Buckeye weather in April

In April, Buckeye sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 59°F, with 0.2 in of rain across 1 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 82°F in the first days to 89°F 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Buckeye's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buckeye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
7th warmest
Overnight low
59°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0.2 in
1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:06 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
25%
5th clearest
Wind
6 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Buckeye is city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.

Density
52/km²
people per km²
Founded
1888

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 82°F in the first days to 89°F by the end.

A typical April day in Buckeye reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 59°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 74°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°F warmer than March and about 9°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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38256
48256
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78257
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How April really feels in Buckeye

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 2 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
2
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
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.

Buckeye 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
Jan67° / 44°0.82.9107.7
Feb71° / 48°1.03.410.88.0
Mar78° / 53°0.72.511.78.4
Apr85° / 59°0.2112.86.8
May94° / 67°0.10.613.73.7
Jun103° / 76°0.10.214.20.6
Jul106° / 83°0.73.4140.0
Aug104° / 83°1.0413.20.1
Sep100° / 76°0.72.712.21.6
Oct89° / 64°0.51.711.25.5
Nov76° / 52°0.51.810.38.6
Dec66° / 44°0.939.87.5

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 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27921
38020
48119
58119
68218
78218
88218
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Buckeye gets around 0.2 in of rain over 1 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 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
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26
36
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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 6 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

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
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276calm
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296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 60 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:266:44
212.36:246:45
312.46:236:46
412.46:226:46
512.46:206:47
612.56:196:48
712.56:186:49
812.66:166:49
912.66:156:50
1012.66:146:51
1112.76:126:52
1212.76:116:52
1312.76:106:53
1412.86:086:54
1512.86:076:55
1612.86:066:55
1712.96:046:56
1812.96:036:57
1912.96:026:58
2013.06:016:58
2113.06:006:59
2213.05:587:00
2313.15:577:01
2413.15:567:01
2513.15:557:02
2613.25:547:03
2713.25:537:04
2813.25:527:04
2913.25:507:05
3013.35:497:06

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 8.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.4Intense
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307.9Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Buckeye?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Buckeye in April

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

In April, Buckeye sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 59°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Buckeye in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Buckeye peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Buckeye?

Buckeye sits at 33.4°N, 112.6°W, 869 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Goodyear, 14 mi away.

Topography around Buckeye

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Buckeye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 ft around an average of 873 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,234 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,085 ft.

The land around Buckeye is covered by cropland (37%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 2 miles, shrubs (39%), bare terrain (29%) and cropland (20%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (46%) and bare terrain (33%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
125 ft
10 miles
2,234 ft
50 miles
4,085 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Goodyear 14 mi · Avondale 14 mi · El Mirage 22 mi · Surprise 23 mi · Sun City 24 mi · Sun City West 24 mi · Peoria 25 mi · Maryvale 25 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 Buckeye (33.3703°, -112.5838°, elevation 869 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).