Oxnard weather in April

In April, Oxnard sees average daytime highs of 65°F and overnight lows near 52°F, with 0.9 in of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 63°F in the first days to 66°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Oxnard's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oxnard's year-round climate.

Daytime high
65°
8th warmest
Overnight low
52°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0.9 in
2.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:31 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
34%
8th clearest
Wind
6 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Oxnard is city in Ventura County, California, United States.

Density
2,041/km²
people per km²
Founded
1903

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 66°F by the end.

A typical April day in Oxnard reaches about 65°F in the afternoon and slips back to 52°F overnight — a 12°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 58°F and 72°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°F warmer than March and about 2°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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Oxnard 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
Jan61° / 49°3.75.6105.9
Feb61° / 49°3.76.110.75.7
Mar62° / 51°2.65.111.76.3
Apr65° / 52°0.92.812.87.3
May67° / 56°0.41.513.87.9
Jun70° / 59°0.10.314.28.7
Jul74° / 63°0.10.4149.3
Aug75° / 64°0.00.113.39.6
Sep74° / 63°0.10.512.29.3
Oct71° / 59°0.7211.18.5
Nov66° / 54°0.92.810.27.6
Dec61° / 49°2.34.99.86.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27426
37426
47525
57525
67525
77624
87624
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Oxnard gets around 0.9 in of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
412
512
612
712
812
912
1011
1111
1211
1311
1410
1510
169
179
188
198
208
217
227
237
247
257
267
276
286
296
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 98% 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
16991
17982
18982
19982
20982
21973
22973
23964
24964
25955
26955
27946
28946
29937
30928

Wind in April

Winds average 6 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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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 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:526:11
212.45:506:12
312.45:496:12
412.45:486:13
512.55:466:14
612.55:456:15
712.55:436:16
812.65:426:16
912.65:416:17
1012.65:396:18
1112.75:386:19
1212.75:376:19
1312.75:356:20
1412.85:346:21
1512.85:336:22
1612.95:316:23
1712.95:306:23
1812.95:296:24
1913.05:276:25
2013.05:266:26
2113.05:256:26
2213.15:246:27
2313.15:236:28
2413.15:216:29
2513.25:206:30
2613.25:196:30
2713.25:186:31
2813.35:176:32
2913.35:166:33
3013.35:146:34

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.96 kWh/m² to a high of 8.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.4Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
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126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.9Intense
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167.0Intense
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257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.4Intense
307.4Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Oxnard?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Oxnard in April

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

In April, Oxnard sees daytime highs around 65°F and nights near 52°F. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Oxnard in April

The nearest coast averages about 58°F in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 67°F and coldest in March near 58°F.

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

55°60°65°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan58Bracing
Feb58Bracing
Mar58Bracing
Apr58Bracing
May60Cool
Jun63Cool
Jul66Cool
Aug67Cool
Sep67Cool
Oct65Cool
Nov62Cool
Dec60Cool

UV index in Oxnard 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 Oxnard peaks around June 23 at about 10 (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 23UV 10Dec 15UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Oxnard 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 Oxnard is worst in December — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.6× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyDec 1670 µg/m³Jan 246 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec78Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Oxnard?

Oxnard sits at 34.2°N, 119.2°W, 52 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Port Hueneme, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Oxnard

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Oxnard has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 ft around an average of 52 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,667 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,806 ft.

The land around Oxnard is covered by artificial surfaces (81%) within 2 miles, water (35%) within 10 miles, and water (47%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
75 ft
10 miles
1,667 ft
50 miles
8,806 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Port Hueneme 3.7 mi · Camarillo 8.1 mi · Ventura 8.7 mi · Santa Paula 13 mi · Moorpark 18 mi · Thousand Oaks 19 mi · Fillmore 21 mi · Simi Valley 23 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 Oxnard (34.1975°, -119.177°, elevation 52 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).