Highton weather in April

In April, Highton sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 33 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of April to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Highton's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Highton's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 33 mm; 5.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 7:53 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 7th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 3.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.4; out of 10

Highton is suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Highton reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C cooler than March and about 3°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)	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

Highton weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 15°	38	5.4	14.4	7.5
Feb	23° / 15°	34	4.8	13.5	7.5
Mar	21° / 14°	26	4.6	12.3	7.3
Apr	19° / 12°	33	5.8	11	6.4
May	16° / 10°	32	7.1	10	5.1
Jun	14° / 9°	40	8.4	9.4	3.9
Jul	13° / 8°	37	9.3	9.6	3.6
Aug	14° / 8°	40	9.8	10.5	3.9
Sep	15° / 9°	49	10.1	11.7	4.5
Oct	17° / 10°	50	8.9	13	5.5
Nov	19° / 11°	55	8.1	14.1	6.2
Dec	21° / 13°	42	6.9	14.6	6.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

	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 (%)	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	38	38	37	38	37	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	37	35	35	35	35	34
Cloudier (%)	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	62	62	63	62	63	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	63	65	65	65	65	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	34	66

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Highton gets around 33 mm of rain over 5.8 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22

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

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 88% 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 (%)	80	81	82	83	84	84	86	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	94
Comfortable (%)	19	18	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	80	19	1
2	81	18	1
3	82	17	1
4	83	16	1
5	84	15	1
6	84	15	1
7	86	14	0
8	87	13	0
9	87	13	0
10	88	12	0
11	88	12	0
12	88	12	0
13	88	12	0
14	88	12	0
15	88	12	0
16	88	12	0
17	88	12	0
18	89	11	0
19	89	11	0
20	89	11	0
21	90	10	0
22	90	10	0
23	90	10	0
24	91	9	0
25	91	9	0
26	92	8	0
27	92	8	0
28	93	7	0
29	93	7	0
30	94	6	0

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of April to 10 h 30 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 7:38 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 6:34 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)	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:50	7:51	7:52	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:06
Sunset (PM)	7:16	7:15	7:13	7:12	7:10	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	7:38	7:16
2	11.6	7:39	7:15
3	11.5	7:40	7:13
4	11.5	7:41	7:12
5	11.5	7:42	7:10
6	11.4	7:43	7:08
7	11.4	7:44	7:07
8	11.3	7:45	7:05
9	11.3	7:46	7:04
10	11.3	7:47	7:02
11	11.2	7:48	7:01
12	11.2	7:49	6:59
13	11.1	7:50	6:58
14	11.1	7:51	6:56
15	11.1	7:52	6:55
16	11.0	7:53	6:53
17	11.0	7:54	6:52
18	10.9	7:55	6:50
19	10.9	7:55	6:49
20	10.9	7:56	6:48
21	10.8	7:57	6:46
22	10.8	7:58	6:45
23	10.7	7:59	6:43
24	10.7	8:00	6:42
25	10.7	8:01	6:41
26	10.6	8:02	6:39
27	10.6	8:03	6:38
28	10.5	8:04	6:37
29	10.5	8:05	6:36
30	10.5	8:06	6:34

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 3.18 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)	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.6	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.4	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	3.0	Moderate
22	2.9	Moderate
23	2.9	Moderate
24	2.9	Moderate
25	2.8	Moderate
26	2.8	Moderate
27	2.7	Moderate
28	2.7	Moderate
29	2.7	Moderate
30	2.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Highton?

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

6.4

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

2.5

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Highton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Highton in April

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

In April, Highton sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 12°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Highton in April

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 23 km away) is warmest in February at about 19°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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

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

UV index in Highton 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 Highton peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

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)	11	10	8	5	3	2	2	3	4	7	10	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Highton?

Highton sits at 38.2°S, 144.3°E, 60 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Geelong, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Highton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Highton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 923 m.

The land around Highton is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), grassland (32%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

165 m

artificial surfaces 42%

16 km

283 m

grassland 47%

80 km

923 m

grassland 33%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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

April weather nearby: Geelong 5.0 km · Corio 12 km · Torquay 18 km · Lara 18 km · Wyndham Vale 41 km · Werribee 43 km · Hoppers Crossing 47 km · Point Cook 48 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 Highton (-38.1706°, 144.3114°, elevation 60 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. 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	20	13
2	20	13
3	20	13
4	19	13
5	19	12
6	19	12
7	19	12
8	19	12
9	19	12
10	19	12
11	19	12
12	19	12
13	19	12
14	19	12
15	19	12
16	19	12
17	18	12
18	18	12
19	18	12
20	18	12
21	18	12
22	18	11
23	18	11
24	18	11
25	18	11
26	18	11
27	18	11
28	17	11
29	17	11
30	17	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	34	66

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	80	19	1
2	81	18	1
3	82	17	1
4	83	16	1
5	84	15	1
6	84	15	1
7	86	14	0
8	87	13	0
9	87	13	0
10	88	12	0
11	88	12	0
12	88	12	0
13	88	12	0
14	88	12	0
15	88	12	0
16	88	12	0
17	88	12	0
18	89	11	0
19	89	11	0
20	89	11	0
21	90	10	0
22	90	10	0
23	90	10	0
24	91	9	0
25	91	9	0
26	92	8	0
27	92	8	0
28	93	7	0
29	93	7	0
30	94	6	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	34	66

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	80	19	1
2	81	18	1
3	82	17	1
4	83	16	1
5	84	15	1
6	84	15	1
7	86	14	0
8	87	13	0
9	87	13	0
10	88	12	0
11	88	12	0
12	88	12	0
13	88	12	0
14	88	12	0
15	88	12	0
16	88	12	0
17	88	12	0
18	89	11	0
19	89	11	0
20	89	11	0
21	90	10	0
22	90	10	0
23	90	10	0
24	91	9	0
25	91	9	0
26	92	8	0
27	92	8	0
28	93	7	0
29	93	7	0
30	94	6	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	38	62
5	38	62
6	38	62
7	38	62
8	38	62
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	38	62
12	37	63
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	37	63
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	37	63
26	35	65
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	35	65
30	34	66

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	80	19	1
2	81	18	1
3	82	17	1
4	83	16	1
5	84	15	1
6	84	15	1
7	86	14	0
8	87	13	0
9	87	13	0
10	88	12	0
11	88	12	0
12	88	12	0
13	88	12	0
14	88	12	0
15	88	12	0
16	88	12	0
17	88	12	0
18	89	11	0
19	89	11	0
20	89	11	0
21	90	10	0
22	90	10	0
23	90	10	0
24	91	9	0
25	91	9	0
26	92	8	0
27	92	8	0
28	93	7	0
29	93	7	0
30	94	6	0