Whitney weather in April

In April, Whitney sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 56°F, with 0.2 in of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 75°F in the first days to 83°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Whitney's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Whitney's year-round climate.

Daytime high
79°
7th warmest
Overnight low
56°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0.2 in
1.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:13 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
33%
8th clearest
Wind
6 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Whitney is census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States.

Density
2,219/km²
people per km²
Founded
1942

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 75°F in the first days to 83°F by the end.

A typical April day in Whitney reaches about 79°F in the afternoon and slips back to 56°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 68°F and 90°F. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°F warmer than March and about 10°F cooler than May.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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47653
57653
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How April really feels in Whitney

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.

Whitney weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan59° / 41°0.73.29.85.4
Feb64° / 44°1.0410.66.7
Mar71° / 50°0.6311.78.1
Apr79° / 56°0.21.412.98.3
May89° / 64°0.10.813.95.6
Jun99° / 73°0.10.314.41.9
Jul104° / 80°0.32.314.20.1
Aug102° / 79°0.42.613.40.6
Sep94° / 71°0.31.312.23.5
Oct81° / 59°0.31.311.17.9
Nov67° / 47°0.41.410.17.9
Dec57° / 40°0.72.59.65.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47624
57624
67525
77525
87525
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107624
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Whitney gets around 0.2 in of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
36
46
56
66
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303

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 6 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
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306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:355:55
212.45:335:56
312.45:325:57
412.55:305:58
512.55:295:58
612.55:275:59
712.65:266:00
812.65:246:01
912.75:236:02
1012.75:216:03
1112.75:206:04
1212.85:186:04
1312.85:176:05
1412.85:166:06
1512.95:146:07
1612.95:136:08
1713.05:126:09
1813.05:106:10
1913.05:096:10
2013.15:076:11
2113.15:066:12
2213.15:056:13
2313.25:046:14
2413.25:026:15
2513.25:016:16
2613.35:006:16
2713.34:596:17
2813.34:576:18
2913.44:566:19
3013.44:556:20

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.91 kWh/m² to a high of 8.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
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257.6Intense
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287.7Intense
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307.8Intense
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Whitney?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Whitney in April

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

In April, Whitney sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 56°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Whitney 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 Whitney peaks around June 23 at about 11 (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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Whitney?

Whitney sits at 36.1°N, 115.0°W, 1,942 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Henderson, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Whitney

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Whitney has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 ft around an average of 1,670 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,871 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11,168 ft.

The land around Whitney is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and bare terrain (30%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (50%) and bare terrain (40%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (64%) and shrubs (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
344 ft
10 miles
2,871 ft
50 miles
11,168 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Henderson 5.0 mi · Winchester 5.0 mi · Paradise 6.2 mi · Las Vegas 7.5 mi · Sunrise Manor 8.1 mi · North Las Vegas 8.1 mi · Spring Valley 12 mi · Enterprise 12 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 Whitney (36.0983°, -115.0363°, elevation 1,942 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).