Calexico weather in April

In April, Calexico sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 59°F, with 0.1 in of rain across 0.5 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 85°F in the first days to 92°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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 Calexico's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calexico's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
7th warmest
Overnight low
59°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0.1 in
0.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:18 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
21%
6th clearest
Wind
7 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Calexico is city in Imperial County, California, United States.

Density
1,843/km²
people per km²
Founded
1908

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 85°F in the first days to 92°F by the end.

A typical April day in Calexico reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 59°F overnight — a 29°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 77°F and 98°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°F warmer than March and about 8°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
18556
28556
38556
48557
58557
68657
78657
88657
98657
108758
118758
128758
138758
148858
158858
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269161
279262
289262
299262
309262

How April really feels in Calexico

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 10 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
10
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.

Calexico 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
Jan71° / 48°0.41.710.18.4
Feb75° / 50°0.5210.88.7
Mar82° / 54°0.31.111.87.9
Apr88° / 59°0.10.512.85.8
May96° / 66°0.00.213.73.1
Jun104° / 73°0.0014.10.4
Jul109° / 81°0.21.513.90.0
Aug108° / 82°0.32.513.20.0
Sep102° / 75°0.41.412.20.8
Oct91° / 64°0.20.711.24.8
Nov79° / 53°0.20.610.38.6
Dec70° / 47°0.41.59.98.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58515
68515
78515
88515
98614
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118614
128614
138713
148713
158812
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198911
208911
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249010
259010
269010
279010
289010
299010
309010

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Calexico gets around 0.1 in of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
42
52
62
72
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301

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
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28100
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30100

Wind in April

Winds average 7 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 5:38 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:385:56
212.35:365:56
312.45:355:57
412.45:345:58
512.45:325:59
612.55:315:59
712.55:306:00
812.55:286:01
912.65:276:01
1012.65:266:02
1112.65:246:03
1212.75:236:04
1312.75:226:04
1412.75:216:05
1512.85:196:06
1612.85:186:06
1712.85:176:07
1812.95:166:08
1912.95:146:09
2012.95:136:09
2113.05:126:10
2213.05:116:11
2313.05:106:11
2413.15:096:12
2513.15:076:13
2613.15:066:14
2713.25:056:14
2813.25:046:15
2913.25:036:16
3013.25:026:17

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 8.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.4Intense
127.4Intense
137.5Intense
147.5Intense
157.5Intense
167.6Intense
177.6Intense
187.6Intense
197.7Intense
207.7Intense
217.7Intense
227.8Intense
237.8Intense
247.8Intense
257.8Intense
267.9Intense
277.9Intense
287.9Intense
297.9Intense
308.0Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Calexico?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Calexico in April

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

In April, Calexico sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 59°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Calexico 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 Calexico peaks around June 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Calexico?

Calexico sits at 32.7°N, 115.5°W, 3 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Mexicali, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Calexico

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Calexico has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 ft around an average of 3 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,309 ft.

The land around Calexico is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and bare terrain (30%) within 2 miles, cropland (47%), bare terrain (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (57%) and cropland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
79 ft
10 miles
144 ft
50 miles
6,309 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Mexicali 4.3 mi · Santa Isabel 5.6 mi · El Centro 8.7 mi · Puebla 11 mi · Imperial 12 mi · Brawley 21 mi · Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria 35 mi · San Luis 43 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 Calexico (32.679°, -115.4989°, elevation 3 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).