Rosamond weather in April

In April, Rosamond sees average daytime highs of 70°F and overnight lows near 48°F, with 0.5 in of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 67°F in the first days to 74°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 Rosamond's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rosamond's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 70°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 48°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 0.5 in; 1.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 5:27 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover: 32%; 8th clearest
Wind: 8 mph; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 7.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.3; out of 10

Rosamond is census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.

Density: 134/km²; people per km²

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

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 67°F in the first days to 74°F by the end.

A typical April day in Rosamond reaches about 70°F in the afternoon and slips back to 48°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 58°F and 81°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°F warmer than March and about 8°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)	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	71	71	71	72	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	75
Avg low (°F)	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	51

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	67	45
2	67	46
3	67	46
4	67	46
5	67	46
6	68	46
7	68	46
8	68	46
9	68	46
10	68	46
11	69	46
12	69	47
13	69	47
14	69	47
15	70	47
16	70	47
17	70	47
18	71	48
19	71	48
20	71	48
21	72	49
22	72	49
23	73	49
24	73	49
25	73	50
26	74	50
27	74	50
28	74	51
29	74	51
30	75	51

How April really feels in Rosamond

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

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.

Rosamond weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	57° / 39°	1.6	4.6	9.9	4.7
Feb	59° / 41°	1.9	5	10.7	5.2
Mar	64° / 44°	1.2	4	11.7	6.9
Apr	70° / 48°	0.5	1.9	12.9	8.3
May	78° / 54°	0.1	1	13.8	8.8
Jun	86° / 60°	0.1	0.3	14.3	6.8
Jul	92° / 66°	0.1	1.1	14.1	4.6
Aug	92° / 66°	0.1	0.5	13.3	4.6
Sep	86° / 62°	0.1	0.6	12.2	6.8
Oct	76° / 53°	0.3	1.1	11.1	8.9
Nov	64° / 44°	0.4	1.9	10.2	7.2
Dec	56° / 39°	1.2	3.6	9.7	4.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 23%. 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 (%)	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	81	81
Cloudier (%)	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	81	19
30	81	19

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Rosamond gets around 0.5 in of rain over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

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 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.

	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	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

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 5:47 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:31 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)	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.4
Sunrise (AM)	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:43	5:42	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:36	5:35	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:29	5:28	5:27	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:21	5:20	5:19	5:18	5:16	5:15	5:14	5:13	5:12	5:11	5:09
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:47	6:07
2	12.4	5:46	6:08
3	12.4	5:45	6:09
4	12.4	5:43	6:10
5	12.5	5:42	6:10
6	12.5	5:40	6:11
7	12.5	5:39	6:12
8	12.6	5:38	6:13
9	12.6	5:36	6:14
10	12.7	5:35	6:14
11	12.7	5:33	6:15
12	12.7	5:32	6:16
13	12.8	5:31	6:17
14	12.8	5:29	6:18
15	12.8	5:28	6:18
16	12.9	5:27	6:19
17	12.9	5:25	6:20
18	12.9	5:24	6:21
19	13.0	5:23	6:22
20	13.0	5:21	6:22
21	13.1	5:20	6:23
22	13.1	5:19	6:24
23	13.1	5:18	6:25
24	13.2	5:16	6:26
25	13.2	5:15	6:26
26	13.2	5:14	6:27
27	13.3	5:13	6:28
28	13.3	5:12	6:29
29	13.3	5:11	6:30
30	13.4	5:09	6:31

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.03 kWh/m² to a high of 8.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.21 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)	6.5	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.5	Intense
2	6.6	Intense
3	6.7	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.8	Intense
7	6.8	Intense
8	6.9	Intense
9	6.9	Intense
10	7.0	Intense
11	7.0	Intense
12	7.1	Intense
13	7.1	Intense
14	7.2	Intense
15	7.2	Intense
16	7.3	Intense
17	7.3	Intense
18	7.3	Intense
19	7.4	Intense
20	7.4	Intense
21	7.5	Intense
22	7.5	Intense
23	7.5	Intense
24	7.6	Intense
25	7.6	Intense
26	7.6	Intense
27	7.7	Intense
28	7.7	Intense
29	7.7	Intense
30	7.8	Intense

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Rosamond?

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

8.3

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rosamond in April

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

In April, Rosamond sees daytime highs around 70°F and nights near 48°F. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Rosamond in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rosamond peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	5	8	8	11	11	11	8	6	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Rosamond 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 Rosamond is worst in December — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (May, 12 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)	18	17	17	15	12	14	25	26	24	18	23	29
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	12	Good
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	29	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Rosamond?

Rosamond sits at 34.9°N, 118.2°W, 2,343 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lancaster, 12 mi away.

Topography around Rosamond

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Rosamond has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 761 ft around an average of 2,385 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,886 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,708 ft.

The land around Rosamond is covered by grassland (35%), bare terrain (35%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, grassland (60%) and bare terrain (34%) within 10 miles, and grassland (41%) and bare terrain (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

761 ft

grassland 35%

10 miles

1,886 ft

grassland 60%

50 miles

9,708 ft

grassland 41%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

April weather nearby: Lancaster 12 mi · Palmdale 20 mi · Vincent 25 mi · Canyon Country 35 mi · Castaic 37 mi · Valencia 39 mi · Santa Clarita 39 mi · Stevenson Ranch 40 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 Rosamond (34.8641°, -118.1634°, elevation 2,343 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	67	45
2	67	46
3	67	46
4	67	46
5	67	46
6	68	46
7	68	46
8	68	46
9	68	46
10	68	46
11	69	46
12	69	47
13	69	47
14	69	47
15	70	47
16	70	47
17	70	47
18	71	48
19	71	48
20	71	48
21	72	49
22	72	49
23	73	49
24	73	49
25	73	50
26	74	50
27	74	50
28	74	51
29	74	51
30	75	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	81	19
30	81	19

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

	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	67	45
2	67	46
3	67	46
4	67	46
5	67	46
6	68	46
7	68	46
8	68	46
9	68	46
10	68	46
11	69	46
12	69	47
13	69	47
14	69	47
15	70	47
16	70	47
17	70	47
18	71	48
19	71	48
20	71	48
21	72	49
22	72	49
23	73	49
24	73	49
25	73	50
26	74	50
27	74	50
28	74	51
29	74	51
30	75	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	81	19
30	81	19

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

	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	67	45
2	67	46
3	67	46
4	67	46
5	67	46
6	68	46
7	68	46
8	68	46
9	68	46
10	68	46
11	69	46
12	69	47
13	69	47
14	69	47
15	70	47
16	70	47
17	70	47
18	71	48
19	71	48
20	71	48
21	72	49
22	72	49
23	73	49
24	73	49
25	73	50
26	74	50
27	74	50
28	74	51
29	74	51
30	75	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	81	19
30	81	19

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

	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