Shepparton weather in April

In April, Shepparton sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 36 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Shepparton's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shepparton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:46 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
47%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Shepparton is regional city in Victoria, Australia.

Density
749/km²
people per km²
Founded
1860

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 23°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in Shepparton reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C cooler than March and about 5°C warmer than May.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12311
22311
32311
42311
52311
62310
72310
82310
92210
102210
112210
122210
132210
142210
152210
16229
17219
18219
19219
20219
21219
22219
23209
24209
25208
26208
27208
28198
29198
30198

Shepparton weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 16°414.214.25.9
Feb29° / 16°36413.46.4
Mar26° / 13°353.912.37.9
Apr21° / 364.711.17.6
May17° / 446.110.15.9
Jun14° / 538.29.64.0
Jul13° / 539.79.83.5
Aug14° / 569.110.64.2
Sep17° / 55811.85.8
Oct21° / 516.612.97.0
Nov25° / 11°526.513.97.5
Dec28° / 13°525.514.47.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46238
56238
66238
76238
86238
96238
106238
116238
126238
136139
146040
156040
166040
176040
185941
195842
205842
215743
225644
235545
245545
255446
265347
275248
285248
295248
305248

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Shepparton gets around 36 mm of rain over 4.7 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 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
114
214
314
414
514
614
714
814
915
1014
1114
1214
1314
1414
1514
1615
1715
1815
1915
2016
2116
2216
2317
2417
2518
2618
2719
2819
2919
3019

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19082
29082
39181
49271
59271
69271
79271
89361
99361
109361
119361
129361
139361
149361
159361
169361
179361
189460
199460
209460
219460
229460
239460
249460
259460
269460
279460
289550
299550
309550

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.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1110calm
1210calm
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 36 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 7:33 AM to 7:59 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:337:13
211.67:347:11
311.67:357:10
411.57:367:08
511.57:377:07
611.57:387:05
711.47:397:04
811.47:397:02
911.37:407:01
1011.37:416:59
1111.37:426:58
1211.27:436:56
1311.27:446:55
1411.17:456:54
1511.17:466:52
1611.17:466:51
1711.07:476:49
1811.07:486:48
1911.07:496:47
2010.97:506:45
2110.97:516:44
2210.97:526:43
2310.87:536:41
2410.87:536:40
2510.77:546:39
2610.77:556:38
2710.77:566:36
2810.67:576:35
2910.67:586:34
3010.67:596:33

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 3.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.0Bright
144.0Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Shepparton?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Shepparton for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Shepparton in April

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

In April, Shepparton sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 5 days see rain.

UV index in Shepparton 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 Shepparton peaks around December 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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 highModerateModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 13Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Shepparton?

Shepparton sits at 36.4°S, 145.4°E, 115 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Echuca, 64 km away.

Topography around Shepparton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shepparton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 959 m.

The land around Shepparton is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
51 m
80 km
959 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Echuca 64 km · Wangaratta 83 km · Bendigo 108 km · Wallan 121 km · Wodonga 137 km · Doreen 137 km · Wollert 138 km · Mernda 138 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 Shepparton (-36.3805°, 145.3987°, elevation 115 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).