Saint George weather in April

In April, Saint George sees average daytime highs of 71°F and overnight lows near 46°F, with 0.7 in of precipitation across 3 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 67°F in the first days to 75°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 Saint George's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint George's year-round climate.

Daytime high
71°
7th warmest
Overnight low
46°
6th coldest
Precipitation
0.7 in
3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:06 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
39%
8th clearest
Wind
5 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
7 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Saint George is city in Washington County, Utah, United States.

Density
367/km²
people per km²
Founded
1861

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 67°F in the first days to 75°F by the end.

A typical April day in Saint George reaches about 71°F in the afternoon and slips back to 46°F overnight — a 25°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 58°F and 82°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°F warmer than March and about 10°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
16743
26743
36743
46743
56843
66844
76844
86844
96944
106944
116945
126945
137045
147045
157146
167146
177146
187246
197247
207247
217347
227348
237348
247448
257449
267449
277549
287550
297650
307650

How April really feels in Saint George

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.

Saint George weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan51° / 30°1.45.12.19.72.8
Feb55° / 34°1.76.11.910.64.0
Mar63° / 40°1.35.6111.76.4
Apr71° / 46°0.730.412.98.0
May81° / 55°0.32.10147.8
Jun92° / 64°0.10.5014.54.4
Jul97° / 72°0.42.1014.32.6
Aug95° / 70°0.52.9013.43.2
Sep87° / 61°0.82.7012.36.1
Oct74° / 48°1.03.40118.4
Nov60° / 37°0.93.20.6105.9
Dec49° / 29°1.14.71.79.52.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36733
46733
56733
66733
76733
86832
96832
106931
116931
126931
137030
147030
157129
167228
177228
187228
197327
207327
217327
227426
237426
247525
257525
267525
277624
287624
297525
307525

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Saint George gets around 0.7 in of rain and snow over 3 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 10% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1162
2152
3152
4142
5142
6132
7132
8122
9122
10122
11112
12111
13111
14101
15101
1691
1791
1891
1991
2081
2181
2281
2380
2480
2580
2680
2780
2880
2980
3080

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 5 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 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
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

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 6:28 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:286:50
212.46:276:51
312.46:256:51
412.56:246:52
512.56:226:53
612.66:216:54
712.66:196:55
812.66:186:56
912.76:166:57
1012.76:156:58
1112.86:136:59
1212.86:126:59
1312.86:107:00
1412.96:097:01
1512.96:077:02
1613.06:067:03
1713.06:057:04
1813.06:037:05
1913.16:027:06
2013.16:007:07
2113.15:597:08
2213.25:587:08
2313.25:567:09
2413.35:557:10
2513.35:547:11
2613.35:537:12
2713.45:517:13
2813.45:507:14
2913.45:497:15
3013.55:487:16

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 8.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.4Intense
267.4Intense
277.4Intense
287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Saint George?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Saint George in April

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

In April, Saint George sees daytime highs around 71°F and nights near 46°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Saint George 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 Saint George peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Saint George?

Saint George sits at 37.1°N, 113.6°W, 2,700 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Washington, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Saint George

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Saint George has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 ft around an average of 2,805 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,959 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,045 ft.

The land around Saint George is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) within 2 miles, grassland (38%), shrubs (25%) and bare terrain (25%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (36%), grassland (26%) and trees (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
787 ft
10 miles
2,959 ft
50 miles
9,045 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Washington 4.3 mi · Hurricane 17 mi · Mesquite 34 mi · Cedar City 49 mi · Sunrise Manor 103 mi · Boulder City 104 mi · North Las Vegas 106 mi · Whitney 106 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 Saint George (37.1041°, -113.5841°, elevation 2,700 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).