Wangaratta weather in April

In April, Wangaratta sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 38 mm of rain across 4.5 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 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 Wangaratta's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wangaratta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
7th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:43 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Wangaratta is city in Victoria, 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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical April day in Wangaratta reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°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)
12411
22411
32311
42311
52311
62311
72310
82310
92310
102310
112210
122210
132210
142210
152210
162210
17229
18229
19219
20219
21219
22219
23219
24219
25209
26208
27208
28208
29208
30198

Wangaratta 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
Jan31° / 17°424.614.25.4
Feb30° / 16°41413.46.0
Mar27° / 14°373.712.37.8
Apr22° / 10°384.511.17.7
May17° / 476.310.16.0
Jun14° / 598.79.64.1
Jul13° / 60109.83.5
Aug14° / 629.610.64.3
Sep17° / 62811.85.8
Oct21° / 556.912.97.1
Nov25° / 12°576.113.97.5
Dec28° / 14°555.714.46.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36436
46535
56535
66535
76436
86535
96535
106436
116436
126436
136436
146436
156337
166238
176238
186238
196238
206139
216040
226040
235941
245842
255743
265644
275644
285644
295446
305446

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Wangaratta gets around 38 mm of rain over 4.5 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 15% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
413
513
613
714
814
914
1014
1114
1215
1315
1415
1515
1615
1716
1816
1916
2016
2116
2216
2316
2417
2517
2617
2717
2818
2918
3018

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 (%)
185123
287112
387112
488102
58992
68992
79082
89181
99271
109271
119361
129361
139361
149361
159361
169361
179361
189361
199361
209361
219361
229361
239361
249361
259361
269361
279451
289451
299451
309541

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

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 7:30 AM to 7:55 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:307:09
211.67:317:08
311.67:317:06
411.57:327:05
511.57:337:03
611.57:347:02
711.47:357:00
811.47:366:59
911.37:376:57
1011.37:376:56
1111.37:386:54
1211.27:396:53
1311.27:406:51
1411.27:416:50
1511.17:426:49
1611.17:436:47
1711.07:446:46
1811.07:446:44
1911.07:456:43
2010.97:466:42
2110.97:476:40
2210.97:486:39
2310.87:496:38
2410.87:506:37
2510.77:516:35
2610.77:516:34
2710.77:526:33
2810.67:536:32
2910.67:546:30
3010.67:556:29

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 3.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.0Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.2Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Wangaratta?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Wangaratta in April

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

In April, Wangaratta sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 5 days see rain.

UV index in Wangaratta 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 Wangaratta 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 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 13Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Wangaratta 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 Wangaratta is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 7.3× the cleanest month (July, 3 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1623 µg/m³Jul 133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb5Good
Mar9Good
Apr25Moderate
May9Good
Jun4Good
Jul3Good
Aug4Good
Sep6Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Wangaratta?

Wangaratta sits at 36.4°S, 146.3°E, 151 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Wodonga, 57 km away.

Topography around Wangaratta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wangaratta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 148 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,562 m.

The land around Wangaratta is covered by trees (36%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%), trees (32%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
375 m
80 km
1,562 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Wodonga 57 km · Shepparton 83 km · Echuca 143 km · Wallan 168 km · Doreen 173 km · Mernda 176 km · Lilydale 177 km · Wollert 178 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 Wangaratta (-36.3585°, 146.3206°, elevation 151 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).