Los Angeles weather in April: Los Angeles, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for April
Los Angeles in April has a normal high of 72°F and a normal low of 55°F, a daily mean of 64°F, rising from 71°F on the 1st to 73°F by the 30th. Measurable precipitation falls on 3 days in a normal April, 0.69 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 22°C and low of 13°C, 18 mm of precipitation in April.
- NOAA stationLos Angeles Downtown USC Campus
- Station IDUSW00093134
- Location34.05°N 118.24°W
- Elevation230 ft (70 m)
- From the center10 miles
- Population3,878,704
- Jan 68° 49°
- Feb 68° 50°
- Mar 70° 52°
- Apr 72° 55°
- May 74° 58°
- Jun 77° 61°
- Jul 82° 65°
- Aug 84° 65°
- Sep 83° 64°
- Oct 79° 60°
- Nov 73° 53°
- Dec 67° 48°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Los Angeles in April?
The normal high is 72°F and the normal low 55°F, for a daily mean of 63.6°F. April is 2.5°F warmer than March and 2.3°F cooler than May. April is the 7th warmest month of the year in Los Angeles and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 71°F on April 1 to 73°F on April 30. From one year to the next April's mean temperature typically moves about 2.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Aprils in three average between 61°F and 66°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 13%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 71°F | 54°F | 13% | 7% |
| April 8 | 72°F | 54°F | 11% | 6% |
| April 15 | 72°F | 55°F | 10% | 5% |
| April 22 | 73°F | 55°F | 9% | 4% |
| April 30 | 73°F | 56°F | 8% | 3% |
Every day of April: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon April 29, coldest night April 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 71°F | 54°F | 13% | 7% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 2 | 71°F | 54°F | 13% | 7% | 12 h 30 min |
| April 3 | 71°F | 54°F | 12% | 7% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 4 | 72°F | 54°F | 12% | 7% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 5 | 72°F | 54°F | 12% | 7% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 6 | 72°F | 54°F | 12% | 7% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 7 | 72°F | 54°F | 12% | 6% | 12 h 40 min |
| April 8 | 72°F | 54°F | 11% | 6% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 9 | 72°F | 54°F | 11% | 6% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 10 | 72°F | 54°F | 11% | 6% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 11 | 72°F | 54°F | 11% | 6% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 12 | 72°F | 54°F | 10% | 6% | 12 h 50 min |
| April 13 | 72°F | 55°F | 10% | 5% | 13 h |
| April 14 | 72°F | 55°F | 10% | 5% | 13 h |
| April 15 | 72°F | 55°F | 10% | 5% | 13 h |
| April 16 | 73°F | 55°F | 10% | 5% | 13 h |
| April 17 | 73°F | 55°F | 9% | 5% | 13 h |
| April 18 | 73°F | 55°F | 9% | 5% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 19 | 73°F | 55°F | 9% | 4% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 20 | 73°F | 55°F | 9% | 4% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 21 | 73°F | 55°F | 9% | 4% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 22 | 73°F | 55°F | 9% | 4% | 13 h 10 min |
| April 23 | 73°F | 56°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 24 | 73°F | 56°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 25 | 73°F | 56°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 26 | 73°F | 56°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 27 | 73°F | 56°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 20 min |
| April 28 | 73°F | 56°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 29 | 73°F | 56°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 30 min |
| April 30 | 73°F | 56°F | 8% | 3% | 13 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 72°FApril average
- Normal low
- 55°FApril average
- Precipitation
- 0.69 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 30.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Daylight
- 12 h 30 min to 13 h 30 minApril 1 to April 30
- Days at 70°F or more
- 19
- Days at 80°F or more
- 6
- Sunshine
- 87%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093134; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Los Angeles in April?
On a given April day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 10% on average, highest around April 1 (13%). In all, 0.69 in falls on 3 days of a normal April.
In a normal April in Los Angeles, 1 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093134.
What are the records for April in Los Angeles?
The warmest April temperature on this station's record (since 1877) is 106°F, on April 6, 1989; the coldest is 36°F, on April 8, 1901. The wettest April brought 7.53 in (1926).
The April mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 63.6°F: 2021 64.6°F (+1.0), 2022 64.3°F (+0.7), 2023 62.6°F (−1.0), 2024 62.3°F (−1.3), 2025 61.2°F (−2.4), 2026 65.1°F (+1.5). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| April | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64.6°F | +1.0°F | 0.00 in |
| 2022 | 64.3°F | +0.7°F | 0.33 in |
| 2023 | 62.6°F | −1.0°F | 0.06 in |
| 2024 | 62.3°F | −1.3°F | 0.63 in |
| 2025 | 61.2°F | −2.4°F | 0.31 in |
| 2026 | 65.1°F | +1.5°F | 0.38 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00093134; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093134. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does April in Los Angeles compare across California?
Across the 219 places PlainClimate covers in California, April normal highs run from 49°F in Tahoma to 87°F in Brawley; Los Angeles's is 72°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.