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April Weather in Broken Hill New South Wales, Australia

Daily high temperatures decrease by 9°F, from 81°F to 72°F, rarely falling below 64°F or exceeding 91°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 7°F, from 56°F to 49°F, rarely falling below 42°F or exceeding 65°F.

For reference, on January 24, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Broken Hill typically range from 66°F to 94°F, while on July 17, the coldest day of the year, they range from 39°F to 60°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in April in Broken Hill

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

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.

Average Hourly Temperature in April in Broken Hill

Average Hourly Temperature in April in Broken HillApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMaycoldcoldcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmhotvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

San Juan, Argentina (7,640 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Broken Hill (view comparison).

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The month of April in Broken Hill experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 26% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is April 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 75% of the time.

For reference, on November 21, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 32%, while on August 12, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 85%.

Cloud Cover Categories in April in Broken Hill

Cloud Cover Categories in April in Broken HillApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMayApr 174%Apr 174%Apr 3075%Apr 3075%Apr 1174%Apr 1174%Apr 2173%Apr 2173%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Broken Hill, the chance of a wet day over the course of April is essentially constant, remaining around 6% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 10% on January 31, and its lowest chance is 5% on March 26.

Probability of Precipitation in April in Broken Hill

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

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 Broken Hill is essentially constant, remaining about 0.5 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.7 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.5 inches on April 12.

Average Monthly Rainfall in April in Broken Hill

Average Monthly Rainfall in April in Broken HillApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 inMarMayApr 120.5 inApr 120.5 inApr 10.5 inApr 10.5 inApr 300.6 inApr 300.6 inApr 210.5 inApr 210.5 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of April in Broken Hill, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 52 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 49 seconds, and weekly decrease of 12 minutes, 40 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is April 30, with 10 hours, 52 minutes of daylight and the longest day is April 1, with 11 hours, 44 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in April in Broken Hill

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Broken Hill is 7:19 AM on April 6 and the earliest sunrise is 59 minutes earlier at 6:19 AM on April 7.

The latest sunset is 6:59 PM on April 1 and the earliest sunset is 1 hour, 33 minutes earlier at 5:27 PM on April 30.

Daylight saving time (DST) ends at 2:00 AM on April 7, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour earlier.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:54 AM and sets 14 hours, 15 minutes later, at 8:09 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:04 AM and sets 10 hours, 3 minutes later, at 5:07 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in April in Broken Hill

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in April in Broken HillApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMarMay6:19 AM6:19 AMApr 75:52 PMApr 75:52 PM6:35 AM6:35 AMApr 305:27 PMApr 305:27 PMDSTApr 7DSTApr 7SolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of April. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

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.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April in Broken Hill

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April in Broken HillApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMMarMay001010202020303040405000010102020303030405060
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of April 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April in Broken Hill

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April in Broken HillApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayMar 107:31 PMMar 107:31 PMMar 255:31 PMMar 255:31 PMApr 93:52 AMApr 93:52 AMApr 249:20 AMApr 249:20 AMMay 812:53 PMMay 812:53 PMMay 2311:24 PMMay 2311:24 PM6:25 AM6:25 AM7:32 PM7:32 PM7:10 PM7:10 PM7:45 AM7:45 AM6:32 AM6:32 AM6:04 PM6:04 PM5:04 PM5:04 PM6:30 AM6:30 AM6:31 AM6:31 AM5:12 PM5:12 PM4:40 PM4:40 PM7:24 AM7:24 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Apr 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
64%-1:41 PMSW11:25 PMSE6:04 AMN239,771 mi
2
50%-2:38 PMWSW-7:02 AMN236,524 mi
3
42%12:28 AMESE3:29 PMWSW-8:01 AMN233,137 mi
4
30%1:37 AMESE4:13 PMWSW-8:59 AMN229,831 mi
5
20%2:48 AMESE4:52 PMWSW-9:54 AMN226,884 mi
6
11%4:00 AMESE5:27 PMWSW-10:47 AMN224,598 mi
7
4%4:11 AME4:59 PMW-10:37 AMN223,252 mi
8
1%5:21 AME5:31 PMW-11:28 AMN223,045 mi
9
0%6:32 AME6:04 PMWNW-12:19 PMN224,053 mi
10
3%7:44 AMENE6:40 PMWNW-1:12 PMN226,207 mi
11
8%8:56 AMENE7:21 PMWNW-2:08 PMN229,299 mi
12
16%10:07 AMENE8:08 PMWNW-3:07 PMN233,021 mi
13
25%11:14 AMENE9:01 PMNW-4:07 PMN237,015 mi
14
35%12:14 PMNE9:58 PMNW-5:06 PMN240,932 mi
15
46%1:06 PMENE10:59 PMWNW-6:03 PMN244,479 mi
16
50%1:50 PMENE11:59 PMWNW-6:55 PMN247,442 mi
17
66%2:26 PMENE--7:42 PMN249,694 mi
18
75%-12:58 AMWNW2:57 PMENE8:26 PMN251,184 mi
19
83%-1:55 AMWNW3:25 PMENE9:07 PMN251,929 mi
20
89%-2:51 AMW3:50 PME9:46 PMN251,990 mi
21
95%-3:45 AMW4:14 PME10:25 PMN251,460 mi
22
98%-4:39 AMW4:38 PME11:04 PMN250,443 mi
23
100%-5:34 AMW5:04 PMESE11:44 PMN249,041 mi
24
100%-6:30 AMWSW5:32 PMESE--
25
100%-7:29 AMWSW6:04 PMESE12:27 AMN247,344 mi
26
97%-8:31 AMWSW6:42 PMESE1:14 AMN245,420 mi
27
93%-9:33 AMWSW7:27 PMESE2:05 AMN243,313 mi
28
86%-10:35 AMSW8:20 PMSE2:59 AMN241,053 mi
29
78%-11:33 AMSW9:20 PMESE3:57 AMN238,662 mi
30
68%-12:25 PMWSW10:26 PMESE4:55 AMN236,175 mi

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 Broken Hill is essentially constant during April, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on January 24, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 4% of the time, while on May 8, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in April in Broken Hill

Humidity Comfort Levels in April in Broken HillApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%MarMayApr 10%Apr 10%Apr 300%Apr 300%Apr 110%Apr 110%Apr 210%Apr 210%drydrycomfortablecomfortablehumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

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 Broken Hill is gradually decreasing during April, decreasing from 9.7 miles per hour to 8.8 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on December 13, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.5 miles per hour, while on May 19, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in April in Broken Hill

Average Wind Speed in April in Broken HillApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphMarMayApr 19.7 mphApr 19.7 mphApr 308.8 mphApr 308.8 mphApr 119.4 mphApr 119.4 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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

Wind Direction in April in Broken Hill

Wind Direction in April in Broken HillApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%MarMaywestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

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).

The growing season in Broken Hill typically lasts for 11 months (345 days), from around July 22 to around July 3, rarely starting after August 21, or ending before June 10.

The month of April in Broken Hill is reliably fully within the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April in Broken Hill

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April in Broken Hillgrowing seasongrowing seasonApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMay100%Apr 16100%Apr 16very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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 Broken Hill are increasing during April, increasing by 400°F, from 4,612°F to 5,011°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in April in Broken Hill

Growing Degree Days in April in Broken HillApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930304,200°F4,200°F4,400°F4,400°F4,600°F4,600°F4,800°F4,800°F5,000°F5,000°F5,200°F5,200°FMarMayApr 14,612°FApr 14,612°FApr 305,011°FApr 305,011°FApr 114,774°FApr 114,774°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of April, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 Broken Hill is decreasing during April, falling by 1.3 kWh, from 5.5 kWh to 4.2 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April in Broken Hill

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April in Broken HillApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMarMayApr 15.5 kWhApr 15.5 kWhApr 304.2 kWhApr 304.2 kWhApr 115.1 kWhApr 115.1 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Broken Hill are -31.965 deg latitude, 141.451 deg longitude, and 1,040 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Broken Hill contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 394 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,011 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (597 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,371 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Broken Hill is covered by sparse vegetation (62%) and artificial surfaces (31%), within 10 miles by sparse vegetation (90%), and within 50 miles by sparse vegetation (89%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Broken Hill, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Broken Hill is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Broken Hill, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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