Orcutt weather in April

In April, Orcutt sees average daytime highs of 60°F and overnight lows near 51°F, with 0.9 in of rain across 2.9 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 60°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Orcutt's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orcutt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
60°
8th warmest
Overnight low
51°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0.9 in
2.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:36 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
34%
7th clearest
Wind
11 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Orcutt is census designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

Density
1,003/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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 60°F through the month.

A typical April day in Orcutt reaches about 60°F in the afternoon and slips back to 51°F overnight — a 9°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 55°F and 67°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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26051
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46051
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Orcutt weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan60° / 49°3.579.95.2
Feb59° / 50°3.47.510.75.0
Mar60° / 51°2.66.111.75.4
Apr60° / 51°0.92.912.96.1
May62° / 53°0.41.413.86.8
Jun64° / 55°0.10.314.37.8
Jul67° / 57°0.00.214.18.2
Aug68° / 58°0.00.113.38.5
Sep68° / 58°0.00.312.28.5
Oct67° / 57°0.61.811.18.1
Nov64° / 53°1.23.310.27.0
Dec60° / 49°2.669.75.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47426
57426
67426
77426
87525
97525
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Orcutt gets around 0.9 in of rain over 2.9 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 10% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
114
213
313
413
512
612
712
812
912
1012
1111
1211
1311
1411
1510
1610
1710
189
199
209
218
228
238
247
257
267
277
287
297
306

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 99% 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
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
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18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
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24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 11 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110light breeze
210light breeze
310light breeze
410light breeze
510light breeze
611light breeze
711light breeze
811light breeze
911light breeze
1011light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 24 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 5:19 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:576:16
212.45:556:17
312.45:546:18
412.45:526:19
512.55:516:19
612.55:496:20
712.55:486:21
812.65:476:22
912.65:456:23
1012.75:446:23
1112.75:426:24
1212.75:416:25
1312.85:406:26
1412.85:386:27
1512.85:376:27
1612.95:366:28
1712.95:346:29
1812.95:336:30
1913.05:326:31
2013.05:316:31
2113.15:296:32
2213.15:286:33
2313.15:276:34
2413.25:266:35
2513.25:246:36
2613.25:236:36
2713.35:226:37
2813.35:216:38
2913.35:206:39
3013.45:196:40

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.9 kWh/m² to a high of 8.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.4Intense
46.5Intense
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76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
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146.9Intense
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167.0Intense
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197.1Intense
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217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.2Intense
247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.4Intense
287.4Intense
297.4Intense
307.5Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Orcutt?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Orcutt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Orcutt in April

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

In April, Orcutt sees daytime highs around 60°F and nights near 51°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona warm layer

Sea temperature near Orcutt in April

The nearest coast averages about 54°F in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 11 mi away) is warmest in October at about 60°F and coldest in April near 54°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

52°54°56°58°60°62°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan56Bracing
Feb56Bracing
Mar55Bracing
Apr54Bracing
May54Bracing
Jun56Bracing
Jul58Bracing
Aug59Cool
Sep60Cool
Oct60Cool
Nov59Bracing
Dec57Bracing

UV index in Orcutt 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 Orcutt peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 11Dec 15UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Orcutt 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 Orcutt is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.4× the cleanest month (June, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1519 µg/m³Jun 134 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr5Good
May5Good
Jun4Good
Jul6Good
Aug9Good
Sep21Moderate
Oct5Good
Nov5Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Orcutt?

Orcutt sits at 34.9°N, 120.4°W, 358 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Santa Maria, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around Orcutt

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Orcutt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 ft around an average of 430 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,644 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,788 ft.

The land around Orcutt is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and grassland (37%) within 2 miles, grassland (49%) and cropland (22%) within 10 miles, and grassland (37%) and water (35%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
768 ft
10 miles
1,644 ft
50 miles
6,788 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Santa Maria 6.2 mi · Nipomo 12 mi · Lompoc 16 mi · Arroyo Grande 19 mi · San Luis Obispo 32 mi · Atascadero 45 mi · Isla Vista 45 mi · Goleta 45 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 Orcutt (34.8653°, -120.436°, elevation 358 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).