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April Weather in Mountain View California, United States

Daily high temperatures increase by 5°F, from 67°F to 73°F, rarely falling below 58°F or exceeding 84°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 3°F, from 47°F to 51°F, rarely falling below 42°F or exceeding 56°F.

For reference, on July 27, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Mountain View typically range from 58°F to 85°F, while on December 30, the coldest day of the year, they range from 40°F to 55°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in April in Mountain View

Average High and Low Temperature in April in Mountain ViewApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303035°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°FMarMayApr 167°FApr 167°F47°F47°FApr 3073°FApr 3073°F51°F51°FApr 1169°FApr 1169°F48°F48°FApr 2171°FApr 2171°F50°F50°FNowNow
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 Mountain View

Average Hourly Temperature in April in Mountain ViewApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 AMMarMayNowNowcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarm
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.

Rengo, Chile (5,992 miles away); José Batlle y Ordóñez, Uruguay (6,554 miles); and Monsanto, Portugal (5,630 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Mountain View (view comparison).

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The month of April in Mountain View experiences decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 46% to 38%.

The clearest day of the month is April 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 62% of the time.

For reference, on January 11, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 57%, while on July 19, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 92%.

Cloud Cover Categories in April in Mountain View

Cloud Cover Categories in April in Mountain ViewApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%MarMayApr 154%Apr 154%Apr 3062%Apr 3062%Apr 1157%Apr 1157%Apr 2159%Apr 2159%NowNowclearmostly clearmostly cloudyovercastpartly cloudy
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 Mountain View, the chance of a wet day over the course of April is very rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 17% and ending it at 9%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 30% on February 20, and its lowest chance is 0% on July 23.

Probability of Precipitation in April in Mountain View

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 Mountain View is decreasing, starting the month at 1.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.9 inches or falls below 0.1 inches, and ending the month at 0.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.8 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in April in Mountain View

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 Mountain View, 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, 7 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 18 seconds, and weekly increase of 16 minutes, 8 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is April 1, with 12 hours, 40 minutes of daylight and the longest day is April 30, with 13 hours, 46 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in April in Mountain View

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 Mountain View is 6:52 AM on April 1 and the earliest sunrise is 40 minutes earlier at 6:12 AM on April 30.

The earliest sunset is 7:32 PM on April 1 and the latest sunset is 27 minutes later at 7:59 PM on April 30.

Daylight saving time is observed in Mountain View 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 5:46 AM and sets 14 hours, 48 minutes later, at 8:34 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:21 AM and sets 9 hours, 31 minutes later, at 4:52 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in April in Mountain View

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in April in Mountain ViewApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930302 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMarMay6:12 AM6:12 AMApr 307:59 PMApr 307:59 PM6:52 AM6:52 AMApr 17:32 PMApr 17:32 PM6:37 AM6:37 AMApr 117:41 PMApr 117:41 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 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 Mountain View

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in April in Mountain ViewApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 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 AMMarMay001010202020303040405050600001010202030303040405050606070NowNow
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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 Mountain View

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in April in Mountain ViewApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303012 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMMarMayMar 101:01 AMMar 101:01 AMMar 2512:01 AMMar 2512:01 AMApr 811:22 AMApr 811:22 AMApr 234:50 PMApr 234:50 PMMay 78:23 PMMay 78:23 PMMay 236:54 AMMay 236:54 AM7:47 AM7:47 AM7:57 PM7:57 PM7:08 PM7:08 PM7:18 AM7:18 AM6:39 AM6:39 AM8:00 PM8:00 PM7:58 PM7:58 PM6:32 AM6:32 AM5:35 AM5:35 AM8:06 PM8:06 PM7:56 PM7:56 PM5:36 AM5:36 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
50%2:21 AMSE11:21 AMSW-6:51 AMS237,415 mi
2
45%3:16 AMSE12:28 PMSW-7:52 AMS234,043 mi
3
33%4:02 AMESE1:40 PMWSW-8:51 AMS230,686 mi
4
23%4:41 AMESE2:56 PMWSW-9:49 AMS227,611 mi
5
13%5:15 AMESE4:13 PMWSW-10:43 AMS225,120 mi
6
6%5:44 AME5:28 PMW-11:35 AMS223,502 mi
7
1%6:11 AME6:44 PMW-12:25 PMS222,982 mi
8
0%6:39 AME8:00 PMWNW-1:16 PMS223,671 mi
9
2%7:08 AMENE9:17 PMWNW-2:08 PMS225,537 mi
10
7%7:40 AMENE10:33 PMWNW-3:02 PMS228,406 mi
11
14%8:18 AMENE11:47 PMNW-3:59 PMS231,991 mi
12
23%9:03 AMNE--4:57 PMS235,943 mi
13
33%-12:55 AMNW9:56 AMNE5:55 PMS239,908 mi
14
43%-1:53 AMNW10:55 AMNE6:51 PMS243,576 mi
15
50%-2:41 AMNW11:58 AMNE7:43 PMS246,709 mi
16
63%-3:20 AMWNW1:01 PMENE8:30 PMS249,159 mi
17
72%-3:52 AMWNW2:03 PMENE9:15 PMS250,856 mi
18
80%-4:19 AMWNW3:04 PMENE9:56 PMS251,798 mi
19
88%-4:42 AMWNW4:02 PME10:35 PMS252,036 mi
20
93%-5:03 AMW5:00 PME11:14 PMS251,657 mi
21
97%-5:23 AMW5:58 PME11:52 PMS250,761 mi
22
99%-5:44 AMW6:57 PMESE--
23
100%-6:06 AMWSW7:58 PMESE12:32 AMS249,454 mi
24
100%-6:32 AMWSW9:02 PMESE1:15 AMS247,829 mi
25
98%-7:01 AMWSW10:07 PMESE2:01 AMS245,960 mi
26
94%-7:37 AMWSW11:13 PMSE2:52 AMS243,898 mi
27
88%-8:21 AMSW-3:47 AMS241,675 mi
28
81%12:15 AMSE9:15 AMSW-4:45 AMS239,314 mi
29
71%1:12 AMSE10:19 AMSW-5:45 AMS236,845 mi
30
60%2:00 AMESE11:28 AMWSW-6:44 AMS234,325 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 Mountain View is essentially constant during April, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on May 14, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in April in Mountain View

Humidity Comfort Levels in April in Mountain ViewApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%MarMayApr 150%Apr 150%Apr 10%Apr 10%Apr 300%Apr 300%NowNowdrydrycomfortablecomfortable
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 Mountain View is gradually increasing during April, increasing from 8.1 miles per hour to 8.7 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on June 21, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.8 miles per hour, while on October 31, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.7 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in April in Mountain View

Average Wind Speed in April in Mountain ViewApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphMarMayApr 18.1 mphApr 18.1 mphApr 308.7 mphApr 308.7 mphApr 118.3 mphApr 118.3 mphNowNow
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 Mountain View throughout April is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 76% on April 30.

Wind Direction in April in Mountain View

Wind Direction in April in Mountain ViewApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%MarMayNowNowwestnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
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).

Mountain View 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 Mountain View is essentially constant during April, remaining around 53°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in April in Mountain View

Average Water Temperature in April in Mountain ViewApr11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303049°F49°F50°F50°F51°F51°F52°F52°F53°F53°F54°F54°F55°F55°F56°F56°F57°F57°FMarMayApr 153°FApr 153°FApr 3052°FApr 3052°FApr 1153°FApr 1153°FApr 2153°FApr 2153°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 Mountain View typically lasts for 12 months (353 days), from around January 6 to around December 24, rarely starting after February 11, or ending before November 27.

The month of April in Mountain View is reliably fully within the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April in Mountain View

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in April in Mountain Viewgrowing 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 16NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
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 Mountain View are increasing during April, increasing by 250°F, from 350°F to 600°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in April in Mountain View

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 Mountain View is increasing during April, rising by 1.3 kWh, from 5.6 kWh to 6.9 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April in Mountain View

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in April in Mountain ViewApr1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930300 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhMarMayApr 15.6 kWhApr 15.6 kWhApr 306.9 kWhApr 306.9 kWhApr 116.1 kWhApr 116.1 kWhNowNow
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 Mountain View are 38.009 deg latitude, -122.117 deg longitude, and 115 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Mountain View contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 745 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 134 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,457 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,078 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Mountain View is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and cropland (12%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (28%), and within 50 miles by grassland (23%) and cropland (23%).

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

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Mountain View.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Mountain View according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Mountain View is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Mountain View and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Mountain View and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

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.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . 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.

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 .

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