Pullman weather in April

In April, Pullman sees average daytime highs of 57°F and overnight lows near 39°F, with 2.0 in of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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 23% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Pullman's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pullman's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 57°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 39°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 2.0 in; 10.2 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 18 min; 5:09 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 8th clearest
Wind: 7 mph; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Pullman is city in Whitman County, Washington State, USA.

Density: 1,187/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1875

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Pullman reaches about 57°F in the afternoon and slips back to 39°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 48°F and 69°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°F warmer than March and about 9°F cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°F)	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61
Avg low (°F)	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	54	37
2	54	37
3	54	37
4	54	37
5	55	37
6	55	37
7	55	38
8	55	38
9	55	38
10	56	38
11	56	38
12	56	39
13	56	39
14	57	39
15	57	39
16	57	39
17	58	40
18	58	40
19	58	40
20	59	40
21	59	40
22	59	41
23	60	41
24	60	41
25	60	41
26	60	41
27	61	42
28	61	42
29	61	42
30	61	42

How April really feels in Pullman

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 6 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

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

Pullman weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	37° / 27°	3.0	13.1	7.4	8.8	0.0
Feb	42° / 29°	2.2	10.8	5.3	10	0.3
Mar	50° / 34°	2.6	12.4	3.2	11.6	2.1
Apr	57° / 39°	2.0	10.2	0.8	13.3	4.1
May	66° / 46°	1.9	8.9	0	14.8	6.2
Jun	73° / 52°	1.2	5.7	0	15.6	7.5
Jul	84° / 58°	0.4	2.4	0	15.3	7.1
Aug	83° / 58°	0.5	2.1	0	14	7.3
Sep	74° / 51°	0.8	3.7	0	12.4	8.1
Oct	59° / 41°	2.0	8.5	0.2	10.6	5.0
Nov	45° / 33°	3.1	12.5	3.8	9.2	1.0
Dec	37° / 27°	3.2	13.6	8.6	8.4	0.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	36	37	38	39	40	40	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	48	47	49	48	49
Cloudier (%)	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	64	64	63	62	61	60	60	58	57	56	55	54	53	52	52	53	51	52	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	35	65
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	42	58
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	47	53
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	49	51

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Pullman gets around 2.0 in of rain and snow over 10.2 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 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	38	38	37	36	35	34	34	33	32	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	29	29
Snow chance (%)	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	6
2	38	6
3	38	6
4	38	6
5	38	5
6	38	5
7	38	5
8	39	4
9	39	4
10	38	4
11	38	3
12	37	3
13	36	2
14	35	2
15	34	2
16	34	2
17	33	1
18	32	1
19	31	1
20	30	1
21	30	1
22	29	1
23	29	1
24	28	1
25	28	1
26	28	1
27	28	1
28	28	1
29	29	1
30	29	1

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in April

Winds average 7 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (mph)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:48 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:38	5:36	5:34	5:32	5:30	5:28	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:18	5:16	5:15	5:13	5:11	5:09	5:07	5:05	5:03	5:01	4:59	4:58	4:56	4:54	4:52	4:51	4:49	4:47	4:45	4:44
Sunset (PM)	6:08	6:10	6:11	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:21	6:22	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:32	6:33	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:39	6:40	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:46	6:47	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:38	6:08
2	12.6	5:36	6:10
3	12.6	5:34	6:11
4	12.7	5:32	6:13
5	12.7	5:30	6:14
6	12.8	5:28	6:15
7	12.8	5:26	6:17
8	12.9	5:24	6:18
9	13.0	5:22	6:19
10	13.0	5:20	6:21
11	13.1	5:18	6:22
12	13.1	5:16	6:24
13	13.2	5:15	6:25
14	13.2	5:13	6:26
15	13.3	5:11	6:28
16	13.3	5:09	6:29
17	13.4	5:07	6:30
18	13.4	5:05	6:32
19	13.5	5:03	6:33
20	13.6	5:01	6:35
21	13.6	4:59	6:36
22	13.7	4:58	6:37
23	13.7	4:56	6:39
24	13.8	4:54	6:40
25	13.8	4:52	6:42
26	13.9	4:51	6:43
27	13.9	4:49	6:44
28	14.0	4:47	6:46
29	14.0	4:45	6:47
30	14.1	4:44	6:48

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	6.0	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Pullman?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Pullman for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pullman in April

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

In April, Pullman sees daytime highs around 57°F and nights near 39°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pullman 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 Pullman peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	7	6	9	6	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Pullman 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 Pullman is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	8	9	14	15	11	10	25	27	25	18	17	8
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	11	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Pullman?

Pullman sits at 46.7°N, 117.2°W, 2,352 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Moscow, 8.7 mi away.

Topography around Pullman

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Pullman has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 423 ft around an average of 2,520 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,215 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,827 ft.

The land around Pullman is covered by cropland (32%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 2 miles, cropland (82%) within 10 miles, and cropland (37%), grassland (36%) and trees (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

423 ft

cropland 32%

10 miles

2,215 ft

cropland 82%

50 miles

5,827 ft

cropland 37%

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← March Pullman year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Moscow 8.7 mi · Lewiston 23 mi · Lewiston Orchards 26 mi · Opportunity 63 mi · Spokane Valley 65 mi · Spokane 65 mi · Coeur d'Alene 68 mi · Post Falls 69 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

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 Pullman (46.7313°, -117.1796°, elevation 2,352 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	54	37
2	54	37
3	54	37
4	54	37
5	55	37
6	55	37
7	55	38
8	55	38
9	55	38
10	56	38
11	56	38
12	56	39
13	56	39
14	57	39
15	57	39
16	57	39
17	58	40
18	58	40
19	58	40
20	59	40
21	59	40
22	59	41
23	60	41
24	60	41
25	60	41
26	60	41
27	61	42
28	61	42
29	61	42
30	61	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	35	65
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	42	58
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	47	53
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	49	51

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	6
2	38	6
3	38	6
4	38	6
5	38	5
6	38	5
7	38	5
8	39	4
9	39	4
10	38	4
11	38	3
12	37	3
13	36	2
14	35	2
15	34	2
16	34	2
17	33	1
18	32	1
19	31	1
20	30	1
21	30	1
22	29	1
23	29	1
24	28	1
25	28	1
26	28	1
27	28	1
28	28	1
29	29	1
30	29	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	54	37
2	54	37
3	54	37
4	54	37
5	55	37
6	55	37
7	55	38
8	55	38
9	55	38
10	56	38
11	56	38
12	56	39
13	56	39
14	57	39
15	57	39
16	57	39
17	58	40
18	58	40
19	58	40
20	59	40
21	59	40
22	59	41
23	60	41
24	60	41
25	60	41
26	60	41
27	61	42
28	61	42
29	61	42
30	61	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	35	65
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	42	58
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	47	53
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	49	51

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	6
2	38	6
3	38	6
4	38	6
5	38	5
6	38	5
7	38	5
8	39	4
9	39	4
10	38	4
11	38	3
12	37	3
13	36	2
14	35	2
15	34	2
16	34	2
17	33	1
18	32	1
19	31	1
20	30	1
21	30	1
22	29	1
23	29	1
24	28	1
25	28	1
26	28	1
27	28	1
28	28	1
29	29	1
30	29	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	54	37
2	54	37
3	54	37
4	54	37
5	55	37
6	55	37
7	55	38
8	55	38
9	55	38
10	56	38
11	56	38
12	56	39
13	56	39
14	57	39
15	57	39
16	57	39
17	58	40
18	58	40
19	58	40
20	59	40
21	59	40
22	59	41
23	60	41
24	60	41
25	60	41
26	60	41
27	61	42
28	61	42
29	61	42
30	61	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	35	65
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	39	61
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	42	58
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	45	55
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	47	53
28	49	51
29	48	52
30	49	51

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	38	6
2	38	6
3	38	6
4	38	6
5	38	5
6	38	5
7	38	5
8	39	4
9	39	4
10	38	4
11	38	3
12	37	3
13	36	2
14	35	2
15	34	2
16	34	2
17	33	1
18	32	1
19	31	1
20	30	1
21	30	1
22	29	1
23	29	1
24	28	1
25	28	1
26	28	1
27	28	1
28	28	1
29	29	1
30	29	1

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100