Weather in San Diego in April 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in San Diego in April
The temperature in April is +70°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +91°F during the day and a minimum of +50°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 4% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +66°F to +68°F.
Is San Diego warm or cold in April?
San Diego is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +66°F to +68°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +54°F to +57°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in San Diego:
Climate in San Diego in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +66°F | +68°F | +68°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +45°F | +43°F | +50°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +88°F | +95°F | +97°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 62 mm | 27 mm | 10 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 69% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 19 | 21 | 26 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as good as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +66°F to +68°F during the day. As April arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 62 mm to 27 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 70% to 69%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 7 sunny days during the month.
May brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in San Diego is gradually decreasing during April, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in San Diego?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in San Diego in April has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+66°F) and the highest in 2014 (+78°F). The driest year was 1993 with only 1 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 167 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in San Diego, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.