Sanger weather in April

In April, Sanger sees average daytime highs of 72°F and overnight lows near 50°F, with 1.9 in of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 68°F in the first days to 76°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sanger's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanger's year-round climate.

Daytime high
72°
7th warmest
Overnight low
50°
6th coldest
Rainfall
1.9 in
5.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:30 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
42%
8th clearest
Wind
4 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Sanger is city in Fresno County, California, United States.

Density
1,671/km²
people per km²
Founded
1888

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 68°F in the first days to 76°F by the end.

A typical April day in Sanger reaches about 72°F in the afternoon and slips back to 50°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 61°F and 83°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°F warmer than March and about 9°F cooler than May.

40°60°80°151015202530
Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
16847
26848
36848
46948
56948
66948
76948
86948
96948
107048
117049
127049
137149
147149
157149
167149
177250
187250
197350
207350
217351
227451
237451
247451
257552
267552
277552
287652
297653
307653

How April really feels in Sanger

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.

Sanger weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan58° / 41°4.88.29.84.5
Feb61° / 43°4.29.110.65.2
Mar66° / 46°4.08.611.76.4
Apr72° / 50°1.95.312.97.7
May80° / 56°1.03.213.97.9
Jun89° / 63°0.30.914.55.4
Jul96° / 69°0.10.214.33.1
Aug95° / 68°0.00.113.43.3
Sep89° / 63°0.10.612.25.5
Oct78° / 54°1.22.711.18.4
Nov65° / 46°2.15106.9
Dec57° / 41°3.97.79.54.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46535
56535
66436
76535
86535
96436
106535
116535
126535
136535
146535
156733
166733
176832
186733
196832
206832
216931
226931
237030
246931
257030
267030
277030
287030
297129
307129

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Sanger gets around 1.9 in of rain over 5.3 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 18% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
124
223
322
422
521
621
721
821
920
1020
1120
1220
1320
1419
1519
1618
1718
1818
1917
2017
2116
2216
2315
2415
2514
2614
2713
2813
2913
3013

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
16982
17982
18982
19982
20973
21973
22973
23964
24964
25955
26955
27955
28955
29946
30946

Wind in April

Winds average 4 mph in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 60 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:526:13
212.45:516:14
312.45:496:15
412.55:486:16
512.55:466:17
612.55:456:18
712.65:436:19
812.65:426:20
912.75:406:20
1012.75:396:21
1112.75:376:22
1212.85:366:23
1312.85:356:24
1412.95:336:25
1512.95:326:26
1612.95:306:27
1713.05:296:27
1813.05:286:28
1913.15:266:29
2013.15:256:30
2113.15:236:31
2213.25:226:32
2313.25:216:33
2413.25:206:34
2513.35:186:35
2613.35:176:35
2713.35:166:36
2813.45:156:37
2913.45:136:38
3013.45:126:39

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.46 kWh/m² to a high of 8.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Sanger

In seasonPeak

None of Sanger's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Sanger's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Sanger?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sanger in April

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

In April, Sanger sees daytime highs around 72°F and nights near 50°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Sanger 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 Sanger peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Sanger 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 Sanger is worst in September — around 126 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 16.4× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyGoodSep 16118 µg/m³Dec 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep126Unhealthy
Oct55Poor
Nov14Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sanger?

Sanger sits at 36.7°N, 119.6°W, 371 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Parlier, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Sanger

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sanger has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 ft around an average of 364 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,795 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11,483 ft.

The land around Sanger is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and cropland (27%) within 2 miles, grassland (31%), cropland (31%) and trees (22%) within 10 miles, and trees (38%), grassland (30%) and cropland (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
66 ft
10 miles
1,795 ft
50 miles
11,483 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Parlier 6.8 mi · Reedley 9.9 mi · Selma 9.9 mi · Clovis 11 mi · Fresno 12 mi · Dinuba 15 mi · Hanford 27 mi · Visalia 30 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 Sanger (36.708°, -119.556°, elevation 371 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).