Madera weather in April

In April, Madera sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 12 mm of precipitation across 2.3 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Madera's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Madera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
12 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:52 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
30%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Madera is municipal seat of Madera, State of Chihuahua, Mexico.

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 23°C by the end.

A typical April day in Madera reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1204
2204
3204
4204
5204
6204
7204
8204
9214
10215
11215
12215
13215
14215
15215
16225
17225
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20226
21226
22236
23236
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25236
26236
27237
28237
29237
30247

How April really feels in Madera

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.

Madera weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / -0°354.71.510.34.6
Feb15° / 405.32.2115.2
Mar18° / 2541.211.87.0
Apr22° / 122.30.212.78.3
May26° / 122.8013.48.5
Jun29° / 13°489.4013.86.0
Jul27° / 14°22223.9013.74.5
Aug26° / 14°17321.70135.0
Sep25° / 12°7912.3012.26.7
Oct22° / 365.10.111.38.0
Nov18° / 273.60.410.57.0
Dec14° / 424.62.110.24.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47624
57723
67723
77723
87624
97624
107624
117624
127624
137624
147624
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207723
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227822
237921
247921
258020
268020
278218
288218
298317
308317

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Madera gets around 12 mm of rain and snow over 2.3 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
172
271
371
471
571
671
771
871
971
1071
1171
1271
1371
1481
1581
1681
1781
1881
1981
2081
2181
2281
2381
2481
2581
2681
2771
2871
2971
3071

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

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:096:25
212.36:086:26
312.36:076:26
412.46:066:27
512.46:056:27
612.46:036:28
712.46:026:29
812.56:016:29
912.56:006:30
1012.55:596:30
1112.65:576:31
1212.65:566:31
1312.65:556:32
1412.65:546:33
1512.75:536:33
1612.75:526:34
1712.75:516:34
1812.85:506:35
1912.85:486:36
2012.85:476:36
2112.85:466:37
2212.95:456:37
2312.95:446:38
2412.95:436:39
2513.05:426:39
2613.05:416:40
2713.05:406:41
2813.05:396:41
2913.15:386:42
3013.15:376:42

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 8.15 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 7.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.5Intense
117.5Intense
127.5Intense
137.6Intense
147.6Intense
157.6Intense
167.7Intense
177.7Intense
187.7Intense
197.7Intense
207.8Intense
217.8Intense
227.8Intense
237.8Intense
247.9Intense
257.9Intense
267.9Intense
278.0Intense
288.0Intense
298.0Intense
308.0Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Madera

In seasonPeak

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

Madera's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is April a good time to visit Madera?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Madera in April

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

In April, Madera sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 5°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Madera 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 Madera peaks around June 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 13Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7High
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Madera?

Madera sits at 29.2°N, 108.1°W, 2,117 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Nuevo Casas Grandes, 138 km away.

ChihuahuaJuan AldamaEsperanzaCiudad ObregónNavojoaAgua Prieta

Topography around Madera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Madera has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m around an average of 2,145 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,421 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,480 m.

The land around Madera is covered by trees (35%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
268 m
16 km
1,421 m
80 km
2,480 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Nuevo Casas Grandes 138 km · Cuauhtémoc 152 km · Chihuahua 209 km · Juan Aldama 220 km · Esperanza 250 km · Ciudad Obregón 259 km · Navojoa 268 km · Agua Prieta 272 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 Madera (29.1927°, -108.1433°, elevation 2,117 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).