Clovis weather in April

In April, Clovis sees average daytime highs of 72°F and overnight lows near 44°F, with 0.9 in of precipitation across 3.9 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 68°F in the first days to 75°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Clovis's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Clovis's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 72°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 44°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 0.9 in; 3.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 5:27 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover: 37%; 5th clearest
Wind: 11 mph; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.91 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.0; out of 10

Clovis is city in and county seat of Curry County, New Mexico, United States.

Density: 641/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1906

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 68°F in the first days to 75°F by the end.

A typical April day in Clovis reaches about 72°F in the afternoon and slips back to 44°F overnight — a 27°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 58°F and 83°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°F warmer than March and about 9°F cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°F)	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	75	75	75
Avg low (°F)	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	48

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	68	41
2	68	41
3	68	41
4	69	41
5	69	42
6	69	42
7	69	42
8	70	42
9	70	43
10	70	43
11	71	43
12	71	43
13	71	44
14	71	44
15	72	44
16	72	44
17	72	45
18	72	45
19	73	45
20	73	46
21	73	46
22	73	46
23	73	46
24	74	47
25	74	47
26	74	47
27	74	47
28	75	48
29	75	48
30	75	48

How April really feels in Clovis

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

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.

Clovis weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	51° / 28°	0.6	2.9	1.5	10	3.3
Feb	56° / 31°	0.6	3.4	1.5	10.7	4.7
Mar	64° / 37°	1.3	4.4	1.2	11.7	6.8
Apr	72° / 44°	0.9	3.9	0.4	12.8	8.0
May	80° / 54°	1.7	6.1	0	13.8	7.3
Jun	89° / 62°	1.5	6.6	0	14.3	4.9
Jul	90° / 66°	1.5	6.8	0	14.1	4.3
Aug	88° / 65°	2.0	8.5	0	13.3	5.0
Sep	81° / 58°	1.5	6.1	0	12.2	7.3
Oct	71° / 47°	1.6	4.6	0.3	11.1	8.0
Nov	60° / 36°	0.7	3.2	1	10.2	5.9
Dec	51° / 29°	0.8	3.3	2	9.7	3.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	72	72	72	73	73	73	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	75
Cloudier (%)	28	28	28	27	27	27	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	77	23
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Clovis gets around 0.9 in of rain and snow over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14
Snow chance (%)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	14	3
2	14	3
3	14	2
4	14	2
5	14	2
6	14	2
7	14	2
8	14	2
9	14	1
10	13	1
11	13	1
12	13	1
13	13	1
14	13	1
15	13	1
16	13	1
17	13	1
18	12	1
19	12	1
20	12	1
21	12	1
22	12	1
23	12	1
24	12	1
25	12	1
26	13	1
27	13	1
28	13	1
29	14	1
30	14	1

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in April

Winds average 11 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (mph)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	11	light breeze
2	11	light breeze
3	11	light breeze
4	11	light breeze
5	11	light breeze
6	11	light breeze
7	11	light breeze
8	11	light breeze
9	11	light breeze
10	11	light breeze
11	11	light breeze
12	11	light breeze
13	11	light breeze
14	11	light breeze
15	11	light breeze
16	11	light breeze
17	11	light breeze
18	11	light breeze
19	11	light breeze
20	11	light breeze
21	11	light breeze
22	11	light breeze
23	11	light breeze
24	11	light breeze
25	11	light breeze
26	11	light breeze
27	11	light breeze
28	11	light breeze
29	11	light breeze
30	11	light breeze

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 5:48 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:30 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:48	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:42	5:41	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:23	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:18	5:17	5:16	5:15	5:14	5:13	5:11	5:10
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:48	6:07
2	12.4	5:46	6:08
3	12.4	5:45	6:09
4	12.4	5:44	6:09
5	12.5	5:42	6:10
6	12.5	5:41	6:11
7	12.5	5:39	6:12
8	12.6	5:38	6:13
9	12.6	5:37	6:13
10	12.6	5:35	6:14
11	12.7	5:34	6:15
12	12.7	5:33	6:16
13	12.8	5:31	6:16
14	12.8	5:30	6:17
15	12.8	5:29	6:18
16	12.9	5:27	6:19
17	12.9	5:26	6:20
18	12.9	5:25	6:20
19	13.0	5:23	6:21
20	13.0	5:22	6:22
21	13.0	5:21	6:23
22	13.1	5:20	6:24
23	13.1	5:18	6:24
24	13.1	5:17	6:25
25	13.2	5:16	6:26
26	13.2	5:15	6:27
27	13.2	5:14	6:28
28	13.3	5:13	6:28
29	13.3	5:11	6:29
30	13.3	5:10	6:30

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.5	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.5	Intense
6	6.6	Intense
7	6.6	Intense
8	6.7	Intense
9	6.7	Intense
10	6.7	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.8	Intense
13	6.8	Intense
14	6.9	Intense
15	6.9	Intense
16	6.9	Intense
17	7.0	Intense
18	7.0	Intense
19	7.0	Intense
20	7.0	Intense
21	7.1	Intense
22	7.1	Intense
23	7.1	Intense
24	7.1	Intense
25	7.2	Intense
26	7.2	Intense
27	7.2	Intense
28	7.2	Intense
29	7.2	Intense
30	7.2	Intense

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Clovis?

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

8.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Clovis for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Clovis in April

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

In April, Clovis sees daytime highs around 72°F and nights near 44°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in Clovis in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Clovis peaks around July 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	7	10	9	11	12	11	9	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	10	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Clovis?

Clovis sits at 34.4°N, 103.2°W, 4,268 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hereford, 54 mi away.

Topography around Clovis

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Clovis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 ft around an average of 4,268 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,562 ft.

The land around Clovis is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and grassland (32%) within 2 miles, cropland (50%) and grassland (45%) within 10 miles, and grassland (72%) and cropland (27%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

128 ft

artificial surfaces 51%

10 miles

433 ft

cropland 50%

50 miles

1,562 ft

grassland 72%

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← March Clovis year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Hereford 54 mi · Plainview 87 mi · Lubbock 96 mi · Amarillo 96 mi · Roswell 103 mi · Hobbs 117 mi · Dumas 122 mi · Pampa 149 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

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 Clovis (34.4048°, -103.2052°, elevation 4,268 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	68	41
2	68	41
3	68	41
4	69	41
5	69	42
6	69	42
7	69	42
8	70	42
9	70	43
10	70	43
11	71	43
12	71	43
13	71	44
14	71	44
15	72	44
16	72	44
17	72	45
18	72	45
19	73	45
20	73	46
21	73	46
22	73	46
23	73	46
24	74	47
25	74	47
26	74	47
27	74	47
28	75	48
29	75	48
30	75	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	77	23
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	14	3
2	14	3
3	14	2
4	14	2
5	14	2
6	14	2
7	14	2
8	14	2
9	14	1
10	13	1
11	13	1
12	13	1
13	13	1
14	13	1
15	13	1
16	13	1
17	13	1
18	12	1
19	12	1
20	12	1
21	12	1
22	12	1
23	12	1
24	12	1
25	12	1
26	13	1
27	13	1
28	13	1
29	14	1
30	14	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	68	41
2	68	41
3	68	41
4	69	41
5	69	42
6	69	42
7	69	42
8	70	42
9	70	43
10	70	43
11	71	43
12	71	43
13	71	44
14	71	44
15	72	44
16	72	44
17	72	45
18	72	45
19	73	45
20	73	46
21	73	46
22	73	46
23	73	46
24	74	47
25	74	47
26	74	47
27	74	47
28	75	48
29	75	48
30	75	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	77	23
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	14	3
2	14	3
3	14	2
4	14	2
5	14	2
6	14	2
7	14	2
8	14	2
9	14	1
10	13	1
11	13	1
12	13	1
13	13	1
14	13	1
15	13	1
16	13	1
17	13	1
18	12	1
19	12	1
20	12	1
21	12	1
22	12	1
23	12	1
24	12	1
25	12	1
26	13	1
27	13	1
28	13	1
29	14	1
30	14	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	68	41
2	68	41
3	68	41
4	69	41
5	69	42
6	69	42
7	69	42
8	70	42
9	70	43
10	70	43
11	71	43
12	71	43
13	71	44
14	71	44
15	72	44
16	72	44
17	72	45
18	72	45
19	73	45
20	73	46
21	73	46
22	73	46
23	73	46
24	74	47
25	74	47
26	74	47
27	74	47
28	75	48
29	75	48
30	75	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	77	23
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	75	25

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	14	3
2	14	3
3	14	2
4	14	2
5	14	2
6	14	2
7	14	2
8	14	2
9	14	1
10	13	1
11	13	1
12	13	1
13	13	1
14	13	1
15	13	1
16	13	1
17	13	1
18	12	1
19	12	1
20	12	1
21	12	1
22	12	1
23	12	1
24	12	1
25	12	1
26	13	1
27	13	1
28	13	1
29	14	1
30	14	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100