Manali weather in April

In April, Manali sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Manali's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
27°
9th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:00 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
33%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Manali is Village in Tiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, India.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 22 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical April day in Manali reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 2°C cooler than May.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 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
30
29 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Manali weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 23°162.911.37.7
Feb29° / 23°61.511.67.0
Mar31° / 25°6111.95.7
Apr33° / 27°111.812.34.3
May35° / 29°343.712.63.2
Jun34° / 29°6510.812.82.6
Jul33° / 28°731412.72.7
Aug33° / 27°9314.712.43.0
Sep32° / 27°9415.312.13.3
Oct30° / 26°2001811.73.8
Nov28° / 25°23416.511.45.0
Dec27° / 24°1178.911.26.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38515
48515
58416
68416
78416
88317
98317
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128119
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307129

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Manali gets around 11 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
114455
214257
313960
413762
513564
613366
713267
803070
902971
1002872
1102674
1202575
1302476
1402278
1502179
1602080
1701981
1801783
1901684
2001585
2101486
2201387
2301288
2401189
2501090
260991
270892
280892
290892
300793

Wind in April

Winds average 15 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
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914light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:106:17
212.16:106:17
312.16:096:17
412.16:086:17
512.26:086:17
612.26:076:17
712.26:066:17
812.26:066:17
912.26:056:17
1012.26:046:17
1112.26:046:18
1212.26:036:18
1312.36:026:18
1412.36:026:18
1512.36:016:18
1612.36:006:18
1712.36:006:18
1812.35:596:18
1912.35:596:18
2012.35:586:18
2112.45:576:19
2212.45:576:19
2312.45:566:19
2412.45:566:19
2512.45:556:19
2612.45:556:19
2712.45:546:19
2812.45:546:19
2912.45:536:20
3012.55:536:20

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.75 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 6.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
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286.8Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Manali

In seasonPeak

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

Manali sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Manali's monsoon runs October–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is April a good time to visit Manali?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Manali for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Manali in April

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

In April, Manali sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Manali in April

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Manali in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Manali peaks around July 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJul 24UV 13Dec 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Manali 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 Manali is worst in January — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Manali's WHO annual average of 22 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1630 µg/m³Jul 1616 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Manali?

Manali sits at 13.2°N, 80.3°E, 6 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Chennai, 9.0 km away.

BengaluruPoint PedroValvedditturaiJaffnaMysoreMaduraiMullaittivu

Topography around Manali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manali has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,075 m.

The land around Manali is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, water (35%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
53 m
80 km
1,075 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Chennai 9.0 km · Bengaluru 290 km · Point Pedro 373 km · Valvedditturai 373 km · Jaffna 390 km · Mysore 405 km · Madurai 430 km · Mullaittivu 438 km

India travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,702
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
15.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 484
Religion
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 2%

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 Manali (13.1667°, 80.2667°, elevation 6 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).