Los Ángeles weather in April

In April, Los Ángeles sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 85 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Los Ángeles's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Los Ángeles's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
8:19 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
47%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Los Ángeles is city in Chile.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 22.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,182/km²
people per km²
Founded
1739

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 21°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Los Ángeles reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C cooler than March and about 4°C warmer than May.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1219
2219
3219
4219
5209
6209
7209
8208
9208
10208
11198
12198
13198
14198
15198
16188
17188
18188
19188
20187
21187
22187
23177
24177
25177
26177
27177
28177
29177
30177

Los Ángeles weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 12°15214.38.6
Feb26° / 12°252.513.48.6
Mar23° / 10°343.912.38.4
Apr19° / 856.811.16.6
May15° / 17811104.4
Jun12° / 25215.59.52.8
Jul12° / 193149.72.9
Aug13° / 1691310.63.6
Sep16° / 949.511.75.0
Oct18° / 718.1136.3
Nov21° / 405.2147.5
Dec24° / 11°303.914.58.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
36931
46832
56733
66634
76535
86436
96436
106337
116337
126238
136337
146337
156238
166238
176238
186139
196040
206040
216040
225941
235842
245743
255644
265545
275446
285347
295347
305248

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Los Ángeles gets around 85 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 27% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
117
218
319
419
520
621
722
822
923
1023
1123
1223
1323
1423
1523
1623
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2223
2323
2424
2525
2625
2726
2826
2927
3027

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6946
7946
8946
9946
10946
11955
12955
13955
14964
15964
16964
17964
18964
19973
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28973
29973
30973

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

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 8:05 AM to 8:31 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.68:057:43
211.68:067:42
311.68:077:40
411.58:087:39
511.58:097:37
611.48:097:36
711.48:107:34
811.48:117:33
911.38:127:31
1011.38:137:30
1111.28:147:28
1211.28:157:27
1311.28:167:25
1411.18:177:24
1511.18:187:22
1611.08:197:21
1711.08:197:19
1811.08:207:18
1910.98:217:16
2010.98:227:15
2110.88:237:14
2210.88:247:12
2310.88:257:11
2410.78:267:10
2510.78:277:08
2610.78:287:07
2710.68:297:06
2810.68:307:05
2910.58:317:03
3010.58:317:02

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.67 kWh/m² to a high of 8.35 kWh/m² in January across the year — April's 3.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.2Bright
84.1Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.6Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Los Ángeles

In seasonPeak

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

Los Ángeles's rainy season runs May–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is April a good time to visit Los Ángeles?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Los Ángeles for sightseeing.

What to pack for Los Ángeles in April

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

In April, Los Ángeles sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Los Ángeles 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 Los Ángeles peaks around January 11 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 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 highExtremeJan 11UV 12Jun 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Los Ángeles 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 Los Ángeles is worst in April — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Los Ángeles's WHO annual average of 22.5 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModeratePoorModerateApr 2139 µg/m³Dec 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr39Poor
May37Poor
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Los Ángeles?

Los Ángeles sits at 37.5°S, 72.4°W, 141 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Nacimiento, 28 km away.

Topography around Los Ángeles

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Los Ángeles has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,178 m.

The land around Los Ángeles is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (40%), grassland (26%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
228 m
80 km
3,178 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Nacimiento 28 km · Mulchén 29 km · Villa Mercedes 34 km · Angol 48 km · Cabrero 49 km · Collipulli 54 km · Hualqui 76 km · Quillón 81 km

Chile travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 48% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,995
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 517
Religion
Catholic 57%none 26%Evangelical or Protestant 16%other Christians and traditions related to Christ 1%

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 Los Ángeles (-37.4697°, -72.3537°, elevation 141 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).