either side. See mid April on the map.
- 777 · GoodBuenos AiresArgentina
Midday in April feels like 20°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 77, Good, for easy outdoors. The good spell lasts about two months, from mid March to early May. Open it on the map at mid April.
- 876 · GoodQuitoEcuador
Rated 76 (Good) for easy outdoors in April: midday feels like 18°C, with often cloudy skies. This is not a short window: it rates Good or better all year. See mid April on the map.
- 975 · GoodCuritibaBrazil
Midday in April feels like 23°C under often cloudy skies, which rates 75, Good, for easy outdoors. The good spell lasts about eleven and a half months, from late June to early June. Open it on the map at mid April.
- 1075 · GoodTacnaPeru
Rated 75 (Good) for easy outdoors in April: midday feels like 19°C, with partly cloudy skies. This is not a short window: it rates Good or better all year. Rain is rare at this time of year. See mid April on the map.
- 1174 · GoodMaldonadoUruguay
A typical midday in April feels like 19°C, and the Easy outdoors rating averages 74 over the stretch. Good weather here runs from late October to early May, so there is room either side. See mid April on the map.
- 1274 · GoodOuro PrêtoBrazil
Rated 74 (Good) for easy outdoors in April: midday feels like 25°C, with often cloudy skies. The good spell lasts about nine and a half months, from late March to early January. Open it on the map at mid April.
- 1370 · GoodCampos do JordãoBrazil
Rated 70 (Good) for easy outdoors in April: midday feels like 24°C, with partly cloudy skies. Good weather here runs from late March to early December, so there is room either side. See mid April on the map.
- 1469 · GoodCuencaEcuador
Midday in April feels like 17°C under usually overcast skies, which rates 69, Good, for easy outdoors. The good spell lasts about ten months, from September to June. Open it on the map at mid April.
- 1566 · GoodBogotáColombia
Midday in April feels like 19°C under often cloudy skies, which rates 66, Good, for easy outdoors. Good weather here runs from late September to mid June, so there is room either side. See mid April on the map.
How this list is worked out
The data
Every figure comes from a decade of weather-station observations, blended into one typical year and read at midday, local solar time. Scores here are averaged in April; a city missing a reading for any part of that stretch is left out rather than scored on part of it.
The rating
Easy outdoors: A comfortable feels-like gates the score — best 16–26 °C for an easy day out (strolling, sitting out, sightseeing). Dryness matters most; strong wind knocks it back. Sun is a bonus, not required. A place is also left out when its typical readings contradict its own rating, for example a high score alongside frequent rain.
The spread
To keep one warm corner from filling the list, entries are at least 150 km apart, no more than three sit within 1,000 km of each other, and no more than three come from one country unless the list would otherwise run short.
Only places that draw visitors
Towns and cities with plenty of hotels, guest houses and holiday lets nearby for their size, or a great many of them in all, counted from Overture Maps Places, an open dataset. That keeps out places the weather favours but nobody travels to. Where two places share one resort or city, the one a visitor would name is kept.
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