West Odessa weather in April

In April, West Odessa sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 53°F, with 0.9 in of precipitation across 3.8 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 76°F in the first days to 83°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is West Odessa's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see West Odessa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 80°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 53°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 0.9 in; 3.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 6:27 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover: 32%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 11 mph; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.9; out of 10

West Odessa is census designated place in Ector County, Texas, United States.

Density: 140/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

← March West Odessa year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 76°F in the first days to 83°F by the end.

A typical April day in West Odessa reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 53°F overnight — a 27°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 67°F and 91°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°F warmer than March and about 8°F cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°F)	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	84
Avg low (°F)	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	57

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	76	49
2	76	49
3	76	49
4	76	50
5	77	50
6	77	50
7	77	50
8	78	51
9	78	51
10	78	51
11	78	51
12	79	52
13	79	52
14	79	52
15	80	53
16	80	53
17	80	53
18	81	53
19	81	54
20	81	54
21	81	54
22	82	55
23	82	55
24	82	55
25	82	55
26	83	56
27	83	56
28	83	56
29	83	56
30	84	57

How April really feels in West Odessa

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

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.

West Odessa weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	58° / 34°	0.8	3.1	0.8	10.2	5.4
Feb	64° / 38°	0.8	3.6	0.3	10.8	6.7
Mar	71° / 45°	1.1	4	0.1	11.8	7.9
Apr	80° / 53°	0.9	3.8	0.1	12.8	7.9
May	88° / 62°	1.9	6.6	0	13.6	5.2
Jun	94° / 69°	1.3	6.5	0	14	3.3
Jul	94° / 72°	1.3	5.2	0	13.9	3.1
Aug	93° / 71°	1.3	5.7	0	13.2	3.5
Sep	87° / 64°	1.6	6	0	12.2	5.6
Oct	78° / 54°	1.3	4.6	0	11.2	8.0
Nov	67° / 42°	0.8	3.3	0.3	10.4	7.5
Dec	59° / 35°	0.9	3.3	0.5	10	5.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	79
Cloudier (%)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

West Odessa gets around 0.9 in of rain and snow over 3.8 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 13% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	12
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	14
29	14
30	14

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	95	95	94	94	93	93	93	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	88	87
Comfortable (%)	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	10
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	97	3	0
7	96	4	0
8	95	5	0
9	95	5	0
10	94	6	0
11	94	6	0
12	93	7	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	91	8	1
16	91	8	1
17	91	8	1
18	91	8	1
19	91	8	1
20	91	8	1
21	91	8	1
22	91	8	1
23	91	8	1
24	91	8	1
25	91	8	1
26	90	8	2
27	90	8	2
28	90	8	2
29	88	9	3
30	87	10	3

Wind in April

Winds average 11 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 mph on the calmest days to 12 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (mph)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	11	light breeze
2	11	light breeze
3	11	light breeze
4	11	light breeze
5	11	light breeze
6	11	light breeze
7	11	light breeze
8	11	light breeze
9	11	light breeze
10	11	light breeze
11	11	light breeze
12	11	light breeze
13	11	light breeze
14	11	light breeze
15	11	light breeze
16	11	light breeze
17	11	light breeze
18	11	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:23 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11
Sunset (PM)	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:46	7:03
2	12.3	6:45	7:04
3	12.4	6:43	7:05
4	12.4	6:42	7:05
5	12.4	6:41	7:06
6	12.5	6:39	7:07
7	12.5	6:38	7:07
8	12.5	6:37	7:08
9	12.6	6:36	7:09
10	12.6	6:34	7:10
11	12.6	6:33	7:10
12	12.7	6:32	7:11
13	12.7	6:30	7:12
14	12.7	6:29	7:12
15	12.7	6:28	7:13
16	12.8	6:27	7:14
17	12.8	6:26	7:14
18	12.8	6:24	7:15
19	12.9	6:23	7:16
20	12.9	6:22	7:16
21	12.9	6:21	7:17
22	13.0	6:20	7:18
23	13.0	6:19	7:18
24	13.0	6:18	7:19
25	13.1	6:16	7:20
26	13.1	6:15	7:21
27	13.1	6:14	7:21
28	13.1	6:13	7:22
29	13.2	6:12	7:23
30	13.2	6:11	7:23

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.5	Intense
3	6.5	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.6	Intense
6	6.6	Intense
7	6.7	Intense
8	6.7	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.9	Intense
13	6.9	Intense
14	6.9	Intense
15	7.0	Intense
16	7.0	Intense
17	7.0	Intense
18	7.1	Intense
19	7.1	Intense
20	7.1	Intense
21	7.1	Intense
22	7.2	Intense
23	7.2	Intense
24	7.2	Intense
25	7.2	Intense
26	7.2	Intense
27	7.3	Intense
28	7.3	Intense
29	7.3	Intense
30	7.3	Intense

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit West Odessa?

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

7.9

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.8

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit West Odessa for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for West Odessa in April

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

In April, West Odessa sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 53°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in West Odessa in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in West Odessa peaks around June 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	7	10	10	12	12	11	9	6	5	3
Level	Moderate	High	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	High
Mar	7	High
Apr	10	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is West Odessa?

West Odessa sits at 31.8°N, 102.5°W, 2,963 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Odessa, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around West Odessa

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around West Odessa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 ft around an average of 2,972 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,188 ft.

The land around West Odessa is covered by grassland (50%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 2 miles, grassland (76%) within 10 miles, and grassland (81%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

115 ft

grassland 50%

10 miles

381 ft

grassland 76%

50 miles

1,188 ft

grassland 81%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← March West Odessa year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Odessa 7.5 mi · Midland 27 mi · Big Spring 66 mi · Hobbs 70 mi · Carlsbad 109 mi · San Angelo 124 mi · Lubbock 126 mi · Roswell 159 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

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 West Odessa (31.8423°, -102.4988°, elevation 2,963 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	76	49
2	76	49
3	76	49
4	76	50
5	77	50
6	77	50
7	77	50
8	78	51
9	78	51
10	78	51
11	78	51
12	79	52
13	79	52
14	79	52
15	80	53
16	80	53
17	80	53
18	81	53
19	81	54
20	81	54
21	81	54
22	82	55
23	82	55
24	82	55
25	82	55
26	83	56
27	83	56
28	83	56
29	83	56
30	84	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	12
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	14
29	14
30	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	97	3	0
7	96	4	0
8	95	5	0
9	95	5	0
10	94	6	0
11	94	6	0
12	93	7	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	91	8	1
16	91	8	1
17	91	8	1
18	91	8	1
19	91	8	1
20	91	8	1
21	91	8	1
22	91	8	1
23	91	8	1
24	91	8	1
25	91	8	1
26	90	8	2
27	90	8	2
28	90	8	2
29	88	9	3
30	87	10	3

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	76	49
2	76	49
3	76	49
4	76	50
5	77	50
6	77	50
7	77	50
8	78	51
9	78	51
10	78	51
11	78	51
12	79	52
13	79	52
14	79	52
15	80	53
16	80	53
17	80	53
18	81	53
19	81	54
20	81	54
21	81	54
22	82	55
23	82	55
24	82	55
25	82	55
26	83	56
27	83	56
28	83	56
29	83	56
30	84	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	12
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	14
29	14
30	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	97	3	0
7	96	4	0
8	95	5	0
9	95	5	0
10	94	6	0
11	94	6	0
12	93	7	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	91	8	1
16	91	8	1
17	91	8	1
18	91	8	1
19	91	8	1
20	91	8	1
21	91	8	1
22	91	8	1
23	91	8	1
24	91	8	1
25	91	8	1
26	90	8	2
27	90	8	2
28	90	8	2
29	88	9	3
30	87	10	3

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	76	49
2	76	49
3	76	49
4	76	50
5	77	50
6	77	50
7	77	50
8	78	51
9	78	51
10	78	51
11	78	51
12	79	52
13	79	52
14	79	52
15	80	53
16	80	53
17	80	53
18	81	53
19	81	54
20	81	54
21	81	54
22	82	55
23	82	55
24	82	55
25	82	55
26	83	56
27	83	56
28	83	56
29	83	56
30	84	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	12
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	14
29	14
30	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	98	2	0
2	98	2	0
3	97	3	0
4	97	3	0
5	97	3	0
6	97	3	0
7	96	4	0
8	95	5	0
9	95	5	0
10	94	6	0
11	94	6	0
12	93	7	0
13	93	7	0
14	93	7	0
15	91	8	1
16	91	8	1
17	91	8	1
18	91	8	1
19	91	8	1
20	91	8	1
21	91	8	1
22	91	8	1
23	91	8	1
24	91	8	1
25	91	8	1
26	90	8	2
27	90	8	2
28	90	8	2
29	88	9	3
30	87	10	3