Sidney weather in April

In April, Sidney sees average daytime highs of 62°F and overnight lows near 42°F, with 4.5 in of precipitation across 12.6 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 57°F in the first days to 65°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 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 Sidney's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sidney's year-round climate.

Daytime high
62°
7th warmest
Overnight low
42°
6th coldest
Precipitation
4.5 in
12.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:05 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
10 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Sidney is seat of Shelby County, Ohio, United States.

Density
668/km²
people per km²

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 57°F in the first days to 65°F by the end.

A typical April day in Sidney reaches about 62°F in the afternoon and slips back to 42°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 48°F and 75°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 12°F warmer than March and about 10°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15637
25638
35738
45738
55839
65839
75940
85940
96040
106041
116041
126141
136142
146242
156242
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286547
296647
306647

How April really feels in Sidney

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 4 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
4
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sidney weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°3.110.35.49.50.0
Feb38° / 24°2.58.94.810.40.0
Mar49° / 32°3.6112.911.71.9
Apr62° / 42°4.512.60.8134.8
May71° / 53°4.313.6014.26.0
Jun80° / 62°4.012014.86.2
Jul83° / 65°3.411.4014.65.9
Aug81° / 64°3.310013.66.5
Sep76° / 56°2.87.8012.37.2
Oct63° / 45°2.98.70.210.95.7
Nov50° / 35°3.391.29.82.3
Dec39° / 26°3.1103.79.20.1

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 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33664
43664
53664
63664
73763
83763
93664
103664
113763
123763
133664
143664
153763
163763
173763
183862
193763
203763
213763
223763
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273763
283664
293664
303664

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Sidney gets around 4.5 in of rain and snow over 12.6 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1405
2405
3404
4414
5404
6404
7404
8404
9403
10403
11403
12403
13403
14402
15402
16412
17412
18412
19412
20422
21421
22431
23441
24441
25451
26451
27451
28451
29451
30450

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39730
49541
59541
69541
79541
89451
99451
109451
119451
129361
139262
149262
159262
169262
179262
189262
199271
209271
219271
229271
239181
249082
258992
268992
2788102
2888102
2987103
3086113

Wind in April

Winds average 10 mph in April.

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
110light breeze
210light breeze
310light breeze
410light breeze
510light breeze
610light breeze
710light breeze
810light breeze
910light breeze
1010light breeze
1110light breeze
1210light breeze
1310light breeze
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1510light breeze
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2110light breeze
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279light breeze
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299light breeze
309light breeze

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 6:29 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:296:53
212.46:286:54
312.56:266:55
412.56:246:56
512.66:236:57
612.66:216:58
712.76:196:59
812.76:187:00
912.86:167:02
1012.86:147:03
1112.86:137:04
1212.96:117:05
1312.96:107:06
1413.06:087:07
1513.06:067:08
1613.16:057:09
1713.16:037:10
1813.26:027:11
1913.26:007:12
2013.25:597:13
2113.35:577:14
2213.35:567:15
2313.45:547:16
2413.45:537:17
2513.45:517:18
2613.55:507:19
2713.55:497:20
2813.65:477:21
2913.65:467:22
3013.65:447:23

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Sidney?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Sidney for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sidney in April

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

In April, Sidney sees daytime highs around 62°F and nights near 42°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sidney 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 Sidney peaks around June 20 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Sidney 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 Sidney is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1217 µg/m³Oct 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sidney?

Sidney sits at 40.3°N, 84.2°W, 951 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Piqua, 11 mi away.

Topography around Sidney

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sidney has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 ft around an average of 1,020 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 ft.

The land around Sidney is covered by trees (31%), grassland (23%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 2 miles, cropland (70%) within 10 miles, and cropland (73%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
207 ft
10 miles
427 ft
50 miles
879 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Piqua 11 mi · Troy 17 mi · Vandalia 27 mi · Huber Heights 30 mi · Springfield 31 mi · Lima 32 mi · Fairborn 33 mi · Trotwood 35 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 Sidney (40.2842°, -84.1555°, elevation 951 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).