Climate averages 1991–2020
Chico weather
in April.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 7th 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 Chico: daytime highs average 21.1°C and nights cool to about 8.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 73 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 14 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Redding (106 km away). In April its highs average 20.2°C, 0.9°C cooler than Chico, with 94 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Chico ranks joint 206th of 498 for the warmest April highs and 210th of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Chico is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 5.5°C to 26.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 73 mm to 47 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
Chico climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.7°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 184 | 11.1 | 9.710 h |
| February | 15.1°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 178 | 10.4 | 10.711 h |
| March | 17.6°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 149 | 10.8 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 21.1°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 73 | 7.4 | 13.213 h |
| May | 26.7°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 47 | 5.1 | 14.314 h |
| June | 32.3°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 14 | 1.7 | 14.915 h |
| July | 36.1°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 14.715 h |
| August | 34.9°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 1.6 | 0.3 | 13.714 h |
| September | 31.9°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 7.5 | 1.2 | 12.512 h |
| October | 25.4°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 52 | 3.8 | 11.211 h |
| November | 17.6°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 105 | 8.0 | 10.010 h |
| December | 13.2°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 202 | 11.5 | 9.49 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
- Redding in AprilUnited States · 106 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 7.7°C · 94 mm rain
- Roseville in AprilUnited States · 118 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 8.5°C · 57 mm rain
- Citrus Heights in AprilUnited States · 123 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 8.7°C · 57 mm rain
- Folsom in AprilUnited States · 130 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 8.4°C · 57 mm rain
- Sacramento in AprilUnited States · 131 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 9.1°C · 42 mm rain
- Arden-Arcade in AprilUnited States · 131 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 9.0°C · 42 mm rain
- Rancho Cordova in AprilUnited States · 135 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 8.9°C · 49 mm rain
- Elk Grove in AprilUnited States · 152 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 9.0°C · 49 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 Chico) is explained once on the Chico year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.