Utica weather in April

In April, Utica sees average daytime highs of 55°F and overnight lows near 37°F, with 4.4 in of precipitation across 13.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 48°F in the first days to 60°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Utica's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Utica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
55°
7th warmest
Overnight low
37°
6th coldest
Precipitation
4.4 in
13.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:26 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
8 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Utica is city in Oneida County, New York, United States.

Density
1,387/km²
people per km²
Founded
1734

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 48°F in the first days to 60°F by the end.

A typical April day in Utica reaches about 55°F in the afternoon and slips back to 37°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 41°F and 69°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 14°F warmer than March and about 11°F cooler than May.

20°40°60°80°151015202530
Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
14731
24831
34832
44932
54933
65033
75033
85134
95134
105235
115335
125335
135436
145436
155537
165537
175637
185638
195638
205738
215739
225839
235840
245840
255940
265941
276041
286041
296042
306142

How April really feels in Utica

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 17 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
17
wind chill below the day's low

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

Utica weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 15°3.41312.79.20.0
Feb32° / 16°3.111.810.910.20.0
Mar41° / 24°4.013.58.211.60.3
Apr55° / 37°4.413.92.813.13.0
May66° / 47°4.413.90.214.45.4
Jun74° / 56°5.113.7015.16.2
Jul78° / 61°4.713.3014.96.2
Aug76° / 59°4.312013.86.7
Sep70° / 52°4.110.8012.36.3
Oct57° / 41°4.613.10.510.83.8
Nov45° / 31°3.813.64.59.51.0
Dec35° / 22°4.014.610.68.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53466
63367
73268
83268
93268
103268
113367
123367
133367
143367
153367
163565
173565
183565
193565
203565
213565
223565
233565
243565
253565
263565
273466
283466
293565
303565

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Utica gets around 4.4 in of rain and snow over 13.9 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14516
24515
34515
44514
54514
64513
74513
84512
94512
104511
114411
124410
13449
14459
15458
16458
17468
18467
19477
20477
21477
22486
23486
24486
25485
26485
27484
28484
29473
30473

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 (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
79910
89910
99910
109910
119910
129910
139820
149820
159820
169820
179820
189820
199820
209730
219730
229730
239730
249730
259730
269541
279541
289541
299541
309451

Wind in April

Winds average 8 mph in April.

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.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
78light breeze
88light breeze
98light breeze
108light breeze
118light breeze
128light breeze
138light breeze
148light breeze
158light breeze
168light breeze
178light breeze
187light breeze
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:04 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:526:19
212.55:516:20
312.55:496:21
412.65:476:22
512.65:456:23
612.75:436:25
712.75:426:26
812.85:406:27
912.85:386:28
1012.95:366:29
1112.95:346:31
1213.05:336:32
1313.05:316:33
1413.15:296:34
1513.15:286:35
1613.25:266:36
1713.25:246:38
1813.35:226:39
1913.35:216:40
2013.45:196:41
2113.45:176:42
2213.55:166:44
2313.55:146:45
2413.65:136:46
2513.65:116:47
2613.65:106:48
2713.75:086:49
2813.75:076:51
2913.85:056:52
3013.85:046:53

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Utica?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Utica.

What to pack for Utica in April

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

In April, Utica sees daytime highs around 55°F and nights near 37°F. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Utica in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Utica peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug5High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Utica?

Utica sits at 43.1°N, 75.2°W, 456 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Rome, 14 mi away.

Topography around Utica

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Utica has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 ft around an average of 486 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,355 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,337 ft.

The land around Utica is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (41%) within 2 miles, trees (60%) and grassland (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (78%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
482 ft
10 miles
1,355 ft
50 miles
3,337 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Rome 14 mi · Gloversville 45 mi · Cicero 45 mi · Syracuse 47 mi · Clay 48 mi · Amsterdam 54 mi · Cortland 59 mi · Glenville 61 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 Utica (43.1009°, -75.2327°, elevation 456 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).