Adelaide Hills weather in April

In April, Adelaide Hills sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 33 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of April to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Adelaide Hills's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Adelaide Hills's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 33 mm; 5.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 7:42 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 6th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 3.91 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in Adelaide Hills reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C cooler than March and about 4°C warmer than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	12
2	22	12
3	22	11
4	22	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	21	11
9	21	11
10	21	11
11	21	11
12	21	11
13	21	11
14	21	11
15	21	11
16	21	11
17	21	11
18	21	11
19	20	11
20	20	11
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	19	10
26	19	10
27	19	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	19	10

Adelaide Hills weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 14°	21	3.5	14.1	7.8
Feb	27° / 15°	18	2.8	13.3	8.0
Mar	24° / 13°	18	3.4	12.3	8.1
Apr	21° / 11°	33	5.3	11.1	7.2
May	17° / 9°	44	8.4	10.2	5.5
Jun	14° / 7°	51	9.3	9.7	4.1
Jul	13° / 6°	56	10.4	9.9	3.7
Aug	14° / 7°	56	10.8	10.7	4.2
Sep	17° / 8°	55	9.7	11.8	5.5
Oct	20° / 9°	36	6.8	12.9	6.8
Nov	23° / 11°	34	6	13.8	7.5
Dec	25° / 13°	29	5.3	14.3	7.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53	52	52	51	50	50	49	48	48	48	47
Cloudier (%)	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	48	48	49	50	50	51	52	52	52	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	51	49
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	47	53

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Adelaide Hills gets around 33 mm of rain over 5.3 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	24	25	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	14
2	14
3	14
4	14
5	15
6	15
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	17
19	17
20	18
21	18
22	19
23	20
24	21
25	22
26	23
27	24
28	24
29	25
30	25

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96
Comfortable (%)	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	93	6	1
2	93	6	1
3	93	6	1
4	94	5	1
5	94	5	1
6	94	5	1
7	94	5	1
8	94	5	1
9	94	5	1
10	94	5	1
11	94	5	1
12	94	5	1
13	94	5	1
14	94	5	1
15	94	5	1
16	94	5	1
17	94	5	1
18	94	5	1
19	94	5	1
20	95	5	0
21	95	5	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	95	5	0
25	95	5	0
26	96	4	0
27	96	4	0
28	96	4	0
29	96	4	0
30	96	4	0

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of April to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:30 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 6:32 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6
Sunrise (AM)	7:30	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:43	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:50	7:51	7:51	7:52	7:53
Sunset (PM)	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:06	7:04	7:03	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	7:30	7:10
2	11.6	7:30	7:09
3	11.6	7:31	7:07
4	11.6	7:32	7:06
5	11.5	7:33	7:04
6	11.5	7:34	7:03
7	11.4	7:34	7:01
8	11.4	7:35	7:00
9	11.4	7:36	6:59
10	11.3	7:37	6:57
11	11.3	7:38	6:56
12	11.3	7:38	6:54
13	11.2	7:39	6:53
14	11.2	7:40	6:52
15	11.2	7:41	6:50
16	11.1	7:42	6:49
17	11.1	7:43	6:48
18	11.1	7:43	6:46
19	11.0	7:44	6:45
20	11.0	7:45	6:44
21	10.9	7:46	6:43
22	10.9	7:47	6:41
23	10.9	7:47	6:40
24	10.8	7:48	6:39
25	10.8	7:49	6:38
26	10.8	7:50	6:36
27	10.7	7:51	6:35
28	10.7	7:51	6:34
29	10.7	7:52	6:33
30	10.6	7:53	6:32

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 3.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.1	Bright
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.0	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.4	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate
29	3.3	Moderate
30	3.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Adelaide Hills

In seasonPeak

In April, Adelaide Hills sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Adelaide Hills sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Adelaide Hills?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.2

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Adelaide Hills for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Adelaide Hills in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Adelaide Hills sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 5 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Adelaide Hills in April

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 31 km away) is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 22 to Apr 3 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	21	22	21	19	17	15	14	13	14	16	18	20
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	21	Refreshing
Feb	22	Refreshing
Mar	21	Refreshing
Apr	19	Cool
May	17	Cool
Jun	15	Cool
Jul	14	Bracing
Aug	13	Bracing
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	16	Cool
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	20	Cool

UV index in Adelaide Hills in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Adelaide Hills peaks around January 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	11	9	5	3	3	3	4	6	8	10	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	5	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Adelaide Hills?

Adelaide Hills sits at 34.9°S, 138.7°E, 426 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Adelaide city centre, 10 km away.

Topography around Adelaide Hills

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Adelaide Hills.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Adelaide Hills has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 462 m around an average of 317 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 713 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m.

The land around Adelaide Hills is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (49%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (32%), grassland (29%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

462 m

trees 77%

16 km

713 m

trees 49%

80 km

700 m

water 32%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← March Adelaide Hills year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Adelaide city centre 10 km · Adelaide 10 km · Parafield Gardens 17 km · Paralowie 19 km · Mount Barker 23 km · Morphett Vale 30 km · Gawler 35 km · Whyalla 234 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type I; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 90% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $65,130; 2025
Happiness: 6.9 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 0.9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 4.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Adelaide Hills (-34.9112°, 138.7073°, elevation 426 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	12
2	22	12
3	22	11
4	22	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	21	11
9	21	11
10	21	11
11	21	11
12	21	11
13	21	11
14	21	11
15	21	11
16	21	11
17	21	11
18	21	11
19	20	11
20	20	11
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	19	10
26	19	10
27	19	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	19	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	51	49
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	14
2	14
3	14
4	14
5	15
6	15
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	17
19	17
20	18
21	18
22	19
23	20
24	21
25	22
26	23
27	24
28	24
29	25
30	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	93	6	1
2	93	6	1
3	93	6	1
4	94	5	1
5	94	5	1
6	94	5	1
7	94	5	1
8	94	5	1
9	94	5	1
10	94	5	1
11	94	5	1
12	94	5	1
13	94	5	1
14	94	5	1
15	94	5	1
16	94	5	1
17	94	5	1
18	94	5	1
19	94	5	1
20	95	5	0
21	95	5	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	95	5	0
25	95	5	0
26	96	4	0
27	96	4	0
28	96	4	0
29	96	4	0
30	96	4	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	12
2	22	12
3	22	11
4	22	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	21	11
9	21	11
10	21	11
11	21	11
12	21	11
13	21	11
14	21	11
15	21	11
16	21	11
17	21	11
18	21	11
19	20	11
20	20	11
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	19	10
26	19	10
27	19	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	19	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	51	49
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	14
2	14
3	14
4	14
5	15
6	15
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	17
19	17
20	18
21	18
22	19
23	20
24	21
25	22
26	23
27	24
28	24
29	25
30	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	93	6	1
2	93	6	1
3	93	6	1
4	94	5	1
5	94	5	1
6	94	5	1
7	94	5	1
8	94	5	1
9	94	5	1
10	94	5	1
11	94	5	1
12	94	5	1
13	94	5	1
14	94	5	1
15	94	5	1
16	94	5	1
17	94	5	1
18	94	5	1
19	94	5	1
20	95	5	0
21	95	5	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	95	5	0
25	95	5	0
26	96	4	0
27	96	4	0
28	96	4	0
29	96	4	0
30	96	4	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	12
2	22	12
3	22	11
4	22	11
5	22	11
6	22	11
7	22	11
8	21	11
9	21	11
10	21	11
11	21	11
12	21	11
13	21	11
14	21	11
15	21	11
16	21	11
17	21	11
18	21	11
19	20	11
20	20	11
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	19	10
26	19	10
27	19	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	19	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	51	49
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	14
2	14
3	14
4	14
5	15
6	15
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	17
19	17
20	18
21	18
22	19
23	20
24	21
25	22
26	23
27	24
28	24
29	25
30	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	93	6	1
2	93	6	1
3	93	6	1
4	94	5	1
5	94	5	1
6	94	5	1
7	94	5	1
8	94	5	1
9	94	5	1
10	94	5	1
11	94	5	1
12	94	5	1
13	94	5	1
14	94	5	1
15	94	5	1
16	94	5	1
17	94	5	1
18	94	5	1
19	94	5	1
20	95	5	0
21	95	5	0
22	95	5	0
23	95	5	0
24	95	5	0
25	95	5	0
26	96	4	0
27	96	4	0
28	96	4	0
29	96	4	0
30	96	4	0