Mount Gambier weather in April

In April, Mount Gambier sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 38 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Mount Gambier's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mount Gambier's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:36 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Mount Gambier is city in South Australia.

Density
927/km²
people per km²
Founded
1854

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 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Mount Gambier reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C cooler than March and about 3°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
22010
32010
42010
52010
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72010
82010
92010
102010
112010
122010
132010
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24189
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30189

Mount Gambier weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 12°38514.37.9
Feb24° / 13°243.813.58.0
Mar22° / 11°285.512.37.4
Apr19° / 10°386.811.16.4
May16° / 519.2104.9
Jun14° / 6611.69.43.7
Jul13° / 7412.99.63.3
Aug14° / 8113.910.53.6
Sep16° / 7312.411.74.4
Oct18° / 519.7135.7
Nov20° / 467.4146.5
Dec22° / 11°446.914.67.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43565
53565
63565
73664
83664
93664
103664
113763
123862
133862
143763
153763
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193862
203862
213763
223763
233763
243763
253763
263664
273565
283565
293466
303367

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mount Gambier gets around 38 mm of rain over 6.8 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
422
522
622
722
822
922
1022
1122
1222
1322
1423
1523
1623
1723
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2324
2425
2525
2625
2725
2825
2925
3025

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19370
29460
39361
49451
59451
69451
79451
89451
99451
109451
119451
129451
139550
149550
159550
169550
179460
189550
199550
209550
219550
229550
239550
249550
259550
269640
279640
289640
299640
309730

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light 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 7:22 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:227:01
211.67:236:59
311.67:246:57
411.57:256:56
511.57:266:54
611.47:276:53
711.47:286:51
811.37:296:50
911.37:306:48
1011.37:316:47
1111.27:326:45
1211.27:336:44
1311.17:346:42
1411.17:356:41
1511.17:356:39
1611.07:366:38
1711.07:376:36
1810.97:386:35
1910.97:396:34
2010.97:406:32
2110.87:416:31
2210.87:426:29
2310.87:436:28
2410.77:446:27
2510.77:456:25
2610.67:466:24
2710.67:476:23
2810.67:486:21
2910.57:496:20
3010.57:496:19

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 3.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.7Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Mount Gambier

In seasonPeak

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

Mount Gambier 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 Mount Gambier?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Mount Gambier for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mount Gambier in April

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

In April, Mount Gambier sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Mount Gambier in April

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 34 km away) is warmest in February at about 18°C and coldest in September near 14°C.

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

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr16Cool
May16Cool
Jun16Cool
Jul15Cool
Aug14Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov15Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Mount Gambier 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 Mount Gambier peaks around December 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateHighVery highExtremeDec 20UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mount Gambier?

Mount Gambier sits at 37.8°S, 140.8°E, 41 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Warrnambool, 162 km away.

BallaratHightonTorquayGeelongCorioLara

Topography around Mount Gambier

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mount Gambier has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m.

The land around Mount Gambier is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), grassland (33%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), water (29%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
166 m
80 km
325 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Warrnambool 162 km · Horsham 177 km · Ballarat 272 km · Highton 312 km · Torquay 315 km · Geelong 316 km · Corio 317 km · Lara 319 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 Mount Gambier (-37.8318°, 140.7792°, elevation 41 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).