Hutchinson weather in April

In April, Hutchinson sees average daytime highs of 67°F and overnight lows near 45°F, with 3.1 in of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 63°F in the first days to 70°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Hutchinson's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hutchinson's year-round climate.

Daytime high
67°
7th warmest
Overnight low
45°
6th coldest
Precipitation
3.1 in
9.1 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:02 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
52%
11th clearest
Wind
11 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Hutchinson is city in Kansas, United States.

Density
650/km²
people per km²
Founded
1871

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 63°F in the first days to 70°F by the end.

A typical April day in Hutchinson reaches about 67°F in the afternoon and slips back to 45°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 52°F and 81°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 9°F warmer than March and about 9°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How April really feels in Hutchinson

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.

Hutchinson weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan43° / 24°0.93.82.59.70.5
Feb47° / 27°1.24.82.310.51.8
Mar57° / 35°2.56.91.211.74.5
Apr67° / 45°3.19.10.5136.3
May76° / 56°5.111.90146.6
Jun86° / 66°3.910.4014.65.0
Jul91° / 70°3.08.5014.43.9
Aug89° / 68°3.58.5013.54.5
Sep81° / 60°2.67.1012.36.9
Oct69° / 47°2.76.40.1117.3
Nov56° / 35°1.54.80.99.94.3
Dec44° / 26°1.34.42.59.41.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25743
35743
45743
55743
65743
75743
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95743
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Hutchinson gets around 3.1 in of rain and snow over 9.1 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 31% and peaks near 37% 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 (%)
1283
2283
3283
4282
5282
6282
7282
8282
9282
10282
11282
12282
13282
14292
15292
16302
17301
18311
19311
20321
21321
22331
23331
24341
25341
26350
27350
28360
29360
30370

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194510
295410
395410
495410
595410
695410
795410
895410
994510
1094510
1193610
1293610
1393610
1492710
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1691810
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2289920
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25881020
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27861031
28841141
29821251
30811351

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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411light breeze
511light 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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:256:47
212.46:246:48
312.56:226:49
412.56:216:50
512.56:196:51
612.66:186:52
712.66:166:53
812.76:146:54
912.76:136:55
1012.76:116:56
1112.86:106:57
1212.86:086:58
1312.96:076:59
1412.96:057:00
1512.96:047:01
1613.06:027:01
1713.06:017:02
1813.16:007:03
1913.15:587:04
2013.15:577:05
2113.25:557:06
2213.25:547:07
2313.35:537:08
2413.35:517:09
2513.35:507:10
2613.45:497:11
2713.45:477:12
2813.45:467:13
2913.55:457:14
3013.55:437:15

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Hutchinson?

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
2.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Hutchinson for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hutchinson in April

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

In April, Hutchinson sees daytime highs around 67°F and nights near 45°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hutchinson in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hutchinson peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hutchinson?

Hutchinson sits at 38.1°N, 97.9°W, 1,535 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Newton, 32 mi away.

Topography around Hutchinson

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hutchinson has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 ft around an average of 1,535 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 758 ft.

The land around Hutchinson is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), trees (27%) and grassland (25%) within 2 miles, cropland (47%) and grassland (33%) within 10 miles, and cropland (57%) and grassland (35%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
49 ft
10 miles
302 ft
50 miles
758 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Newton 32 mi · Wichita 41 mi · Great Bend 50 mi · Derby 51 mi · Salina 57 mi · Junction City 89 mi · Hays 94 mi · Emporia 98 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 Hutchinson (38.0608°, -97.9298°, elevation 1,535 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).