Oakdale weather in April

In April, Oakdale sees average daytime highs of 72°F and overnight lows near 50°F, with 1.8 in of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 69°F in the first days to 76°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Oakdale's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oakdale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
72°
7th warmest
Overnight low
50°
6th coldest
Rainfall
1.8 in
5.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:34 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
44%
8th clearest
Wind
6 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Oakdale is city in Stanislaus County, California, United States.

Density
1,410/km²
people per km²
Founded
1906

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 69°F in the first days to 76°F by the end.

A typical April day in Oakdale reaches about 72°F in the afternoon and slips back to 50°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 61°F and 82°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°F warmer than March and about 8°F cooler than May.

40°60°80°151015202530
Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
16848
26848
36948
46948
56948
66948
76948
86948
97048
107048
117049
127049
137149
147149
157149
167249
177250
187250
197350
207350
217351
227451
237451
247451
257552
267552
277652
287652
297653
307653

How April really feels in Oakdale

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.

Oakdale weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan58° / 41°4.48.79.74.4
Feb61° / 44°4.1910.55.2
Mar66° / 46°3.68.111.76.5
Apr72° / 50°1.85.212.97.6
May80° / 55°1.13.4147.9
Jun88° / 61°0.20.914.65.9
Jul92° / 65°0.00.114.34.5
Aug91° / 64°0.00.113.54.9
Sep87° / 60°0.10.612.36.6
Oct77° / 53°1.12.6118.5
Nov65° / 46°2.25.7106.7
Dec57° / 41°4.08.59.44.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
65842
75941
85941
95941
105941
115941
126040
136040
146040
156139
166139
176238
186337
196337
206436
216535
226535
236535
246634
256634
266733
276832
286832
296931
306832

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Oakdale gets around 1.8 in of rain over 5.2 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
123
222
322
422
521
621
721
821
920
1020
1120
1220
1319
1419
1518
1618
1717
1817
1916
2016
2116
2215
2315
2414
2514
2614
2713
2813
2913
3013

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 (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16973
17973
18973
19973
20964
21964
22964
23964
24955
25955
26955
27955
28955
29955
30955

Wind in April

Winds average 6 mph in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 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
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 5:57 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:576:19
212.45:566:20
312.45:546:21
412.55:526:22
512.55:516:23
612.65:496:24
712.65:486:24
812.75:466:25
912.75:456:26
1012.75:436:27
1112.85:426:28
1212.85:406:29
1312.95:396:30
1412.95:376:31
1512.95:366:32
1613.05:346:33
1713.05:336:34
1813.15:326:35
1913.15:306:36
2013.15:296:37
2113.25:276:37
2213.25:266:38
2313.25:256:39
2413.35:236:40
2513.35:226:41
2613.45:216:42
2713.45:196:43
2813.45:186:44
2913.55:176:45
3013.55:166:46

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 8.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
307.0Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Oakdale

In seasonPeak

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

Oakdale's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Oakdale?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Oakdale in April

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

In April, Oakdale sees daytime highs around 72°F and nights near 50°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Oakdale in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Oakdale peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 14UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Oakdale 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 Oakdale is worst in August — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateAug 1928 µg/m³Jun 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Oakdale?

Oakdale sits at 37.8°N, 120.8°W, 157 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Riverbank, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Oakdale

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Oakdale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 ft around an average of 171 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,355 ft.

The land around Oakdale is covered by trees (38%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 2 miles, trees (43%) and grassland (31%) within 10 miles, and grassland (41%) and trees (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
151 ft
10 miles
518 ft
50 miles
6,355 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Riverbank 5.0 mi · Modesto 12 mi · Ceres 13 mi · Ripon 16 mi · Turlock 19 mi · Manteca 21 mi · Lathrop 24 mi · Patterson 25 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 Oakdale (37.7666°, -120.8471°, elevation 157 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).