Climate averages 1991–2020
Ensenada weather
in April.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Ensenada: daytime highs average 20.5°C and nights cool to about 12.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 56 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rosarito (69 km away). In April its highs average 18.5°C, 2.1°C cooler than Ensenada, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Ensenada ranks 151st of 153 for the warmest April highs and joint 79th of 153 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 153 cities is 28.7°C; Ensenada is 8.2°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 21.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 21 mm to 7.2 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
Ensenada climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.7°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 58 | 5.2 | 10.310 h |
| February | 18.3°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 72 | 6.1 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.2°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 48 | 5.0 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 20.5°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 21 | 3.2 | 12.913 h |
| May | 21.9°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 7.2 | 1.5 | 13.814 h |
| June | 24.7°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 1.0 | 0.1 | 14.214 h |
| July | 27.2°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 14.014 h |
| August | 28.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 1.8 | 0.3 | 13.313 h |
| September | 27.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 4.3 | 0.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.8°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 12 | 1.9 | 11.411 h |
| November | 21.6°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 22 | 3.3 | 10.611 h |
| December | 18.5°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 45 | 4.9 | 10.110 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
- Rosarito in AprilMexico · 69 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 12.3°C · 18 mm rain
- Tijuana in AprilMexico · 80 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 11.6°C · 25 mm rain
- Chula Vista in AprilUnited States · 97 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 11.9°C · 23 mm rain
- San Diego in AprilUnited States · 108 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 11.9°C · 16 mm rain
- El Cajon in AprilUnited States · 108 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 10.9°C · 23 mm rain
- Mexicali in AprilMexico · 137 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 15.3°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Escondido in AprilUnited States · 146 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 10.0°C · 31 mm rain
- San Marcos in AprilUnited States · 151 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 10.3°C · 28 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 Ensenada) is explained once on the Ensenada year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.