Climate averages 1991–2020
Chihuahua weather
in April.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Chihuahua: daytime highs average 28.0°C and nights cool to about 11.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.1 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes April a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 50 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ciudad Delicias (78 km away). In April its highs average 30.1°C, 2.1°C warmer than Chihuahua, with 4.7 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Chihuahua ranks 94th of 153 for the warmest April highs and 44th of 153 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 153 cities is 28.7°C; Chihuahua is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 3.7°C to 31.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.1 mm to 13 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Chihuahua climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.9°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 11 | 2.3 | 10.511 h |
| February | 20.6°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 7.2 | 1.4 | 11.211 h |
| March | 24.1°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 7.0 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 28.0°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 7.1 | 1.5 | 12.813 h |
| May | 31.7°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 13 | 2.8 | 13.614 h |
| June | 33.8°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 20 | 4.0 | 13.914 h |
| July | 31.1°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 65 | 9.3 | 13.814 h |
| August | 29.8°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 65 | 9.5 | 13.213 h |
| September | 27.8°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 57 | 8.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.9°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 21 | 3.4 | 11.512 h |
| November | 21.5°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 15 | 1.9 | 10.811 h |
| December | 17.9°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 8.6 | 1.8 | 10.410 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Ciudad Delicias in AprilMexico · 78 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 13.5°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Cuauhtémoc in AprilMexico · 80 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 7.1°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Hidalgo del Parral in AprilMexico · 194 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 10.3°C · 8.1 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in AprilMexico · 345 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 10.9°C · 4.1 mm rain
- El Paso in AprilUnited States · 349 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 10.8°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Navojoa in AprilMexico · 373 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 16.0°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Ciudad Obregón in AprilMexico · 399 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 15.5°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Guamúchil in AprilMexico · 404 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 16.3°C · 1.3 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Chihuahua) is explained once on the Chihuahua year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.