Clifton Park weather in April

In April, Clifton Park sees average daytime highs of 57°F and overnight lows near 39°F, with 3.8 in of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 52°F in the first days to 62°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Clifton Park's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Clifton Park's year-round climate.

Daytime high
57°
7th warmest
Overnight low
39°
6th coldest
Precipitation
3.8 in
11.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:20 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
7 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Clifton Park is town in Saratoga County, New York state, USA.

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 52°F in the first days to 62°F by the end.

A typical April day in Clifton Park reaches about 57°F in the afternoon and slips back to 39°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 45°F and 71°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 13°F warmer than March and about 11°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15134
25134
35235
45235
55335
65335
75336
85436
95537
105537
115537
125638
135638
145738
155739
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175839
185940
195940
206041
216041
226041
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256142
266243
276243
286243
296344
306344

How April really feels in Clifton Park

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 11 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
11
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Clifton Park weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°3.09.66.89.20.0
Feb35° / 19°2.89.26.510.20.0
Mar44° / 28°3.710.8511.60.8
Apr57° / 39°3.811.71.513.13.9
May68° / 49°3.711.90.114.45.9
Jun77° / 58°4.212.3015.16.4
Jul81° / 63°3.811.3014.86.2
Aug80° / 62°3.610.1013.86.6
Sep73° / 54°3.99.4012.36.8
Oct60° / 43°4.410.70.410.84.7
Nov48° / 33°3.39.81.99.51.7
Dec37° / 24°3.710.868.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43367
53466
63367
73367
83367
93466
103466
113466
123565
133565
143664
153664
163763
173763
183763
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203862
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303961

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Clifton Park gets around 3.8 in of rain and snow over 11.7 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1399
2399
3409
4408
5408
6398
7398
8397
9387
10387
11376
12376
13375
14375
15375
16374
17374
18384
19383
20383
21393
22393
23393
24402
25402
26402
27401
28401
29401
30391

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129820
139820
149820
159820
169820
179730
189730
199730
209730
219730
229631
239631
249631
259631
269541
279541
289541
299451
309352

Wind in April

Winds average 7 mph in April.

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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 4:58 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:476:13
212.55:456:14
312.55:436:15
412.65:416:16
512.65:396:17
612.75:386:19
712.75:366:20
812.85:346:21
912.85:326:22
1012.95:316:23
1112.95:296:25
1213.05:276:26
1313.05:256:27
1413.15:246:28
1513.15:226:29
1613.25:206:30
1713.25:196:32
1813.35:176:33
1913.35:156:34
2013.45:146:35
2113.45:126:36
2213.45:106:37
2313.55:096:39
2413.55:076:40
2513.65:066:41
2613.65:046:42
2713.75:036:43
2813.75:016:44
2913.85:006:46
3013.84:586:47

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Clifton Park?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Clifton Park.

What to pack for Clifton Park in April

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

In April, Clifton Park sees daytime highs around 57°F and nights near 39°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Clifton Park in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Clifton Park peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Clifton Park?

Clifton Park sits at 42.9°N, 73.8°W, 344 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Cohoes, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Clifton Park

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Clifton Park has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 ft around an average of 328 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,214 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,970 ft.

The land around Clifton Park is covered by trees (70%) within 2 miles, trees (68%) within 10 miles, and trees (84%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
243 ft
10 miles
1,214 ft
50 miles
3,970 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Cohoes 7.5 mi · Latham 8.1 mi · Schenectady 9.3 mi · Troy 11 mi · Rotterdam 12 mi · West Albany 12 mi · Albany 15 mi · Glenville 15 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 Clifton Park (42.8656°, -73.7709°, elevation 344 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).