Aguascalientes weather in April

In April, Aguascalientes sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Aguascalientes's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aguascalientes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:34 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
42%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Aguascalientes is capital of the Mexican state of Aguascalientes.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 25 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
618/km²
people per km²
Founded
1575

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 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical April day in Aguascalientes reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 1°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Aguascalientes weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 172.510.87.9
Feb23° / 131.811.28.6
Mar26° / 10°81.411.88.5
Apr28° / 12°61.512.57.2
May30° / 14°285.7135.9
Jun28° / 16°8111.413.35.7
Jul27° / 15°1101413.26.1
Aug26° / 15°8912.412.86.3
Sep25° / 14°901212.16.4
Oct25° / 12°355.811.57.7
Nov24° / 111.9118.7
Dec22° / 81.410.78.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
37030
47030
56931
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Aguascalientes gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.5 wet days in April, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:486:59
212.26:477:00
312.26:467:00
412.36:457:00
512.36:447:01
612.36:437:01
712.36:427:01
812.36:417:02
912.46:417:02
1012.46:407:02
1112.46:397:03
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1312.46:377:03
1412.56:367:04
1512.56:357:04
1612.56:347:04
1712.56:337:05
1812.56:337:05
1912.66:327:06
2012.66:317:06
2112.66:307:06
2212.66:297:07
2312.66:287:07
2412.76:287:07
2512.76:277:08
2612.76:267:08
2712.76:257:09
2812.76:257:09
2912.86:247:09
3012.86:237:10

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 7.72 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 7.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Aguascalientes?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Aguascalientes for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Aguascalientes in April

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

In April, Aguascalientes sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 12°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aguascalientes in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aguascalientes peaks around April 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highApr 23UV 14Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Aguascalientes 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 Aguascalientes is worst in May — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1729 µg/m³Oct 2022 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aguascalientes?

Aguascalientes sits at 21.9°N, 102.3°W, 1,885 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Jesús María, 11 km away.

Topography around Aguascalientes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aguascalientes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 1,885 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 634 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,680 m.

The land around Aguascalientes is covered by artificial surfaces (90%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
634 m
80 km
1,680 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Jesús María 11 km · San Francisco de los Romo 21 km · Pabellón de Arteaga 29 km · Rincón de Romos 39 km · Villa Hidalgo 39 km · Encarnación de Díaz 40 km · Calvillo 45 km · Loreto 53 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

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 Aguascalientes (21.8826°, -102.2843°, elevation 1,885 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).