Hainan weather in April

In April, Hainan sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 5.6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Hainan's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hainan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
4:51 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 25 µg/m³ · 2018

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 8°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Hainan reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 11°C warmer than March and about 8°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-4
27-4
38-4
48-3
58-3
69-3
79-2
89-2
910-2
1010-2
1110-1
1210-1
1311-1
14110
15110
16120
17120
18121
19131
20131
21142
22142
23142
24152
25153
26153
27153
28163
29164
30164

How April really feels in Hainan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 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
28
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Hainan 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-15° / -26°41.11.68.70.0
Feb-9° / -22°61.61.9100.0
Mar / -11°163.63.311.60.1
Apr12° / 335.61.213.33.2
May20° / 629.90.114.86.2
Jun25° / 15°10113.3015.66.1
Jul27° / 18°16214.7015.35.8
Aug25° / 16°14313.60146.2
Sep20° / 739.1012.46.4
Oct10° / -0°376.90.910.62.7
Nov-3° / -12°143.22.99.10.0
Dec-13° / -23°82.63.48.30.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34753
44852
54852
64753
74852
84753
94753
104654
114555
124456
134357
144258
154159
164159
174060
184159
194159
204060
214060
224060
234060
244159
254159
264258
274258
284258
294258
304357

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Hainan gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 5.6 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 20% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1138
2147
3147
4157
5157
6167
7166
8176
9176
10186
11186
12195
13205
14205
15215
16214
17224
18224
19223
20223
21223
22223
23222
24222
25232
26232
27232
28241
29241
30241

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 14 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 4:26 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:215:52
212.65:195:53
312.65:175:55
412.75:155:56
512.75:135:58
612.85:115:59
712.95:096:00
812.95:076:02
913.05:056:03
1013.05:036:05
1113.15:016:06
1213.14:596:08
1313.24:576:09
1413.34:556:10
1513.34:536:12
1613.44:516:13
1713.44:506:15
1813.54:486:16
1913.54:466:17
2013.64:446:19
2113.64:426:20
2213.74:406:22
2313.74:386:23
2413.84:366:24
2513.94:356:26
2613.94:336:27
2714.04:316:29
2814.04:296:30
2914.14:286:31
3014.14:266:33

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 5.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Hainan

In seasonPeak

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

Hainan's rainy season runs June–September, 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 Hainan?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hainan.

What to pack for Hainan in April

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

In April, Hainan sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Hainan in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hainan peaks around August 17 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowAug 17UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul5Moderate
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Hainan 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 Hainan is worst in March — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Hainan's WHO annual average of 25 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMar 1636 µg/m³Aug 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr30Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hainan?

Hainan sits at 47.2°N, 127.0°E, 0 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Harbin, 167 km away.

RaychikhinskBlagoveshchenskChigiriBelogorskSvobodnyyBirobidzhanNamyang-nodongjagu

Topography around Hainan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hainan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 214 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 538 m.

The land around Hainan is covered by cropland (87%) within 3 km, cropland (89%) within 16 km, and cropland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
538 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Harbin 167 km · Raychikhinsk 336 km · Blagoveshchensk 341 km · Chigiri 347 km · Belogorsk 424 km · Svobodnyy 468 km · Birobidzhan 475 km · Namyang-nodongjagu 526 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 Hainan (47.2322°, 126.9809°, elevation 0 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).