Hays weather in April

In April, Hays sees average daytime highs of 65°F and overnight lows near 42°F, with 2.6 in of precipitation across 8.3 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 62°F in the first days to 68°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Hays's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hays's year-round climate.

Daytime high
65°
7th warmest
Overnight low
42°
6th coldest
Precipitation
2.6 in
8.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:07 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
53%
11th clearest
Wind
11 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Hays is city in Kansas, United States.

Density
1,001/km²
people per km²
Founded
1867

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 62°F in the first days to 68°F by the end.

A typical April day in Hays reaches about 65°F in the afternoon and slips back to 42°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 49°F and 81°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 10°F warmer than March and about 10°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
16137
26238
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How April really feels in Hays

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 6 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
6
wind chill below the day's low

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

Hays weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan42° / 21°0.73.32.69.60.3
Feb46° / 24°1.04.12.910.51.3
Mar56° / 32°1.76.32.111.74.1
Apr65° / 42°2.68.30.9136.3
May75° / 53°4.210.90.114.16.7
Jun86° / 64°3.39.5014.75.2
Jul91° / 69°3.19.3014.43.9
Aug88° / 66°3.18.9013.54.8
Sep81° / 57°2.06012.37.1
Oct68° / 44°2.16.40.4117.2
Nov55° / 32°1.24.21.19.94.1
Dec43° / 23°1.13.92.79.30.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35743
45842
55842
65743
75743
85743
95743
105743
115644
125644
135644
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Hays gets around 2.6 in of rain and snow over 8.3 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 28% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1264
2264
3264
4264
5264
6264
7264
8264
9264
10264
11254
12254
13254
14253
15263
16263
17263
18272
19272
20282
21292
22291
23301
24311
25321
26331
27331
28341
29351
30351

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39910
49910
59910
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119820
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299361
309271

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.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
111light breeze
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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 6:31 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:316:53
212.46:296:54
312.56:276:55
412.56:266:56
512.66:246:57
612.66:236:58
712.66:216:59
812.76:197:00
912.76:187:01
1012.86:167:02
1112.86:157:03
1212.86:137:04
1312.96:127:05
1412.96:107:06
1513.06:097:07
1613.06:077:08
1713.16:067:09
1813.16:047:10
1913.16:037:11
2013.26:017:12
2113.26:007:13
2213.35:587:14
2313.35:577:15
2413.35:567:16
2513.45:547:17
2613.45:537:18
2713.55:527:19
2813.55:507:20
2913.55:497:21
3013.65:487:22

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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85.6Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Hays

In seasonPeak

In April, Hays sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Hays's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Hays?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Hays for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hays in April

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

In April, Hays sees daytime highs around 65°F and nights near 42°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hays 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 Hays peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Hays?

Hays sits at 38.9°N, 99.3°W, 2,021 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Great Bend, 47 mi away.

Topography around Hays

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hays has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 ft around an average of 2,021 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,237 ft.

The land around Hays is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and grassland (31%) within 2 miles, cropland (49%) and grassland (47%) within 10 miles, and grassland (50%) and cropland (48%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
118 ft
10 miles
400 ft
50 miles
1,237 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Great Bend 47 mi · Dodge City 86 mi · Salina 93 mi · Hutchinson 94 mi · Garden City 104 mi · Newton 122 mi · Kearney 126 mi · Hastings 128 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 Hays (38.8792°, -99.3268°, elevation 2,021 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).