Dubbo weather in April

In April, Dubbo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 33 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Dubbo's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dubbo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:30 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
38%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Dubbo is city in New South Wales, Australia.

Founded
1849

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 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical April day in Dubbo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°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)
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22613
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42613
52613
62512
72512
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102512
112512
122512
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272310
282210
29229
30229

How April really feels in Dubbo

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.

Dubbo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°51613.94.3
Feb31° / 18°534.913.25.1
Mar28° / 15°464.612.27.0
Apr24° / 11°333.511.28.2
May19° / 374.510.47.2
Jun16° / 466.29.95.5
Jul15° / 436.110.15.1
Aug17° / 385.210.86.3
Sep21° / 455.511.87.5
Oct24° / 10°536.112.87.9
Nov28° / 14°627.213.76.7
Dec30° / 17°756.414.15.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27624
37624
47525
57525
67525
77525
87525
97426
107426
117426
127426
137426
147426
157426
167327
177327
187327
197327
207228
217228
227228
237129
247030
257030
266931
276931
286832
296832
306931

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Dubbo gets around 33 mm of rain over 3.5 wet days in April, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
413
512
612
712
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1011
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3014

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1741871
2751771
3771661
4771661
5791551
6801451
7831340
8841240
9851230
10861130
11861130
12881020
13881020
1489920
1589920
1689920
1790910
1891810
1991810
2091810
2191810
2291810
2392710
2492710
2592710
2692710
2792710
2892710
2991720
3092620

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
1311calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of April to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:197:01
211.77:207:00
311.67:216:59
411.67:216:57
511.67:226:56
611.57:236:55
711.57:236:53
811.57:246:52
911.47:256:51
1011.47:256:50
1111.47:266:48
1211.37:276:47
1311.37:276:46
1411.37:286:45
1511.27:296:43
1611.27:306:42
1711.27:306:41
1811.17:316:40
1911.17:326:38
2011.17:326:37
2111.07:336:36
2211.07:346:35
2311.07:356:34
2411.07:356:33
2510.97:366:32
2610.97:376:30
2710.97:376:29
2810.87:386:28
2910.87:396:27
3010.87:406:26

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Dubbo?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dubbo in April

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

In April, Dubbo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dubbo in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dubbo peaks around January 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 12UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Dubbo?

Dubbo sits at 32.2°S, 148.6°E, 264 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Orange, 125 km away.

MuswellbrookKatoombaBlue MountainsTamworthCranebrookGlenmore Park

Topography around Dubbo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dubbo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 275 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m.

The land around Dubbo is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%), cropland (29%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
588 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Orange 125 km · Bathurst 159 km · Muswellbrook 215 km · Katoomba 228 km · Blue Mountains 229 km · Tamworth 255 km · Cranebrook 255 km · Glenmore Park 258 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 Dubbo (-32.243°, 148.6048°, elevation 264 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).