Bullhead City weather in April

In April, Bullhead City sees average daytime highs of 77°F and overnight lows near 55°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 74°F in the first days to 81°F 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bullhead City's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bullhead City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
77°
7th warmest
Overnight low
55°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0.3 in
1.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:12 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
30%
8th clearest
Wind
7 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Bullhead City is city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States.

Density
253/km²
people per km²
Founded
1942

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 74°F in the first days to 81°F by the end.

A typical April day in Bullhead City reaches about 77°F in the afternoon and slips back to 55°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 66°F and 88°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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How April really feels in Bullhead 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.

Bullhead 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° / 40°1.13.69.95.3
Feb62° / 44°1.54.410.76.4
Mar70° / 49°0.83.111.77.9
Apr77° / 55°0.31.612.98.6
May87° / 64°0.10.813.86.3
Jun96° / 73°0.00.214.32.9
Jul101° / 80°0.42.214.11.2
Aug100° / 79°0.42.613.31.6
Sep93° / 71°0.41.812.24.1
Oct80° / 59°0.61.911.18.1
Nov67° / 47°0.61.810.27.8
Dec57° / 40°0.839.75.0

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 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Bullhead 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 7% 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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Wind in April

Winds average 7 mph in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127light breeze
137light breeze
147light breeze
157light breeze
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297light breeze
307light breeze

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 6:33 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:336:53
212.46:326:54
312.46:306:54
412.46:296:55
512.56:276:56
612.56:266:57
712.66:246:58
812.66:236:59
912.66:226:59
1012.76:207:00
1112.76:197:01
1212.76:177:02
1312.86:167:03
1412.86:157:03
1512.86:137:04
1612.96:127:05
1712.96:117:06
1813.06:097:07
1913.06:087:07
2013.06:077:08
2113.16:057:09
2213.16:047:10
2313.16:037:11
2413.26:027:12
2513.26:007:12
2613.25:597:13
2713.35:587:14
2813.35:577:15
2913.35:567:16
3013.45:557:17

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.01 kWh/m² to a high of 8.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.1Intense
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307.9Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Bullhead City?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bullhead City in April

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

In April, Bullhead City sees daytime highs around 77°F and nights near 55°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Bullhead City in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bullhead City peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bullhead City?

Bullhead City sits at 35.1°N, 114.6°W, 558 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Kingman, 29 mi away.

Topography around Bullhead City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Bullhead City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 584 ft around an average of 692 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,570 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,835 ft.

The land around Bullhead City is covered by bare terrain (76%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (80%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (48%) and shrubs (38%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
584 ft
10 miles
3,570 ft
50 miles
7,835 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Kingman 29 mi · Lake Havasu City 48 mi · Boulder City 59 mi · Henderson 66 mi · Whitney 71 mi · Enterprise 71 mi · Paradise 73 mi · Winchester 75 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 Bullhead City (35.1478°, -114.5683°, elevation 558 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).