Climate averages 1991–2020
Yuma weather
in April.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Yuma: daytime highs average 30.7°C and nights cool to about 15.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.0 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes April a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 58 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is San Luis Río Colorado (33 km away). In April its highs average 30.3°C, about as warm as Yuma, with 3.0 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Yuma ranks joint 1st of 498 for the warmest April highs and 1st of 498 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 498 cities is 19.4°C; Yuma is 11.3°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.2°C to 34.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.0 mm to under 1 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
Yuma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.2°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 11 | 1.8 | 10.310 h |
| February | 23.1°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 15 | 2.3 | 11.011 h |
| March | 27.1°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 9.0 | 1.4 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 30.7°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 3.0 | 0.5 | 13.013 h |
| May | 34.9°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 13.814 h |
| June | 39.9°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 14.314 h |
| July | 41.9°C27.7°C | 27.7°C | 5.6 | 1.6 | 14.114 h |
| August | 41.5°C28.2°C | 28.2°C | 11 | 3.2 | 13.413 h |
| September | 38.6°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 12 | 2.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 32.4°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 4.8 | 0.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 25.5°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 7.0 | 1.0 | 10.511 h |
| December | 20.0°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 10 | 1.6 | 10.010 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
- San Luis Río Colorado in AprilMexico · 33 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 15.3°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Mexicali in AprilMexico · 78 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 15.3°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Indio in AprilUnited States · 185 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 15.2°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Ensenada in AprilMexico · 209 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 12.0°C · 21 mm rain
- El Cajon in AprilUnited States · 219 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 10.9°C · 23 mm rain
- Tijuana in AprilMexico · 224 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 11.6°C · 25 mm rain
- Goodyear in AprilUnited States · 225 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 14.3°C · 6.9 mm rain
- Avondale in AprilUnited States · 226 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 14.2°C · 6.9 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 Yuma) is explained once on the Yuma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.