Nogales weather in April

In April, Nogales sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 8 mm of precipitation across 1.6 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 22°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Nogales's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nogales's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
8 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:01 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
24%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Nogales is municipal seat of Nogales, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Founded
1841

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 22°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical April day in Nogales reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1227
2227
3227
4228
5238
6238
7238
8238
9238
10238
11238
12248
13248
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How April really feels in Nogales

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.

Nogales 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
Jan16° / 3540.410.26.2
Feb17° / 374.50.510.96.6
Mar20° / 243.40.311.87.8
Apr24° / 81.60.212.78.8
May29° / 13°41.1013.67.3
Jun33° / 18°102.40144.2
Jul32° / 20°9415.1013.83.6
Aug31° / 19°9216.4013.14.1
Sep30° / 17°497.7012.25.7
Oct26° / 12°223011.28.3
Nov21° / 232.8010.48.0
Dec16° / 364.60.5106.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37921
48020
58020
68020
78020
88119
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Nogales gets around 8 mm of rain and snow over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
57
67
77
86
96
105
115
125
134
144
154
164
174
184
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204
214
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243
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263
273
283
293
302

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
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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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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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 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:206:37
212.36:196:38
312.46:176:38
412.46:166:39
512.46:156:40
612.46:136:40
712.56:126:41
812.56:116:42
912.56:106:42
1012.66:086:43
1112.66:076:44
1212.66:066:44
1312.76:056:45
1412.76:036:46
1512.76:026:46
1612.86:016:47
1712.86:006:48
1812.85:596:48
1912.95:586:49
2012.95:566:50
2112.95:556:50
2212.95:546:51
2313.05:536:52
2413.05:526:52
2513.05:516:53
2613.15:506:54
2713.15:496:54
2813.15:486:55
2913.25:476:56
3013.25:466:56

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 8.31 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 7.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.5Intense
117.5Intense
127.5Intense
137.6Intense
147.6Intense
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167.7Intense
177.7Intense
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207.8Intense
217.9Intense
227.9Intense
237.9Intense
248.0Intense
258.0Intense
268.0Intense
278.0Intense
288.1Intense
298.1Intense
308.1Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Nogales?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nogales in April

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

In April, Nogales sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Nogales in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nogales peaks around June 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nogales?

Nogales sits at 31.3°N, 110.9°W, 1,214 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Nogales, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Nogales

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nogales has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m around an average of 1,263 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,297 m.

The land around Nogales is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (69%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
231 m
16 km
710 m
80 km
2,297 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Nogales 4.0 km · Rio Rico 18 km · Green Valley 61 km · Sierra Vista 66 km · Cananea 71 km · Sahuarita 72 km · Magdalena de Kino 76 km · Vail 85 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 Nogales (31.3086°, -110.9422°, elevation 1,214 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).