Tamworth weather in April

In April, Tamworth sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 28 mm of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 Tamworth's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tamworth's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
10°
7th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
7:19 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
40%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Tamworth is city in New South Wales, Australia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1850

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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical April day in Tamworth reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C cooler than March and about 4°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12512
22511
32511
42511
52511
62511
72411
82410
92410
102410
112410
122410
132410
142410
15249
16239
17239
18239
19239
20239
21239
22239
23239
24229
25228
26228
27228
28228
29228
30218

How April really feels in Tamworth

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.

Tamworth 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
Jan30° / 16°728.213.85.3
Feb29° / 16°597.213.15.9
Mar27° / 14°485.512.27.5
Apr23° / 10°283.611.38.1
May19° / 365.110.47.0
Jun16° / 547.2105.3
Jul15° / 486.310.25.1
Aug17° / 415.310.96.3
Sep20° / 485.611.87.4
Oct24° / 647.612.87.7
Nov26° / 12°808.613.67.0
Dec28° / 15°879.9146.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47129
57228
67129
77129
87129
97129
107129
117129
127129
137129
147129
157129
167228
177129
187129
197129
207129
217030
227030
236931
246931
256832
266832
276634
286634
296634
306634

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Tamworth gets around 28 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 13% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
115
215
314
414
514
613
713
812
912
1012
1111
1211
1311
1411
1511
1611
1711
1811
1912
2012
2112
2212
2313
2413
2514
2614
2715
2815
2915
3016

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1771751
2791641
3801541
4821440
5841330
6851230
7861130
8871030
988930
1090820
1190820
1291720
1392620
1493610
1593610
1694510
1794510
1894510
1994510
2095410
2195410
2295410
2395410
2495410
2596400
2695500
2795500
2895500
2995500
3095500

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

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 7:09 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:096:52
211.77:106:51
311.77:116:50
411.67:116:49
511.67:126:47
611.67:136:46
711.57:136:45
811.57:146:44
911.57:156:42
1011.47:156:41
1111.47:166:40
1211.47:176:39
1311.37:176:37
1411.37:186:36
1511.37:196:35
1611.27:196:34
1711.27:206:33
1811.27:216:31
1911.27:216:30
2011.17:226:29
2111.17:236:28
2211.17:236:27
2311.07:246:26
2411.07:256:25
2511.07:256:24
2610.97:266:23
2710.97:276:22
2810.97:276:21
2910.97:286:20
3010.87:296:19

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Tamworth?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tamworth in April

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

In April, Tamworth sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tamworth 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 Tamworth peaks around January 19 at about 14 (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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Tamworth in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tamworth is worst in December — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (June, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tamworth's WHO annual average of 14.4 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 1930 µg/m³Jun 209 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug10Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tamworth?

Tamworth sits at 31.1°S, 150.9°E, 384 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Armidale, 96 km away.

NewcastleCoffs Harbour

Topography around Tamworth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tamworth has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 446 m around an average of 436 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,206 m.

The land around Tamworth is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), trees (31%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
446 m
16 km
643 m
80 km
1,206 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Armidale 96 km · Muswellbrook 130 km · Taree 171 km · Port Macquarie 192 km · Maitland 192 km · Cessnock 198 km · Newcastle 220 km · Coffs Harbour 227 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 Tamworth (-31.0905°, 150.929°, elevation 384 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).