Wilton weather in April

In April, Wilton sees average daytime highs of 55°F and overnight lows near 37°F, with 4.3 in of precipitation across 11.8 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 49°F in the first days to 61°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 Wilton's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wilton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
55°
7th warmest
Overnight low
37°
6th coldest
Precipitation
4.3 in
11.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:20 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
67%
11th clearest
Wind
6 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Wilton is town in New York, United States.

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 49°F in the first days to 61°F by the end.

A typical April day in Wilton reaches about 55°F in the afternoon and slips back to 37°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 43°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)
14931
24932
34932
45033
55033
65133
75134
85234
95234
105335
115335
125435
135536
145536
155537
165637
175637
185738
195738
205838
215839
225839
235940
245940
256040
266041
276041
286141
296142
306242

How April really feels in Wilton

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 16 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
16
wind chill below the day's low

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

Wilton 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
Jan29° / 14°3.49.67.79.20.0
Feb32° / 15°2.98.7710.20.0
Mar42° / 24°3.910.75.711.60.4
Apr55° / 37°4.311.81.913.13.4
May67° / 47°4.112.50.114.45.7
Jun75° / 56°4.713.1015.16.3
Jul80° / 62°4.311.9014.96.3
Aug78° / 60°4.010.4013.86.7
Sep71° / 53°4.09.5012.36.6
Oct58° / 42°4.810.70.510.84.2
Nov46° / 31°3.8102.39.51.1
Dec35° / 22°4.010.678.90.0

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 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93565
103565
113664
123763
133763
143664
153664
163763
173763
183763
193763
203763
213763
223763
233763
243763
253763
263961
273961
283961
293961
303961

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Wilton gets around 4.3 in of rain and snow over 11.8 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13811
23910
33910
43910
53910
6399
7399
8389
9388
10378
11377
12377
13366
14366
15376
16375
17375
18385
19384
20394
21394
22404
23404
24413
25413
26413
27412
28412
29412
30412

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
209820
219820
229820
239721
249631
259631
269631
279631
289631
299541
309541

Wind in April

Winds average 6 mph in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 5:46 AM to 4:57 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:466:13
212.55:456:14
312.55:436:15
412.65:416:16
512.65:396:18
612.75:376:19
712.75:366:20
812.85:346:21
912.85:326:22
1012.95:306:24
1112.95:286:25
1213.05:276:26
1313.05:256:27
1413.15:236:28
1513.15:216:29
1613.25:206:31
1713.25:186:32
1813.35:166:33
1913.35:156:34
2013.45:136:35
2113.45:116:37
2213.55:106:38
2313.55:086:39
2413.65:076:40
2513.65:056:41
2613.75:036:42
2713.75:026:44
2813.75:006:45
2913.84:596:46
3013.84:576:47

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Wilton?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wilton.

What to pack for Wilton in April

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

In April, Wilton sees daytime highs around 55°F and nights near 37°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Wilton 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 Wilton peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highVery highModerateLowJul 13UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wilton?

Wilton sits at 43.2°N, 73.7°W, 348 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Saratoga Springs, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Wilton

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Wilton has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 863 ft around an average of 509 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,926 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,970 ft.

The land around Wilton is covered by trees (82%) within 2 miles, trees (78%) within 10 miles, and trees (86%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
863 ft
10 miles
1,926 ft
50 miles
3,970 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Saratoga Springs 6.8 mi · Queensbury 15 mi · Clifton Park 22 mi · Glenville 23 mi · Schenectady 27 mi · Amsterdam 28 mi · Cohoes 28 mi · Rotterdam 29 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 Wilton (43.1801°, -73.7443°, elevation 348 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).