Zhengzhou weather in April

In April, Zhengzhou sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 4.8 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 19°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Zhengzhou's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zhengzhou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11°
6th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
4.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:59 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Zhengzhou is capital of Henan province, China.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 68.6 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
562/km²
people per km²
Founded
~1550 BCE

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 19°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical April day in Zhengzhou reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Zhengzhou

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.

Zhengzhou 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°102.31.99.90.3
Feb / -0°152.81.510.72.3
Mar15° / 254.50.711.75.3
Apr22° / 11°364.80.112.87.3
May27° / 17°586.3013.86.6
Jun32° / 22°867.3014.34.4
Jul32° / 24°18214.3014.13.7
Aug30° / 23°14613.8013.34.5
Sep26° / 18°838.6012.26.7
Oct21° / 12°424.9011.17.4
Nov14° / 304.60.810.24.6
Dec / -1°102.31.39.71.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44654
54654
64654
74753
84654
94753
104654
114654
124654
134654
144654
154654
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Zhengzhou gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 4.8 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 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
112
213
313
414
514
614
715
815
915
1015
1116
1216
1316
1417
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2117
2218
2318
2418
2518
2618
2719
2819
2919
3019

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
198200
297300
397300
497300
596400
696400
795500
895500
994600
1093700
1192710
1291810
1390910
14891010
15891010
16861121
17851221
18851221
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20821431
21821431
22801541
23791641
24771652
25751762
26741862
27731872
28721972
29702082
30702082

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:20 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:206:40
212.46:196:41
312.46:176:41
412.46:166:42
512.56:156:43
612.56:136:44
712.56:126:45
812.66:106:45
912.66:096:46
1012.76:086:47
1112.76:066:48
1212.76:056:49
1312.86:036:49
1412.86:026:50
1512.86:016:51
1612.95:596:52
1712.95:586:53
1812.95:576:53
1913.05:566:54
2013.05:546:55
2113.05:536:56
2213.15:526:57
2313.15:516:57
2413.15:496:58
2513.25:486:59
2613.25:477:00
2713.25:467:01
2813.35:457:02
2913.35:437:02
3013.35:427:03

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.49 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 Zhengzhou

In seasonPeak

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

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

Zhengzhou 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 Zhengzhou?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zhengzhou in April

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

In April, Zhengzhou sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Zhengzhou 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 Zhengzhou peaks around May 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateMay 20UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5High
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Zhengzhou 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 Zhengzhou is worst in January — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 40 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Zhengzhou's WHO annual average of 68.6 µg/m³.

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 15103 µg/m³Jul 1840 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan105Unhealthy
Feb87Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May53Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug45Poor
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct74Unhealthy
Nov81Unhealthy
Dec93Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Zhengzhou?

Zhengzhou sits at 34.8°N, 113.6°E, 104 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Songyang, 66 km away.

JinanXi'anWuhanNanjingTianjinDatong

Topography around Zhengzhou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhengzhou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,415 m.

The land around Zhengzhou is covered by artificial surfaces (87%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (54%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
1,415 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Songyang 66 km · Luoyang 111 km · Jinan 369 km · Xi'an 436 km · Wuhan 468 km · Nanjing 562 km · Tianjin 580 km · Datong 594 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 Zhengzhou (34.7578°, 113.6486°, elevation 104 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).