Yorkville weather in April

In April, Yorkville sees average daytime highs of 59°F and overnight lows near 40°F, with 4.5 in of precipitation across 12.3 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 55°F in the first days to 63°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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Yorkville's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yorkville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
59°
7th warmest
Overnight low
40°
6th coldest
Precipitation
4.5 in
12.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:20 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
10 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Yorkville is city in and county seat of Kendall County, Illinois, United States.

Density
348/km²
people per km²
Founded
1833

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 55°F in the first days to 63°F by the end.

A typical April day in Yorkville reaches about 59°F in the afternoon and slips back to 40°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 45°F and 73°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)
15435
25436
35536
45536
55637
65637
75637
85738
95738
105738
115839
125839
135939
145940
155940
166040
176041
186041
196141
206142
216142
226242
236242
246243
256243
266344
276344
286344
296445
306445

How April really feels in Yorkville

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 10 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
10
wind chill below the day's low

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

Yorkville weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 17°2.17.95.79.30.0
Feb35° / 20°1.974.610.30.0
Mar47° / 30°2.69.62.811.71.5
Apr59° / 40°4.512.30.913.14.3
May70° / 51°4.712.7014.36.0
Jun79° / 61°4.211.80156.3
Jul82° / 65°3.710.9014.76.1
Aug80° / 63°3.59.9013.76.6
Sep74° / 55°3.18.5012.37.1
Oct62° / 43°3.29.20.110.95.3
Nov47° / 32°2.58.11.39.71.7
Dec36° / 22°2.27.94.390.0

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 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63466
73466
83466
93565
103565
113664
123664
133763
143763
153763
163862
173862
183862
193862
203763
213763
223763
233862
243763
253763
263763
273763
283763
293664
303664

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Yorkville gets around 4.5 in of rain and snow over 12.3 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1374
2384
3384
4384
5394
6394
7394
8404
9404
10404
11414
12414
13414
14414
15414
16413
17413
18413
19412
20412
21412
22422
23421
24421
25421
26421
27421
28421
29421
30420

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 95% 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
49730
59730
69631
79631
89631
99631
109631
119631
129631
139631
149631
159631
169631
179631
189631
199631
209541
219541
229541
239541
249451
259451
269361
279361
289271
299271
309181

Wind in April

Winds average 10 mph in April, the windiest month of the year.

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
19light breeze
29light breeze
39light breeze
49light breeze
510light breeze
610light breeze
710light breeze
810light breeze
910light breeze
1010light breeze
1110light breeze
1210light breeze
1310light breeze
1410light breeze
1510light breeze
1610light breeze
1710light breeze
1810light breeze
199light breeze
209light breeze
219light breeze
229light breeze
239light breeze
249light breeze
259light breeze
269light breeze
279light breeze
289light breeze
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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:466:11
212.55:446:12
312.55:426:13
412.65:416:14
512.65:396:15
612.75:376:17
712.75:366:18
812.75:346:19
912.85:326:20
1012.85:306:21
1112.95:296:22
1212.95:276:23
1313.05:256:24
1413.05:246:25
1513.15:226:26
1613.15:206:28
1713.25:196:29
1813.25:176:30
1913.35:166:31
2013.35:146:32
2113.35:126:33
2213.45:116:34
2313.45:096:35
2413.55:086:36
2513.55:066:38
2613.65:056:39
2713.65:036:40
2813.65:026:41
2913.75:016:42
3013.74:596:43

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Yorkville?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Yorkville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yorkville in April

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

In April, Yorkville sees daytime highs around 59°F and nights near 40°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yorkville 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 Yorkville peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Yorkville 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 Yorkville is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1817 µg/m³Oct 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Yorkville?

Yorkville sits at 41.6°N, 88.4°W, 607 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Oswego, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Yorkville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Yorkville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 ft around an average of 653 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 751 ft.

The land around Yorkville is covered by trees (37%), cropland (24%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, cropland (64%) within 10 miles, and cropland (58%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
276 ft
10 miles
318 ft
50 miles
751 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Oswego 5.6 mi · Montgomery 8.1 mi · Aurora 11 mi · Plainfield 12 mi · North Aurora 13 mi · Shorewood 15 mi · Batavia 16 mi · Naperville 19 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 Yorkville (41.6411°, -88.4473°, elevation 607 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).