Manchester weather in April

In April, Manchester sees average daytime highs of 67°F and overnight lows near 47°F, with 4.6 in of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-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 30% 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 Manchester's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manchester's year-round climate.

Daytime high
67°
7th warmest
Overnight low
47°
6th coldest
Precipitation
4.6 in
11.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:32 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
8 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Manchester is city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.

Density
1,386/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 63°F in the first days to 70°F by the end.

A typical April day in Manchester reaches about 67°F in the afternoon and slips back to 47°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 53°F and 80°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 11°F warmer than March and about 9°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
16243
26243
36343
46344
56444
66444
76445
86545
96545
106546
116646
126646
136647
146747
156747
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196848
206849
216849
226849
236950
246950
256950
266951
276951
287051
297052
307052

How April really feels in Manchester

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.

Manchester weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan40° / 25°2.88.12.89.60.0
Feb45° / 28°2.57.72.810.51.0
Mar56° / 37°3.810.81.411.73.6
Apr67° / 47°4.611.30.2135.9
May75° / 58°4.913.3014.16.3
Jun84° / 67°4.011.2014.65.4
Jul88° / 70°3.410.2014.44.5
Aug86° / 68°3.09.4013.55.0
Sep80° / 60°3.27.8012.37.0
Oct68° / 48°3.58.10116.7
Nov55° / 38°3.68.30.79.93.6
Dec44° / 29°2.68.22.29.40.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34357
44456
54456
64753
74753
84753
94654
104753
114654
124753
134753
144654
154654
164555
174555
184456
194456
204555
214456
224357
234357
244357
254258
264258
274258
284258
294357
304357

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Manchester gets around 4.6 in of rain and snow over 11.3 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 38% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1352
2352
3352
4341
5341
6341
7341
8341
9341
10341
11341
12341
13351
14351
15361
16370
17370
18380
19390
20400
21410
22420
23420
24430
25440
26450
27450
28450
29450
30450

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191630
290730
389740
489740
589740
688840
788840
887940
986950
10851050
11851050
12851050
13841150
14841150
15831250
16831250
17821350
18821350
19821350
20811450
21801460
22801460
23791560
24791560
25771670
26771670
27751771
28731881
29731881
30701992

Wind in April

Winds average 8 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
78light breeze
88light breeze
98light breeze
108light breeze
118light breeze
128light breeze
138light breeze
148light breeze
158light breeze
168light breeze
178light breeze
188light breeze
198light breeze
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218light breeze
228light breeze
238light breeze
248light breeze
258light breeze
268light breeze
278light breeze
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298light breeze
307light breeze

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 5:55 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:556:18
212.45:546:19
312.55:526:20
412.55:516:21
512.55:496:22
612.65:476:23
712.65:466:24
812.75:446:25
912.75:436:26
1012.85:416:27
1112.85:406:28
1212.85:386:29
1312.95:376:29
1412.95:356:30
1513.05:346:31
1613.05:326:32
1713.05:316:33
1813.15:296:34
1913.15:286:35
2013.25:266:36
2113.25:256:37
2213.25:236:38
2313.35:226:39
2413.35:216:40
2513.45:196:41
2613.45:186:42
2713.45:176:43
2813.55:156:44
2913.55:146:45
3013.65:136:46

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Manchester?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Manchester for sightseeing.

What to pack for Manchester in April

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

In April, Manchester sees daytime highs around 67°F and nights near 47°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Manchester 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 Manchester peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 highHighModerateJun 22UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Manchester 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 Manchester is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodJul 1517 µg/m³Nov 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Manchester?

Manchester sits at 38.6°N, 90.5°W, 577 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Ballwin, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Manchester

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Manchester has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 ft around an average of 577 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,234 ft.

The land around Manchester is covered by trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 2 miles, trees (63%) within 10 miles, and trees (54%) and cropland (29%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
266 ft
10 miles
581 ft
50 miles
1,234 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Ballwin 1.9 mi · Kirkwood 5.6 mi · Chesterfield 5.6 mi · Creve Coeur 6.2 mi · Webster Groves 8.1 mi · Wildwood 8.1 mi · Maryland Heights 9.3 mi · Concord 9.3 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 Manchester (38.597°, -90.5093°, elevation 577 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. 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).