Dali weather in April

In April, Dali sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 37 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Dali's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
6th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
7:01 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
49%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 17.6 µg/m³ · 2019

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical April day in Dali reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 2°C cooler than May.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1219
2219
3229
4229
5229
62210
72210
82210
92210
102210
112310
122310
132310
142311
152311
162311
172311
182311
192311
202311
212311
222311
232312
242312
252312
262312
272312
282412
292412
302412

Dali weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 254.510.65.5
Feb17° / 224.811.16.5
Mar20° / 29611.87.3
Apr23° / 11°375.912.67.5
May24° / 14°9010.713.26.8
Jun25° / 17°17421.713.64.7
Jul24° / 17°27228.813.43.8
Aug24° / 17°27526.812.94.1
Sep23° / 15°18424.512.24.3
Oct21° / 13°9715.711.45.6
Nov18° / 264.710.86.7
Dec15° / 132.910.45.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
37030
47030
57030
67129
77129
87129
97129
107129
117129
127030
136931
146832
156832
166733
176733
186634
196535
206436
216337
226337
236139
246139
255941
265941
275842
285743
295644
305644

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Dali gets around 37 mm of rain over 5.9 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 20% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
122
221
321
420
519
619
718
817
917
1017
1117
1217
1318
1418
1519
1619
1720
1820
1921
2021
2122
2222
2322
2423
2523
2624
2724
2824
2924
3024

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27982
28982
29982
30973

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:17 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.27:177:31
212.37:167:31
312.37:157:31
412.37:147:32
512.37:137:32
612.47:127:33
712.47:117:33
812.47:107:34
912.47:087:34
1012.57:077:35
1112.57:067:35
1212.57:057:36
1312.57:047:36
1412.67:037:36
1512.67:027:37
1612.67:017:37
1712.67:007:38
1812.66:597:38
1912.76:587:39
2012.76:577:39
2112.76:577:40
2212.76:567:40
2312.86:557:41
2412.86:547:41
2512.86:537:42
2612.86:527:42
2712.96:517:43
2812.96:507:43
2912.96:507:44
3012.96:497:44

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.29 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 6.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Dali

In seasonPeak

In April, Dali sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Dali sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Dali's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is April a good time to visit Dali?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dali in April

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

In April, Dali sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Dali in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dali peaks around June 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 20UV 14Dec 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul14Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Dali 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 Dali is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (June, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Dali's WHO annual average of 17.6 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1123 µg/m³Jun 2313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dali?

Dali sits at 25.6°N, 100.2°E, 1,977 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Lijiang, 143 km away.

Topography around Dali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dali has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 970 m around an average of 2,123 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,663 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,847 m.

The land around Dali is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 3 km, trees (57%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
970 m
16 km
2,663 m
80 km
2,847 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Lijiang 143 km · Panglong 253 km · Shangri-La 254 km · Laukkai 256 km · Kunming 259 km · Myitkyina 284 km · Mu-se 293 km · Lakang 321 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,862
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
17.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 464
Religion
unaffiliated 52%folk religion 22%Buddhist 18%Christian 5%

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 Dali (25.5847°, 100.2123°, elevation 1,977 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).