April Weather in Cambria United States

Daily high temperatures increase by 2°F, from 61°F to 63°F, rarely falling below 56°F or exceeding 70°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 48°F, rarely falling below 43°F or exceeding 53°F.

For reference, on September 19, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Cambria typically range from 54°F to 69°F, while on January 3, the coldest day of the year, they range from 46°F to 59°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on April. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Valparaíso, Chile (5,724 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Cambria (view comparison).

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The month of April in Cambria experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 37% to 29%.

The clearest day of the month is April 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 71% of the time.

For reference, on February 17, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 47%, while on August 7, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 92%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Cambria, the chance of a wet day over the course of April is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 12% and ending it at 6%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 25% on February 21, and its lowest chance is 0% on August 28.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during April in Cambria is decreasing, starting the month at 1.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.6 inches, and ending the month at 0.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.4 inches or falls below -0.0 inches.

Over the course of April in Cambria, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 1 minute, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 6 seconds, and weekly increase of 14 minutes, 44 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is April 1, with 12 hours, 37 minutes of daylight and the longest day is April 30, with 13 hours, 38 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Cambria is 6:49 AM on April 1 and the earliest sunrise is 37 minutes earlier at 6:12 AM on April 30.

The earliest sunset is 7:26 PM on April 1 and the latest sunset is 24 minutes later at 7:50 PM on April 30.

Daylight saving time is observed in Cambria during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during April, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:49 AM and sets 14 hours, 34 minutes later, at 8:23 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:10 AM and sets 9 hours, 45 minutes later, at 4:55 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for April 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Cambria is essentially constant during April, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 5, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 28, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Cambria is essentially constant during April, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 9.9 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on May 23, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.4 miles per hour, while on October 20, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.8 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Cambria throughout April is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 50% on April 2.

Cambria is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Cambria is essentially constant during April, remaining around 54°F throughout.

The lowest average surface water temperature during April is 54°F on April 18.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Cambria are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Cambria are gradually increasing during April, increasing by 146°F, from 368°F to 514°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Cambria is increasing during April, rising by 1.2 kWh, from 6.1 kWh to 7.3 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Cambria are 35.564 deg latitude, -121.081 deg longitude, and 43 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Cambria contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 669 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 219 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,560 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (5,850 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Cambria is covered by grassland (51%), herbaceous vegetation (24%), and trees (10%), within 10 miles by water (42%) and grassland (34%), and within 50 miles by water (48%) and grassland (29%).