Hereford weather in April

In April, Hereford sees average daytime highs of 71°F and overnight lows near 45°F, with 1.2 in of precipitation across 4.4 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 68°F in the first days to 74°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Hereford's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hereford's year-round climate.

Daytime high
71°
7th warmest
Overnight low
45°
6th coldest
Precipitation
1.2 in
4.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:24 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
39%
7th clearest
Wind
12 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Hereford is city in Deaf Smith County, Texas, United States.

Density
978/km²
people per km²

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 68°F in the first days to 74°F by the end.

A typical April day in Hereford reaches about 71°F in the afternoon and slips back to 45°F overnight — a 27°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 57°F and 84°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°F warmer than March and about 9°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
16841
26841
36842
46942
56942
66942
76942
87043
97043
107043
117144
127144
137144
147144
157145
167245
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277447
287448
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307548

How April really feels in Hereford

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.

Hereford weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan51° / 28°0.72.91.79.93.2
Feb56° / 31°0.63.51.610.74.6
Mar64° / 37°1.44.61.111.76.7
Apr71° / 45°1.24.40.412.87.9
May80° / 54°2.16.9013.87.2
Jun88° / 63°1.67.3014.34.9
Jul90° / 67°1.66.8014.14.2
Aug88° / 65°2.18.4013.34.8
Sep82° / 58°1.45.9012.27.2
Oct72° / 47°1.74.90.411.18.0
Nov60° / 36°0.73.1110.26.0
Dec51° / 29°0.93.52.29.73.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47030
57030
67030
77030
87129
97129
107030
117030
127129
137129
147129
157129
167228
177327
187327
197327
207327
217426
227426
237426
247525
257525
267426
277327
287327
297327
307327

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Hereford gets around 1.2 in of rain and snow over 4.4 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1142
2142
3142
4142
5142
6142
7142
8142
9142
10142
11142
12141
13141
14141
15151
16151
17151
18151
19151
20151
21151
22151
23151
24151
25151
26151
27151
28161
29161
30171

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
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30991

Wind in April

Winds average 12 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 mph on the calmest days to 12 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
111light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
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1512light breeze
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2611light breeze
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2911light breeze
3011light 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 6:44 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:447:04
212.46:437:05
312.46:427:06
412.46:407:06
512.56:397:07
612.56:377:08
712.56:367:09
812.66:357:10
912.66:337:10
1012.76:327:11
1112.76:307:12
1212.76:297:13
1312.86:287:14
1412.86:267:14
1512.86:257:15
1612.96:247:16
1712.96:227:17
1812.96:217:18
1913.06:207:18
2013.06:187:19
2113.06:177:20
2213.16:167:21
2313.16:157:22
2413.26:137:23
2513.26:127:23
2613.26:117:24
2713.36:107:25
2813.36:097:26
2913.36:087:27
3013.36:067:27

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Hereford?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hereford in April

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

In April, Hereford sees daytime highs around 71°F and nights near 45°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Hereford in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hereford peaks around July 13 at about 11 (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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 11Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hereford?

Hereford sits at 34.8°N, 102.4°W, 3,816 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Amarillo, 43 mi away.

Topography around Hereford

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hereford has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 ft around an average of 3,822 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,172 ft.

The land around Hereford is covered by grassland (32%), cropland (32%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 2 miles, cropland (63%) and grassland (35%) within 10 miles, and grassland (58%) and cropland (41%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
121 ft
10 miles
322 ft
50 miles
2,172 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Amarillo 43 mi · Clovis 54 mi · Plainview 59 mi · Dumas 76 mi · Lubbock 91 mi · Pampa 95 mi · Hobbs 152 mi · Roswell 157 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 Hereford (34.8152°, -102.3993°, elevation 3,816 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).