Sacramento weather in April

In April, Sacramento sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 83 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in April, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sacramento's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sacramento's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
6th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:24 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
52%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Sacramento is human settlement in Sacramento (Brazil/MG).

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Sacramento reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 2°C warmer than May.

10°15°20°25°30°35°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12819
22819
32819
42819
52819
62819
72819
82819
92819
102819
112818
122818
132818
142818
152818
162818
172818
182818
192818
202818
212818
222818
232718
242717
252717
262717
272717
282717
292717
302717

Sacramento weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°29723.713.14.1
Feb28° / 20°22119.512.74.2
Mar28° / 19°21421.512.14.5
Apr28° / 18°8311.111.66.3
May26° / 16°415.611.17.6
Jun25° / 14°162.310.88.4
Jul26° / 14°111.810.98.5
Aug28° / 16°152.511.37.8
Sep29° / 18°617.411.95.9
Oct29° / 19°12014.512.54.8
Nov28° / 19°22320.512.94.5
Dec28° / 20°30425.513.24.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35347
45446
55545
65644
75644
85743
95842
105941
115941
125941
136040
146139
156139
166238
176238
186337
196337
206436
216436
226535
236634
246733
256832
266931
276931
287030
297030
307129

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Sacramento gets around 83 mm of rain over 11.1 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 37% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
155
254
353
451
550
649
748
847
945
1044
1143
1242
1340
1439
1537
1636
1735
1834
1933
2031
2130
2229
2328
2426
2525
2624
2723
2822
2921
3020

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the humid band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1153757
2153856
3153955
4254053
5254152
6264250
7264349
8274447
9384545
10384643
11394740
123114838
133124936
143135034
154155032
164165030
174185028
184195126
195215024
205234923
216254821
226274720
237294618
248304517
259324315
2611344214
2712354013
2813373911
2914383810
301540369

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 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:207:09
211.87:207:08
311.87:207:08
411.87:207:07
511.87:217:06
611.77:217:05
711.77:217:04
811.77:217:03
911.77:227:02
1011.77:227:01
1111.67:227:01
1211.67:227:00
1311.67:236:59
1411.67:236:58
1511.67:236:57
1611.57:246:56
1711.57:246:56
1811.57:246:55
1911.57:246:54
2011.57:256:53
2111.57:256:52
2211.47:256:52
2311.47:266:51
2411.47:266:50
2511.47:266:50
2611.47:276:49
2711.47:276:48
2811.37:276:47
2911.37:286:47
3011.37:286:46

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in October across the year — April's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Sacramento

In seasonPeak

None of Sacramento's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Sacramento's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Sacramento?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Sacramento for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sacramento in April

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

In April, Sacramento sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sacramento in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sacramento peaks around February 8 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Sacramento 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 Sacramento is worst in September — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1621 µg/m³Jul 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul6Good
Aug11Good
Sep22Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sacramento?

Sacramento sits at 19.9°S, 47.4°W, 841 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Igarapava, 37 km away.

Topography around Sacramento

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sacramento has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 892 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 667 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 929 m.

The land around Sacramento is covered by cropland (39%), trees (22%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), grassland (24%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
207 m
16 km
667 m
80 km
929 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Igarapava 37 km · Pedregulho 44 km · Uberaba 53 km · Perdizes 59 km · Araxá 60 km · Santa Juliana 63 km · Ituverava 64 km · Miguelópolis 71 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 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 Sacramento (-19.8653°, -47.44°, elevation 841 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).