Where it's cool in April

Top 10 destinations in April

1. 1.Lake Titicaca, Peru

   17°hiking

   Averages 17° in April with swings barely 2° either side of 17° and 8 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

2. 2.Colca Canyon, Peru

   13°hiking

   Averages 13° in April with swings barely 2° either side of 13° and 18 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

3. 3.Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

   18°hiking

   Averages 18° in April with swings barely 2° either side of 18° and 2 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

4. 4.La Paz, Bolivia

   15°hiking

   Averages 15° in April with swings barely 2° either side of 15° and 8 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

5. 5.Puerto Varas, Chile

   15°couples

   Averages 15° in April with a 6° day-to-day spread around 15° and 14 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

6. 6.Mount Everest North Base Camp, China

   11°hiking

   Averages 11° in April with a 7° day-to-day spread around 11° and 5 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

7. 7.Dublin, Ireland

   12°culture

   Averages 12° in April with a 7° day-to-day spread around 12° and 8 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

8. 8.Queenstown, New Zealand

   15°hiking

   Averages 15° in April with a 7° day-to-day spread around 15° and 9 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

9. 9.San Francisco, United States

   18°culture

   Averages 18° in April with an 8° day-to-day spread around 18° and 4 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

10. 10.Elba, Italy

    17°families

    Averages 17° in April with an 8° day-to-day spread around 17° and 5 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

Average temperatures by destination

Readings come from the last ten years of daily weather data, so they reflect the climate as it is now, not as it was decades ago. Data: Visual Crossing global historical archive. How we compute this

Frequently asked

Where is reliably cool in April?

The driest 12-18°C cool-comfort picks in April, all with a wider day-to-day spread, are: Salar de Uyuni (18°C, about 2 rain days, a 5° spread); San Francisco (18°C, about 4 rain days, an 8° spread); San Carlos de Bariloche (15°C, about 4 rain days, a 10° spread); Baku (18°C, about 4 rain days, a 12° spread).

What counts as a coolcation in April?

On this site, a coolcation is anywhere with a mean daily high at or below 18°C. In April that filters 75 of 295 curated destinations with a ten-year record. The warmest in-band pick is San Francisco at 18°; the steadiest day-to-day is Lake Titicaca with a 4° spread.

Is April the right month for a coolcation?

It depends on where you go. In April the ten-year record puts 75 curated destinations at or below 18°C mean daily high. If that count is small, the northern hemisphere is warming and southern-hemisphere hill stations or high-latitude coasts do most of the work. If it is large, the reverse.