Griffith weather in April

In April, Griffith sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 23 mm of rain across 3.6 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 53% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Griffith's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Griffith's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
7th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:42 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
40%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Griffith is city in New South Wales, Australia.

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 Griffith 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 19°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C cooler than March and about 5°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12613
22612
32612
42612
52612
62512
72512
82512
92512
102512
112511
122511
132511
142411
152411
162411
172411
182411
192410
202310
212310
222310
232310
242310
252310
262210
27229
28229
29229
30229

How April really feels in Griffith

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.

Griffith 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°304.1144.0
Feb32° / 18°333.813.34.8
Mar29° / 15°28312.36.9
Apr24° / 11°233.611.28.2
May19° / 284.510.27.0
Jun16° / 396.19.85.2
Jul15° / 326.49.94.8
Aug16° / 305.710.75.8
Sep20° / 36511.87.3
Oct24° / 10°365.212.97.9
Nov28° / 14°355.513.86.8
Dec31° / 16°354.514.25.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37129
47129
57129
67129
77030
87030
97030
107030
116931
126931
136931
146931
156832
166832
176832
186832
196832
206832
216733
226634
236634
246535
256436
266337
276238
286238
296139
306139

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Griffith gets around 23 mm of rain over 3.6 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.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
111
211
311
411
511
611
711
812
912
1012
1112
1212
1311
1411
1511
1611
1711
1811
1911
2012
2112
2212
2312
2413
2513
2614
2714
2814
2914
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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
18794
28794
38884
48983
58983
68983
78983
89073
99073
109073
119262
129262
139262
149262
159262
169352
179352
189352
199352
209352
219352
229352
239352
249352
259352
269352
279442
289442
299442
309541

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:30 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:307:11
211.67:317:09
311.67:327:08
411.67:327:07
511.57:337:05
611.57:347:04
711.57:357:02
811.47:357:01
911.47:367:00
1011.47:376:58
1111.37:386:57
1211.37:396:56
1311.27:396:54
1411.27:406:53
1511.27:416:52
1611.17:426:50
1711.17:436:49
1811.17:436:48
1911.07:446:46
2011.07:456:45
2111.07:466:44
2210.97:466:43
2310.97:476:42
2410.97:486:40
2510.87:496:39
2610.87:506:38
2710.87:506:37
2810.77:516:36
2910.77:526:35
3010.77:536:33

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 4.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Griffith?

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
6.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Griffith in April

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

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

light clothes

UV index in Griffith in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Griffith peaks around December 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeDec 22UV 13Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Griffith?

Griffith sits at 34.3°S, 146.1°E, 128 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Wodonga, 218 km away.

WodongaWangarattaEchucaSheppartonCanberraTuggeranongOrangeBendigo

Topography around Griffith

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Griffith has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 134 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 419 m.

The land around Griffith is covered by trees (36%), artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), grassland (34%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
419 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Wodonga 218 km · Wangaratta 231 km · Echuca 237 km · Shepparton 240 km · Canberra 302 km · Tuggeranong 303 km · Orange 303 km · Bendigo 318 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 Griffith (-34.2885°, 146.0509°, elevation 128 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).