Boulder City weather in April

In April, Boulder City sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 57°F, with 0.3 in of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 75°F in the first days to 83°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Boulder City's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boulder City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
79°
7th warmest
Overnight low
57°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0.3 in
1.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:12 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
33%
8th clearest
Wind
6 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Boulder City is city in Clark County, Nevada, United States.

Density
29/km²
people per km²
Founded
1931

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 75°F in the first days to 83°F by the end.

A typical April day in Boulder City reaches about 79°F in the afternoon and slips back to 57°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 67°F and 90°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°F warmer than March and about 10°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17554
27554
37554
47555
57655
67655
77655
87655
97755
107755
117756
127756
137856
147856
157857
167957
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188058
198058
208058
218159
228159
238159
248260
258260
268360
278361
288361
298461
308462

How April really feels in Boulder City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
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.

Boulder City weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan58° / 41°0.93.69.85.1
Feb63° / 45°1.24.410.66.5
Mar71° / 51°0.73.211.78.0
Apr79° / 57°0.31.612.98.3
May89° / 66°0.11.113.95.5
Jun99° / 75°0.10.514.41.8
Jul104° / 82°0.32.514.20.0
Aug102° / 81°0.4313.40.6
Sep95° / 73°0.31.812.23.4
Oct81° / 61°0.41.811.17.8
Nov67° / 49°0.51.710.17.8
Dec56° / 41°0.839.64.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47426
57426
67426
77426
87525
97525
107525
117525
127624
137723
147723
157822
167822
177921
188020
198020
208020
218119
228218
238218
248218
258218
268218
278218
288218
298218
308317

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Boulder City gets around 0.3 in of rain 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 rain averages around 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
18
27
37
47
57
67
77
87
96
106
116
126
136
146
155
165
175
185
195
205
214
224
234
244
254
264
273
283
293
303

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
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11100
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14100
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16100
17100
18100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 6 mph in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:345:54
212.45:325:55
312.45:315:56
412.55:295:57
512.55:285:58
612.55:265:58
712.65:255:59
812.65:236:00
912.65:226:01
1012.75:216:02
1112.75:196:03
1212.85:186:04
1312.85:166:04
1412.85:156:05
1512.95:146:06
1612.95:126:07
1712.95:116:08
1813.05:096:09
1913.05:086:09
2013.15:076:10
2113.15:056:11
2213.15:046:12
2313.25:036:13
2413.25:026:14
2513.25:006:15
2613.34:596:16
2713.34:586:16
2813.34:576:17
2913.44:566:18
3013.44:546:19

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.87 kWh/m² to a high of 8.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.4Intense
207.4Intense
217.4Intense
227.5Intense
237.5Intense
247.5Intense
257.6Intense
267.6Intense
277.7Intense
287.7Intense
297.7Intense
307.7Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Boulder City?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Boulder City in April

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

In April, Boulder City sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 57°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Boulder City in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boulder City peaks around June 22 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Boulder City?

Boulder City sits at 36.0°N, 114.8°W, 2,510 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Henderson, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Boulder City

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Boulder City.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Boulder City has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,634 ft around an average of 2,431 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,455 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,315 ft.

The land around Boulder City is covered by bare terrain (55%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (68%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (59%) and shrubs (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,634 ft
10 miles
3,455 ft
50 miles
10,315 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Henderson 9.3 mi · Whitney 14 mi · Winchester 19 mi · Paradise 19 mi · Sunrise Manor 21 mi · Las Vegas 22 mi · North Las Vegas 22 mi · Enterprise 23 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 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 Boulder City (35.9786°, -114.8325°, elevation 2,510 ft), 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).