Dalian weather in April

In April, Dalian sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 5.4 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 12°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 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Dalian's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dalian's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:23 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
41%
4th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Dalian is city in Liaoning, China.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 35.1 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
361/km²
people per km²
Founded
1904

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 7°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical April day in Dalian reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

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How April really feels in Dalian

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.

Dalian weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°71.929.60.0
Feb / -2°102110.50.0
Mar / 153.10.711.70.2
Apr10° / 365.40.1132.5
May15° / 13°596014.15.3
Jun21° / 19°806.8014.77.0
Jul25° / 23°1369.5014.47.0
Aug26° / 24°1408.7013.57.1
Sep23° / 20°515.3012.37.8
Oct17° / 14°335.60116.2
Nov10° / 284.70.89.92.5
Dec / -0°123.22.19.30.0

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 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Dalian gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 5.4 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 18% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 20 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
220light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:04 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:476:10
212.45:456:11
312.55:446:12
412.55:426:13
512.65:406:14
612.65:396:14
712.65:376:15
812.75:366:16
912.75:346:17
1012.85:336:18
1112.85:316:19
1212.85:296:20
1312.95:286:21
1412.95:266:22
1513.05:256:23
1613.05:236:24
1713.15:226:25
1813.15:206:26
1913.15:196:27
2013.25:176:28
2113.25:166:29
2213.35:156:30
2313.35:136:31
2413.35:126:32
2513.45:106:33
2613.45:096:34
2713.55:086:35
2813.55:066:36
2913.55:056:37
3013.65:046:38

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Dalian

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dalian's rainy season runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is April a good time to visit Dalian?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dalian.

What to pack for Dalian in April

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

In April, Dalian sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layersun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Dalian in April

The nearest coast averages about 7°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 5 to Oct 4 — about 3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan5Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Dalian 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 Dalian peaks around August 18 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 18UV 7Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug7Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Dalian 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 Dalian is worst in March — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (September, 24 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Dalian's WHO annual average of 35.1 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 2151 µg/m³Sep 1224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar52Poor
Apr49Poor
May41Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dalian?

Dalian sits at 38.9°N, 121.6°E, 33 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Sinŭiju, 274 km away.

Kwail-ŭpChangyŏnSonghwaŬllyulChaeryŏng-niChŏngju

Topography around Dalian

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dalian has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 677 m.

The land around Dalian is covered by artificial surfaces (77%) within 3 km, water (45%), artificial surfaces (27%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
218 m
16 km
442 m
80 km
677 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Sinŭiju 274 km · Uiju 289 km · Kwail-ŭp 301 km · Changyŏn 312 km · Songhwa 313 km · Ŭllyul 314 km · Chaeryŏng-ni 315 km · Chŏngju 322 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 Dalian (38.9122°, 121.6022°, elevation 33 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).