Layton weather in April

In April, Layton sees average daytime highs of 58°F and overnight lows near 39°F, with 2.5 in of precipitation across 10.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 54°F in the first days to 61°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Layton's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Layton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
58°
7th warmest
Overnight low
39°
6th coldest
Precipitation
2.5 in
10.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:55 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
56%
9th clearest
Wind
5 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Layton is city in Davis County, Utah, United States.

Density
1,285/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 54°F in the first days to 61°F by the end.

A typical April day in Layton reaches about 58°F in the afternoon and slips back to 39°F overnight — a 19°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 8°F warmer than March and about 10°F cooler than May.

20°40°60°80°151015202530
Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15436
25436
35436
45537
55537
65537
75537
85637
95638
105638
115638
125738
135738
145739
155739
165839
175839
185840
195940
205940
215940
225940
236041
246041
256041
266142
276142
286142
296242
306243

How April really feels in Layton

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Layton weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 20°2.1108.79.40.0
Feb40° / 24°1.78.4610.40.1
Mar50° / 32°1.88.84.711.72.3
Apr58° / 39°2.510.92.913.14.2
May68° / 47°2.28.40.214.36.7
Jun79° / 56°1.14014.97.8
Jul88° / 64°0.31.8014.65.7
Aug86° / 63°0.42.8013.66.2
Sep76° / 53°1.24.4012.38.1
Oct61° / 42°1.76.6110.95.8
Nov47° / 30°1.78.34.89.71.5
Dec36° / 21°2.09.18.19.10.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135248
145248
155248
165347
175347
185347
195347
205347
215446
225446
235545
245446
255545
265644
275545
285644
295743
305644

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Layton gets around 2.5 in of rain and snow over 10.9 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13315
23315
33315
43315
53314
63314
73314
83314
93413
103413
113513
123512
133612
143611
153710
163710
17379
18388
19388
20387
21387
22386
23386
24375
25375
26364
27354
28354
29344
30343

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 5 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 7:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:206:45
212.56:196:46
312.56:176:47
412.56:156:48
512.66:136:49
612.66:126:50
712.76:106:51
812.76:086:52
912.86:076:53
1012.86:056:55
1112.96:036:56
1212.96:026:57
1313.06:006:58
1413.05:586:59
1513.15:577:00
1613.15:557:01
1713.15:547:02
1813.25:527:03
1913.25:517:04
2013.35:497:05
2113.35:477:06
2213.45:467:07
2313.45:447:09
2413.45:437:10
2513.55:417:11
2613.55:407:12
2713.65:397:13
2813.65:377:14
2913.75:367:15
3013.75:347:16

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.03 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Layton?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Layton for sightseeing.

What to pack for Layton in April

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

In April, Layton sees daytime highs around 58°F and nights near 39°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Layton 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 Layton peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Layton?

Layton sits at 41.1°N, 112.0°W, 4,350 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Kaysville, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Layton

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Layton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 ft around an average of 4,370 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,459 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,346 ft.

The land around Layton is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (24%) within 2 miles, trees (28%) and grassland (26%) within 10 miles, and grassland (39%) and trees (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
364 ft
10 miles
5,459 ft
50 miles
7,346 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Kaysville 2.5 mi · Clearfield 4.3 mi · Syracuse 5.0 mi · Clinton 6.8 mi · Farmington 6.8 mi · Roy 7.5 mi · South Ogden 9.3 mi · Centerville 11 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 Layton (41.0602°, -111.9711°, elevation 4,350 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).