Xi'an weather in April

In April, Xi'an sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Xi'an's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xi'an's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
6th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:19 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Xi'an is capital of Shaanxi Province, China.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 63.1 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
951/km²
people per km²

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 20°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical April day in Xi'an 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 16°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1209
2209
3209
4209
5209
6219
7219
82110
92110
102110
112110
122210
132210
142211
152211
162311
172311
182311
192312
202312
212412
222412
232412
242413
252413
262513
272513
282513
292513
302514

How April really feels in Xi'an

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.

Xi'an 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 / -3°133.22.6100.4
Feb10° / 184.1210.72.5
Mar16° / 3360.711.75.4
Apr23° / 11°4670.112.87.1
May27° / 16°718.2013.86.5
Jun31° / 20°937.3014.24.7
Jul32° / 23°14410.7014.13.8
Aug31° / 22°12910.6013.34.6
Sep26° / 17°13311.7012.26.3
Oct20° / 11°8110011.16.2
Nov13° / 406.61.110.24.0
Dec / -1°133.31.49.81.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34357
44357
54357
64258
74258
84258
94258
104258
114159
124159
134159
144159
154159
164357
174357
184357
194258
204456
214456
224456
234654
244555
254555
264456
274456
284456
294555
304456

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Xi'an gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 7 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
122
222
322
423
523
623
723
824
924
1024
1124
1224
1325
1425
1525
1625
1725
1824
1924
2024
2123
2223
2323
2423
2523
2623
2723
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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199100
299100
399100
499100
598200
698200
798200
898200
998200
1097300
1197300
1297300
1396400
1496400
1595500
1694600
1793610
1892710
1992710
2091810
2190910
2290910
23891010
24871120
25851221
26841321
27821431
28811531
29801541
30781651

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

0246810151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:396:59
212.46:386:59
312.46:377:00
412.46:357:01
512.56:347:02
612.56:327:02
712.56:317:03
812.66:307:04
912.66:287:05
1012.66:277:05
1112.76:257:06
1212.76:247:07
1312.86:237:08
1412.86:217:09
1512.86:207:09
1612.96:197:10
1712.96:187:11
1812.96:167:12
1913.06:157:13
2013.06:147:13
2113.06:127:14
2213.16:117:15
2313.16:107:16
2413.16:097:16
2513.26:087:17
2613.26:067:18
2713.26:057:19
2813.36:047:20
2913.36:037:20
3013.36:027:21

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0246151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Xi'an

In seasonPeak

In April, Xi'an sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Xi'an's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Xi'an sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is April a good time to visit Xi'an?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Xi'an for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Xi'an in April

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

In April, Xi'an sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Xi'an in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Xi'an peaks around July 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJul 11UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Xi'an 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 Xi'an is worst in January — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 42 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Xi'an's WHO annual average of 63.1 µg/m³.

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 1981 µg/m³Aug 1042 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr67Unhealthy
May59Unhealthy
Jun49Poor
Jul43Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep53Poor
Oct65Unhealthy
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Xi'an?

Xi'an sits at 34.3°N, 108.9°E, 416 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Luoyang, 325 km away.

LuoyangSongyangZhengzhouYinchuanChongqingZhangjiajieChengduWuhan

Topography around Xi'an

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xi'an has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,645 m.

The land around Xi'an is covered by artificial surfaces (91%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (61%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
385 m
80 km
2,645 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Luoyang 325 km · Songyang 377 km · Zhengzhou 436 km · Yinchuan 525 km · Chongqing 568 km · Zhangjiajie 589 km · Chengdu 606 km · Wuhan 646 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 Xi'an (34.2583°, 108.9286°, elevation 416 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).