Holyoke weather in April

In April, Holyoke sees average daytime highs of 57°F and overnight lows near 39°F, with 3.6 in of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-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 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Holyoke's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Holyoke's year-round climate.

Daytime high
57°
7th warmest
Overnight low
39°
6th coldest
Precipitation
3.6 in
10.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:16 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
7 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Holyoke is city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.

Density
688/km²
people per km²
Founded
1850

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 Holyoke reaches about 57°F in the afternoon and slips back to 39°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 46°F and 70°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)
15134
25235
35235
45335
55336
65336
75436
85437
95537
105537
115638
125638
135738
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276243
286244
296244
306344

How April really feels in Holyoke

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 10 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
10
wind chill below the day's low

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

Holyoke 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
Jan34° / 19°3.39.66.39.30.0
Feb37° / 21°3.08.75.810.30.0
Mar45° / 29°4.010.34.811.61.0
Apr57° / 39°3.610.71.213.14.0
May68° / 49°3.210.6014.46.1
Jun77° / 58°3.510.80156.6
Jul82° / 64°3.39.9014.86.2
Aug80° / 62°3.38.7013.76.7
Sep73° / 55°3.78.3012.37.0
Oct61° / 44°4.29.10.210.85.1
Nov49° / 34°3.39.11.29.62.1
Dec39° / 26°4.110.1590.1

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 61%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33862
43862
53763
63763
73862
83961
93961
103862
113961
123961
133961
143961
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Holyoke gets around 3.6 in of rain and snow over 10.7 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1369
2378
3378
4378
5377
6377
7367
8366
9366
10355
11355
12355
13354
14354
15353
16353
17353
18353
19352
20352
21362
22362
23362
24362
25361
26371
27371
28371
29371
30361

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 (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129820
139820
149820
159820
169820
179820
189820
199730
209730
219631
229631
239631
249631
259631
269631
279541
289541
299541
309451

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
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
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 5:42 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:426:08
212.55:416:09
312.55:396:10
412.65:376:11
512.65:356:12
612.75:346:14
712.75:326:15
812.85:306:16
912.85:286:17
1012.95:276:18
1112.95:256:19
1213.05:236:20
1313.05:216:22
1413.05:206:23
1513.15:186:24
1613.15:166:25
1713.25:156:26
1813.25:136:27
1913.35:126:28
2013.35:106:29
2113.45:086:31
2213.45:076:32
2313.55:056:33
2413.55:046:34
2513.55:026:35
2613.65:016:36
2713.64:596:37
2813.74:586:39
2913.74:566:40
3013.84:556:41

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Holyoke

In seasonPeak

None of Holyoke's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Holyoke sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Holyoke?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Holyoke for sightseeing.

What to pack for Holyoke in April

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

In April, Holyoke sees daytime highs around 57°F and nights near 39°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Holyoke 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 Holyoke peaks around July 10 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 10UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug5High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Holyoke 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 Holyoke is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1615 µg/m³Nov 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Holyoke?

Holyoke sits at 42.2°N, 72.6°W, 190 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is North Chicopee, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Holyoke

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Holyoke has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 732 ft around an average of 230 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,329 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,461 ft.

The land around Holyoke is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 2 miles, trees (70%) within 10 miles, and trees (90%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
732 ft
10 miles
1,329 ft
50 miles
3,461 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: North Chicopee 1.9 mi · Chicopee 3.7 mi · South Hadley 4.3 mi · Easthampton 5.0 mi · West Springfield 6.8 mi · Springfield 7.5 mi · Ludlow 8.1 mi · Northampton 8.7 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 Holyoke (42.2043°, -72.6162°, elevation 190 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).