Shelbyville weather in April

In April, Shelbyville sees average daytime highs of 64°F and overnight lows near 45°F, with 4.7 in of precipitation across 12.2 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 59°F in the first days to 67°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Shelbyville's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shelbyville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
64°
7th warmest
Overnight low
45°
6th coldest
Precipitation
4.7 in
12.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:12 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
65%
8th clearest
Wind
10 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Shelbyville is city in Indiana, United States.

Density
634/km²
people per km²
Founded
1822

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 59°F in the first days to 67°F by the end.

A typical April day in Shelbyville reaches about 64°F in the afternoon and slips back to 45°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 50°F and 77°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 12°F warmer than March and about 9°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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25940
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How April really feels in Shelbyville

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.

Shelbyville weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 23°3.39.54.19.50.0
Feb41° / 25°2.88.7410.40.2
Mar51° / 34°4.111.11.711.72.5
Apr64° / 45°4.712.20.4135.2
May73° / 55°4.812.9014.16.2
Jun81° / 64°4.211.6014.76.0
Jul84° / 67°3.511.4014.55.5
Aug83° / 65°2.78.8013.66.2
Sep78° / 58°2.97.6012.37.2
Oct65° / 46°3.28.9010.96.0
Nov52° / 36°3.59.20.99.82.8
Dec41° / 28°3.410.33.39.30.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33862
43862
53862
63961
74060
83961
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Shelbyville gets around 4.7 in of rain and snow over 12.2 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1412
2412
3412
4412
5412
6412
7412
8402
9402
10402
11401
12401
13401
14401
15401
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25420
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28420
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30420

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
195410
294510
394510
494510
594510
692620
792620
892620
991720
1091720
1191720
1289830
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Wind in April

Winds average 10 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
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510light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:366:59
212.46:347:00
312.56:337:01
412.56:317:02
512.66:307:03
612.66:287:04
712.76:267:05
812.76:257:06
912.76:237:07
1012.86:227:08
1112.86:207:09
1212.96:187:10
1312.96:177:11
1413.06:157:12
1513.06:147:13
1613.06:127:14
1713.16:117:15
1813.16:097:16
1913.26:087:17
2013.26:067:18
2113.26:057:19
2213.36:037:21
2313.36:027:22
2413.46:007:23
2513.45:597:24
2613.45:587:25
2713.55:567:26
2813.55:557:27
2913.65:547:28
3013.65:527:29

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.27 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.9Bright
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84.9Bright
95.0Bright
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215.2Bright
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235.2Bright
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255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Shelbyville?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Shelbyville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shelbyville in April

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

In April, Shelbyville sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 45°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Shelbyville 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 Shelbyville peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Shelbyville 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 Shelbyville is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1317 µg/m³Oct 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Shelbyville?

Shelbyville sits at 39.5°N, 85.8°W, 764 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Franklin, 15 mi away.

Topography around Shelbyville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Shelbyville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 ft around an average of 771 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 ft.

The land around Shelbyville is covered by cropland (29%), artificial surfaces (24%) and trees (22%) within 2 miles, cropland (78%) within 10 miles, and cropland (50%) and trees (36%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
79 ft
10 miles
279 ft
50 miles
833 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Franklin 15 mi · Greenfield 18 mi · Greenwood 19 mi · Columbus 24 mi · Lawrence 25 mi · Indianapolis 27 mi · Broad Ripple 30 mi · Fishers 32 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 Shelbyville (39.5214°, -85.7769°, elevation 764 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).