Danville weather in April

In April, Danville sees average daytime highs of 64°F and overnight lows near 44°F, with 4.6 in of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 59°F in the first days to 67°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Danville's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Danville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
64°
7th warmest
Overnight low
44°
6th coldest
Precipitation
4.6 in
11.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:19 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
10 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Danville is city in and the county seat of Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.

Density
684/km²
people per km²
Founded
1827

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 59°F in the first days to 67°F by the end.

A typical April day in Danville reaches about 64°F in the afternoon and slips back to 44°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 50°F and 77°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 12°F warmer than March and about 10°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15839
25839
35939
45940
56040
66040
76141
86141
96242
106242
116242
126343
136343
146343
156444
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How April really feels in Danville

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.

Danville weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 21°2.98.94.39.50.0
Feb40° / 24°2.47.53.510.40.2
Mar51° / 33°3.510.61.811.72.5
Apr64° / 44°4.611.90.3135.2
May73° / 54°4.713.2014.26.2
Jun81° / 64°4.412.1014.85.9
Jul84° / 67°3.710.8014.65.6
Aug83° / 65°3.28.8013.66.2
Sep78° / 57°2.97.5012.37.3
Oct65° / 46°3.38.40.110.96.1
Nov51° / 35°3.38.40.79.82.7
Dec40° / 26°2.69.13.49.20.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33961
43961
54060
64060
74060
84060
94159
104060
114060
124060
134060
144060
154060
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284060
294060
303961

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Danville gets around 4.6 in of rain and snow over 11.9 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1382
2382
3382
4382
5382
6382
7382
8382
9382
10381
11381
12391
13391
14391
15391
16391
17391
18400
19400
20400
21410
22410
23420
24420
25430
26430
27430
28440
29440
30440

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
195410
295410
395410
494420
594420
694420
793520
893520
992530
1092530
1192530
1292530
1391630
1491630
1591630
1691630
1791630
1890730
1990730
2090730
2189830
2289830
2388930
24871030
25871030
26861130
27861130
28841240
29831241
30811351

Wind in April

Winds average 10 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
210light breeze
310light breeze
410light breeze
510light breeze
610light breeze
710light breeze
810light breeze
910light breeze
1010light breeze
1110light breeze
1210light breeze
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2610light breeze
279light breeze
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299light breeze
309light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:436:07
212.45:426:08
312.55:406:09
412.55:386:10
512.65:376:11
612.65:356:12
712.75:336:13
812.75:326:14
912.85:306:15
1012.85:286:16
1112.85:276:17
1212.95:256:18
1312.95:246:19
1413.05:226:20
1513.05:216:22
1613.15:196:23
1713.15:176:24
1813.15:166:25
1913.25:146:26
2013.25:136:27
2113.35:116:28
2213.35:106:29
2313.45:086:30
2413.45:076:31
2513.45:066:32
2613.55:046:33
2713.55:036:34
2813.65:016:35
2913.65:006:36
3013.64:596:37

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Danville?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Danville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Danville in April

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

In April, Danville sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 44°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Danville in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Danville peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Danville in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Danville is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodJul 1516 µg/m³Oct 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Danville?

Danville sits at 40.1°N, 87.6°W, 600 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Urbana, 30 mi away.

Topography around Danville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Danville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 ft around an average of 617 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 ft.

The land around Danville is covered by trees (54%), artificial surfaces (22%) and grassland (20%) within 2 miles, cropland (59%) and trees (27%) within 10 miles, and cropland (78%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
197 ft
10 miles
292 ft
50 miles
545 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Urbana 30 mi · Champaign 32 mi · Crawfordsville 40 mi · West Lafayette 43 mi · Lafayette 45 mi · Terre Haute 47 mi · Charleston 52 mi · Mattoon 59 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 Danville (40.1245°, -87.63°, elevation 600 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).