Alice Springs weather in April

In April, Alice Springs sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 15 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Alice Springs's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alice Springs's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
14°
6th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:51 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
28%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Alice Springs is city in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Density
174/km²
people per km²
Founded
1872

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical April day in Alice Springs reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C cooler than March and about 5°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13117
23116
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43016
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112915
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How April really feels in Alice Springs

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Alice Springs weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 23°414.113.32.4
Feb35° / 22°404.212.83.0
Mar33° / 19°192.212.24.6
Apr29° / 14°151.411.57.3
May23° / 171.910.98.7
Jun20° / 91.510.68.1
Jul20° / 81.110.78.5
Aug23° / 40.911.29.2
Sep28° / 12°71.411.97.8
Oct31° / 16°162.512.65.6
Nov34° / 19°203.913.13.8
Dec35° / 22°384.813.42.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27921
37921
47921
57822
67822
77822
87822
97822
107723
117723
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Alice Springs gets around 15 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
34
44
54
64
74
84
95
105
115
125
136
146
156
166
176
186
196
205
215
225
235
245
255
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274
284
294
304

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191531
292521
392521
493421
593421
693421
792521
891522
991522
1091522
1191522
1291522
1391522
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2597210
2697210
2797210
2897210
2997210
3097210

Wind in April

Winds average 14 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:456:33
211.86:466:32
311.76:466:31
411.76:466:30
511.76:476:29
611.76:476:28
711.76:486:27
811.66:486:26
911.66:486:25
1011.66:496:24
1111.66:496:23
1211.56:506:22
1311.56:506:21
1411.56:506:20
1511.56:516:19
1611.46:516:18
1711.46:526:17
1811.46:526:16
1911.46:526:15
2011.46:536:15
2111.36:536:14
2211.36:546:13
2311.36:546:12
2411.36:556:11
2511.36:556:10
2611.26:556:09
2711.26:566:09
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2911.26:576:07
3011.26:576:06

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Alice Springs?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Alice Springs for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Alice Springs in April

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

In April, Alice Springs sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Alice Springs in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alice Springs peaks around January 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 12UV 15Jun 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Alice Springs?

Alice Springs sits at 23.7°S, 133.9°E, 583 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Uluru, 339 km away.

UluruMount IsaWhyallaBroken HillPalmerstonDarwinGawlerParalowie

Topography around Alice Springs

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alice Springs has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 591 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 819 m.

The land around Alice Springs is covered by grassland (36%), artificial surfaces (31%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and shrubs (45%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and shrubs (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
406 m
80 km
819 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Uluru 339 km · Mount Isa 666 km · Whyalla 1,098 km · Broken Hill 1,182 km · Palmerston 1,284 km · Darwin 1,290 km · Gawler 1,301 km · Paralowie 1,312 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
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

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 Alice Springs (-23.6975°, 133.8836°, elevation 583 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. 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).